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Privacy Respecting Nanoleaf Replacement Light Panels

In the following I am going to describe my own...

WiFi – IR Gateway a.k.a. Give your Dumb (Old) Devices the Smarts!

Some time ago I also completed this project that I...

ActoSenso – My Automation Project – System Overview

Introduction Over the past few months I have created an...

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PC, project

Home Made TPM2.0 Module

April 11, 2022 May 4, 2022 8

Introduction With the recent launch of Windows 11 Microsoft also made having a hardware TPM module mandatory. Although this technology is not new (it was introduced in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016), now, that most people can’t upgrade to Windows 11, it will (slowly) become mainstream. (My personal opinion …

raspberry pi, software, tutorial

Tutorial: Raspberry Pi Streaming & Rendering Audio Media Center

March 9, 2022 March 9, 2022 0

In the following I am going to show a quick and well tested way of transforming a Raspberry Pi to a sound streaming media device capable of playing music from local disks, network shares and streaming services, like Spotify. The official documentation of the hand picked software components used is …

featured, iot, project

Privacy Respecting Nanoleaf Replacement Light Panels

January 25, 2022 March 10, 2022 25

In the following I am going to describe my own version of the light panels that, in my view, eliminate all the disadvantages of the commercial products while keeping all the advantages. I am aware that others have made similar light panels. I am making and publishing my own version, …

automation, iot, review

New Product Review: Wio Terminal

January 12, 2022 January 12, 2022 0

Recently, SeeedStudio sent me a Wio Terminal for review. The Wio Terminal is powered by Microchip’s ATSAMD51P19. I had no prior development experience with the core (ATSAMD51) or with the built-in network chip (Realtek RTL8720DN), so it took me some research to get familiar with this development board. In the …

fix/repair, life hack

USB Mini-B Socket – USB Type-A Plug Conversion on a USB-TTL Adapter

December 19, 2021 December 19, 2021 0

Introduction Earlier today I needed an extra of those USB-to-TTL-Serial adapters for a project I am currently working on. Among my spare parts I found an old one, based on the PL-2303HX chip, but when I attached it to my Windows 11 PC, it didn’t seem to work. I remember, …

life hack, midi

Creative Blasterkey MP3 External Power Mod

February 15, 2021 February 15, 2021 2

How to use Creative’s BlasterKey MP3 with a dedicated power source.

life hack

Power a Laptop without a Dedicated Power Adapter

December 19, 2020 December 19, 2020 0

I am often given laptops for repair/cleanup. However, not everybody brings the power adapter along. Anyone who has ever dealt with laptops knows from experience that pretty much every make/model has a different kind of power socket, even though they pretty much have the same power requirements. In this quick …

automation, car, project

GPS/GSM Vehicle Tracker/Recorder

November 23, 2020 June 16, 2021 17

The article below is a detailed description of a GPS and GSM based vehicle tracking solution I have created recently. Its major features: Real time location reports using an onboard GSM modem. Has a micro SD card socket for offline storage on a memory card – this way using a …

life hack, proof of concept

Custom Development Boards To Speed up Development

October 18, 2020 October 24, 2020 0

(This article is updated regularly as I create new development boards. The new ones are towards the bottom of this page.) Over the years I have created several development boards and breakout boards. Despite their cost (time, effort, money) they are invaluable investments for development. They simplify and speed up …

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