Category Archives: Arduino

OpenHAB is Hard

I spend hours and hours trying to figure out OpenHAB.  It is great though, it is working good.  Does a lot. I am so burned out though.  Want to do more, but I need to walk away.

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OpenHAB Controlling Stuff

YES, I am so hooked on this IoT stuff. It works I am able to turn on and off my devices. So fun, I did not really work out, just pushups and situps.  

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Taking A Stab at OpenHAB

I am taking another shot at openhab. Seems confusing, but so was Linux when i first started. Hope it becomes clear sooner than later. It is interesting though. On the workout front, I tried running today, but the tacos I … Continue reading

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Going Arduino 1.6.9

I am moving to Arduino 1.6.9.  It may be a bigger forklift than I expected.  But the real problems are from the libraries. It is kind of tough, but I feel like I am starting from scratch. Looking at a … Continue reading

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Trying To Get LCD to Work

Weird how my backpack LCD is not working. Kind of frustrating because it did work, now it doesn’t. I will keep working on it, kind of a bummer.    

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Pulled the Trigger

Finally pulled the trigger on filing my taxes. Sucks to owe, but it is what it is.  I will be better prepared next year. Also got some cool stuff done for my LinuxFest Presentation

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Arduino IoT Teaching Platform

I am trying to decide what platform to teach these Internet of Things class on. Either the NodeMCU or this interesting piece. I may have to do a little bit of both. Should be fun.

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Presentation Done

After doing this a year ago, I felt kind of rusty.  I relied too much on my past, also my recent experience influenced the class. I should have stuck to basics. Also I should do more examples. I will work … Continue reading

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Arduino Docs Still Valid

I thought I would be up late working on documentation, but the past docs I have is still valid.  Just need a few tweaks here and there to modernize and add a few things regarding ESP8266. Printing as we speak. … Continue reading

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Dog Had Surgery

Our dog was at the vet today, he was gonna go under anesthesia to get a tooth pulled. I was really worried for him for the day, but when I got the call from the vet that he would be … Continue reading

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