Category Archives: Arduino

Pivoting to Node MCU

Posted on July 6, 2023 by larry

I am changing what I am building to nodemcu and a different receiver. Pictured is an RXB6 but with minor modifications I can do an RXB12 which is on order. Also this will go on a breadboard. Electronically this is … Continue reading →

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Low Power Wemos

Posted on July 5, 2023 by larry

Its been frustrating, but I got a couple wemos D1 mini’s that cannot provide enough power. I switched to a nodemcu and back to the RXB6 and now I can match the receive signals that the Sonos RF Bridge black. … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July 2023

Posted on July 4, 2023 by larry

I noticed I been getting a lot done. On the home cleaning boxes are sorted and ready to be donated. I got one of my alarm systems done. (Not quite, just need to screw in the lights and alarms, maybe … Continue reading →

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Goals for 2H 2023

Posted on July 1, 2023 by larry

July 1st, half of year gone by. Time for a little reflection. The year has not been bad, but I am not where I wanted to be health wise and financially. The house is coming together, it is getting neater … Continue reading →

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Tasmota 433Mhz Bridge

Posted on June 28, 2023 by larry

I was able to get the 433Mhz Tasmoto on a wemos D1 mini and 433mhz working. I used the tasmota-sensors.bin image. There was some initial success, but after a while disappointment crept in when only some devices were picked up. … Continue reading →

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Three Days In, Progress

Posted on June 3, 2023 by larry

This is good, I only had a little less than 3000 steps at 9PM and I got it done, 10k steps and 10 floors. I think tomorrow morning I am going to start with a lap so I don’t cram … Continue reading →

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Mental Block

Posted on April 20, 2021 by larry

I am hitting some sort of wall in my workout. Just did pushups and situps today, but wanted to mention it from yesterday. I feel like the run scares me, but when I hit the elliptical or recumbent bike I … Continue reading →

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St Patricks Day 2021

Posted on March 17, 2021 by larry

Bunch of Random Stuff Today A year with covid restrictions. Hoping to get my shot soon. Weather is getting better as well. I noticed I need to work harder to get my BPM up. Trainer said it is a good … Continue reading →

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Devil You Know

Posted on October 27, 2019 by larry

There are better NodeMCU v3 out there, but I been playing with this one and it seems to work. Verified it with a blink sketch to multiple LEDs const byte LED0 = D0; // LED0 By PIN SD1/SD2 const byte … Continue reading →

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Message Box 2019 Final

Posted on October 2, 2019 by larry

Got the hardware set for the final 2019 Message Box Version. Here is the Bom Qty Item Cost Ext 1 0.91″ OLED Wifi ESP8266 10.45 10.45 1 Half Length Breadboard 2.02 2.02 1 Active Buzzer 3V 0.17 0.17 1 5mm … Continue reading →

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