Category Archives: Arduino

ESP8266 and EEPROM

Posted on July 31, 2016 by larry

I was finally able to write to the non volatile memory of an ESP8266. It seemed pretty easy.  I got a data structure to save my network settings.  That little dev platform I have is pretty sweet.  It made things … Continue reading →

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Long Day Indeed

Posted on July 11, 2016 by larry

Was about an hour away in our cabin in nanaimo. Had to get up early clean up then drive to the ferry Then the ferry to the other coast was 2 hours. Then We had to run some errands before … Continue reading →

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Good Day Today

Posted on June 28, 2016 by larry

Good Day, had a decent sleep, got out of work early,  helped a local library with some Arduino stuff, and capped it with a good win in the Casino.  Oh yeah great dinner with beautiful view at casino. Yes today … Continue reading →

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Countdown 7 segment

Posted on June 12, 2016 by larry

I been messing around with the TM1678 and having it countdown. I wanted to use it to limit my son for time he is allowed on the Internet. I got it talking over wifi to an MQTT server, and I … Continue reading →

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Got The NRF24L01+ working

Posted on June 11, 2016 by larry

After I posted yesterday I was going to start over, and I did.  It Works!! Here is version 1 I needed it smaller though.  This was a little challenge Works too, I also redid the code on the Raspberry Pi … Continue reading →

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Starting New With NRF24L01+

Posted on June 10, 2016 by larry

So I probably got some bad NRF units.  Apparently there are a slew of counterfeit ones on the market.  Something tells me the old ones I had were counterfeit.  I got some new ones today, hopefully they are good ones. … Continue reading →

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Frustrating NRF24L01

Posted on June 9, 2016 by larry

Been struggling a lot with the NRF24L01, works but it is inconsistent. I am thinking of just sitting tight and waiting for the NRF24L01+ which is an improved version. Really tired today, was up late.  Hope to get to bed … Continue reading →

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Relearning the NRF24L01

Posted on June 8, 2016 by larry

I pulled out a 3.3v pro mini and attached an NRF24L01 to it and it seams to work. I am running through some sketches with it to see how it goes. Hoping to get it to start up using a … Continue reading →

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Finally Got A Garage Door Sensor

Posted on June 1, 2016 by larry

Finally got my garage door sensor working. This actually sits on the floor and not on the ceiling.  I still need to seal the holes around the sensor, also I it is doing a web notification and not a MQTT. … Continue reading →

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New Garage Door Sensor

Posted on May 27, 2016 by larry

This is the 3rd iteration of my garage door sensor, maybe fourth, I lost track. This one has its issues too, mainly stability.  Seems like there is not enough power.  I did change up to a voltage divider mainly to … Continue reading →

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