Monthly Archives: May 2016

OpenHAB is Hard

Posted on May 21, 2016 by larry

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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ESP-01 Shortcomings

Posted on May 20, 2016 by larry

I tried to get one of my ESP-01 to sense distance.  Unfortunately it is not up to the task. On bootup it sees GPIO 0 low and it tries goes in to program mode. But on a good note, I … Continue reading →

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Problems Getting Harder

Posted on May 19, 2016 by larry

As I go through working with openhab, I am beginning to come across harder problems. Finally got charting going, it is HARD. Maybe a week from now I will think nothing of it. Not sure what I am doing right … Continue reading →

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OpenHAB Controlling Stuff

Posted on May 18, 2016 by larry

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

Posted on May 17, 2016 by larry

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

Posted on May 16, 2016 by larry

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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New Training Board

Posted on May 15, 2016 by larry

So I have a new board for training I been looking at.  It is interesting, but there is little documentation on it on the net. Anyway, I got it working somewhat, and gathered some information on it, I figured out … Continue reading →

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Raining And Lazy

Posted on May 14, 2016 by larry

Meh, I felt like chilling out today.  So I did not work out. But I did get my system to image laptops faster. Still working out the kinks but it does work. Also late last night I got a Linksys … Continue reading →

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After Two Good Runs

Posted on May 13, 2016 by larry

Taking a break. Feeling good about my workouts. Body is sore, so I know it needs to heal a bit.

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Surprising Run

Posted on May 12, 2016 by larry

OK, I didn’t set out to crack an hour when I started, but boy did I feel good about my run. This is the type of run that gives me hope for the half marathon. I did a 5k, I … Continue reading →

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