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Tricking out an RC car.

Posted on 2018-11-01 by Fen_Star

LEDs make everything better, including RC Cars! Draft! Summary … Continue reading →

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Makita XT257M review (DC18RC XPH07Z XDT08Z BL1840)

Posted on 2018-10-19 by Fen_Star

DC18RC battery charger The DC18RC battery charger that was included is a bit odd. The first thing you are likely to notice is that it advertises a different charge time for the different battery capacities. As none of the charge … Continue reading →

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Programming the ESP-01 to control RGB strips via MQTT

Posted on 2016-05-24 by Fen_Star

Now that I have shown you two different hardware setups for the RGB strips, it is time to talk about the chip firmware and software. I have chosen to use NodeMCU which uses Lua as the programming language. The good … Continue reading →

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Controlling a RGB strip controller.

Posted on 2016-05-18 by Fen_Star

You can easily find a 5 m RGB LED strip and controller for under $15 on amazon. The controllers have an IR remote and receiver that lets you select (and in more recent versions, program) a number of different lighting options. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged LED

ESP-01 NFET Board for RGB strips

Posted on 2016-05-15 by Fen_Star

The ESP8266-01 is a cheap (~$2) WiFi enabled multiprocessor with enough GPIO pins to control three FETs. There are a few tutorials on setting them up that I used, and they are listed at the bottom. I wanted to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ESP8226, lua, Network embedded systems, openHAB, PCB, Programing

Building a universal power delivery board for the UNO. Part 1: darlington array

Posted on 2016-02-08 by Fen_Star

The UNO has some great advantages for people starting out and playing around, but the 5v/40ma output power limit can be a bit limiting without additional circuitry. While the UNO is not intended to drive anything directly, it kind of defeats … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arduino, EAGLE

Liquid Ion work pt. 1 The frame

Posted on 2016-01-21 by Fen_Star

I have been doing some work creating CAD models of a friend of mine’s startup product. I haven’t been able to share any of my work before now because it belongs to him, but he has given me the OK … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CAD, Design, Solidworks

Work Desk PSU Pt1

Posted on 2015-09-30 by Fen_Star

Part of my electronics work desk project includes making a power supply setup. I ordered some cheap parts from china to set it up. It puts out 3.3V, 5V, 12V, and a variable voltage. The green display reads the voltage … Continue reading →

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Fun with GIMP

Posted on 2015-09-19 by Fen_Star

I’m a big fan of GIMP and Inkscape. I like the knowledge that they will always be there and that if the need arises, I can modify them. I have been interested in writing scrips, and also in generating textures. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged GIMP, Scripting

Electronics Desk Pt. 1

Posted on 2015-07-27 by Fen_Star

I want to make a relatively inexpensive Electronics desk that provides A basic adjustable power supply Basic F-gen Basic digital I/O capabilities Basic analog measurements … Continue reading →

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