So, this is the backup of the epathy board site I made a while back. It is a bit glitchy because it is ported, and a fair amount of content is missing. I hope to get it fully recovered eventually. … Continue reading
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I debated weather(sp) I should look up decora gang plate dimensions, or measure one of my inserts. In the end I decided to go with drawings, and drew up a rough 3D sketch. … Continue reading
I decided to experiment with different profiles for the stairs before I moved onto the final install. … Continue reading
Unfortunately it looks like the stair nose I ordered is never coming in. Solution? Make my own! Note: Please understand how to work with things correctly. PVC contains Chlorine which is dangerous, if you don’t know this, look up proper … Continue reading
When replacing the entry half bath I noticed that the toilet wasn’t centered. Supposedly this is to make the room look bigger. I don’t know about that, but things not being centered or aligned bothers me, so I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
LEDs make everything better, including RC Cars! Draft! Summary … Continue reading
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
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
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
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