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Author Archives: Skye Sweeney
Comments on an LDROBOT LD-Air Lidar
I purchased an LD-AIR LIDAR from LDROBOT as part of a Kickstarter campaign. I received it some time ago but did not have any time to play with it then. I just got some time this week and these are … Continue reading
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Die Filer from Jigsaw
I have lots of projects that either need a lathe and mill or lots of hand work. Filing metal seems to be the only way I have to dimension and shape metal. Until such time as I can afford in … Continue reading
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IR Beacon Update
I got the boards in and populated one with parts in waves testing in between. First problem is that I used the wrong foot print for the regulator. Luckily the part is big enough to dead bug without major issue. … Continue reading
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IR Beacon
I have been working on numerous projects now that my house is mostly back together after a remodel. This post is to discuss an IR Beacon. This small circuit is to be used to generate a pulse train of IR … Continue reading
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Status Update
It has been a while since I updated my website. Part of this was due to getting busy and part of it for not having much to report. The busy part involved having the house torn apart for some long … Continue reading
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On watchdog timers
For many embedded software engineers, the watchdog timer is something that is designed in at the end. The thought is you just turn it on prior to shipping and “She’ll be right”. But this is a terrible travesty.
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XBee radios
I had gotten a pair of 1 mW XBee radios a while ago. I had wanted to use them to communicate with my robot while it was running. Normally I use an RS-232 cable in the lab, but in the … Continue reading
IMU heater
I am using a Pololu 9-DOF module as the IMU for my robot. Its a very small device (1.0*0.8″) using MEMS bases gyro, accelerometer, and magnetometers. The trouble is these sensors have some drawbacks. The first is that MEMS sensors … Continue reading
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It has been a while
Life got in the way. I hate it when it does that. Why can’t things like work, taxes, dishes, and doctors appointments just take care of themselves? Why must I be involved? But over the last few weeks I got … Continue reading
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Incredible optical encoder
I was cleaning up my lab at work when I stumbled upon a contraction from a research project that never went anywhere. I got in touch with the researchers and asked them how they wanted me to disposition the equipment. … Continue reading