So, first steps. I picked up a few PIR Motion sensors. These are a specific kind, there are a few other kinds, but they should have datasheets. You might recognise the bulbous white shape of them from those motion-sensing light switches. They're about a fiver each and fun to play …
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Read MoreVarious intricacies of how my job works these days means I work with people in a bunch of offices. They're not all in the states, but Mountain View and Irvine are two offices in California I do go to occasionally. When I was planning a trip to both late last …
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Read MoreA commenter asked me for more specifics on stuff to get when getting started with electronics, so since I've learned a little since then, here's my uninformed opinion.
Get a good one. I got a reasonably crap Draper one from Amazon, which was 25W. It's fine, but takes …
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Read MoreMyself and Favourite Lady took the weekend off to head to Dromoland (warning: terrible website will make all your orifices bleed rage). It was nice to get out to that part of the country again. Roomservice breakfast while reading the sunday papers is one of the best things ever.
We …
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Read MoreI've been fiddling about with small electronics recently, specifically the Arduino, which is a microcontroller/prototyping board. The boards have gotten way cheap (standard ones are around 20-30 quid, less if you want fewer I/O ports or a specialised board layout you need to solder bits onto.
The hard …
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