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Field test units for site surveys. These will help determine what data rates various facilities can support and allow ...
10/27/2022

Field test units for site surveys. These will help determine what data rates various facilities can support and allow me to test placement of gateways.
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Been doing a lot of testing lately. Four different node styles, including a custom milled board to mate a Sparkfun ESP...
09/05/2022

Been doing a lot of testing lately. Four different node styles, including a custom milled board to mate a Sparkfun ESP32 Thing with an RFM96W. By far, the code is way more difficult to work with than the hardware.

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Troubleshooting USB …•••••
08/09/2022

Troubleshooting USB …
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Prototype has a vertical insertion USB header mounted on the top copper, so had to design a jig to hand solder the botto...
03/24/2022

Prototype has a vertical insertion USB header mounted on the top copper, so had to design a jig to hand solder the bottom side. 3D printed and double-sided-taped to a small turn table.
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Tearing down a variety of cheap Bluetooth speakers from online retailers to see what makes them tick. The answer: Zuhai ...
03/21/2022

Tearing down a variety of cheap Bluetooth speakers from online retailers to see what makes them tick. The answer: Zuhai Jie Li A2DP CODECS, 4 ohm speakers, AB amplifiers and passive bass frequency radiators. (and some of the ugliest PCB antenna designs ever).
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Shhhhh… don’t tell anyone or I’ll get busted for violating the warranty!!! 🙄
03/19/2022

Shhhhh… don’t tell anyone or I’ll get busted for violating the warranty!!! 🙄

🐍 Programmable ssssssssssnake PCB. ATTINY85 with teeny tiny WS2812B LEDs, powered by two coin cells. The sections can ro...
03/14/2022

🐍 Programmable ssssssssssnake PCB. ATTINY85 with teeny tiny WS2812B LEDs, powered by two coin cells. The sections can rotate to different positions and you can attach more modules to make the snake longer.
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What’s got two thumbs and forgot basic digital signaling?•••••
03/11/2022

What’s got two thumbs and forgot basic digital signaling?
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MAX98357A on a milled PCB, controlled by an STM32G030C8. Worked right out of the box!••••• ...
03/01/2022

MAX98357A on a milled PCB, controlled by an STM32G030C8. Worked right out of the box!
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Analog Electronics: Zero to Cluttered Bench in 10 seconds. ••••• ...
02/25/2022

Analog Electronics: Zero to Cluttered Bench in 10 seconds.
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Had to dig deep through the pile of previous prototypes to find these guys. Never know when all that work that doesn’t f...
02/23/2022

Had to dig deep through the pile of previous prototypes to find these guys. Never know when all that work that doesn’t feel like it’s going anywhere suddenly becomes vital experience! These are probably two years old now?

Finally back to making prototypes!!!
02/12/2022

Finally back to making prototypes!!!

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