Tech projects to read over your afternoon tea
When I was moving houses a few months back I needed a second wifi router to connect several surveillance cameras to while we were not living in the new place. The problem was that during the pandemic I was not sure if a new wifi router would arrive on time. Thankfully I had a spare… Continue reading Raspberry Pi WiFi Router
While setting up an Unraid NAS Server for file storage and virtual machine hosting I found that the USB drive was not showing up in the UEFI BIOS Boot Priority drop downs. This was confusing because when I manually selected the boot with F12 the USB device showed up. I found a helpful reddit post… Continue reading Alienware USB Boot Priority
Background When I moved to a new house this summer I wanted to get high-speed internet to my office now that COVID-19 has me working from home for the foreseeable future. The issue was that the wifi located in the living room had trouble reaching the upstairs office and I wanted to get the fastest… Continue reading MoCA 2.0 Adapter
Overview (TL;DR) Clone the FFT repo and have fun! CircuitPython_FFT Library If you have an edge badge or i2s mic and another badge that is CircuitPython capable clone the demo repo as well Edge-Badge Audio Spectrum demo repo My Experience with CircuitPython I have been playing with the Adafruit Circuit Python for a while now… Continue reading FFT CircuitPython Library
A Scalar Network Analyzer (SNA) is a type of RF network analyzer that only measures the amplitude properties of the device under test (DUT). A Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) is also capable of measuring the phase of the DUT. An SNA can be used to measure RF properties such as Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR)… Continue reading Pluto SDR Matlab SNA
A quick look at the prototype HD FPV system design provided by Fatshark after DJI announced their new HD FPV video system. Full disclosure I have not had a look at the real device and this is just info from what I can glean from the facebook post and other info on the web. Here… Continue reading Fatshark HD FPV Byte Frost
Why a custom keyboard A few weeks ago I had no idea about the custom keyboard market until I started looking for a replacement for my daskeyboard that was smaller than its full size layout. This was to reduce the amount space cluttering my desk. I started out looking for a ten keyless mechanical keyboard… Continue reading Custom 60 Percent Bluetooth Keyboard