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Recent Posts
- Thermal Mint (Temperature input)After what could not be described as an exhaustive search, I have decided to use an ADS1220 as the front end for the temperature sensors. It may be an expensive solution for the accuracy I am going to care about these measurement but at the moment I have no plans to make this project in […]
- PCIe Development BoardPCIe (peripheral component interconnect express) is incredibly widespread in computers these days. As someone very interested in electronics I have long wanted to learn more about interfacing custom hardware over PCIe to a control computer. It is often through work that boards are implemented to interface between available off the shelf PCIe cards and devices […]
- Temperature logger (Thermal Mint)Over the past few years I have been getting into brewing mead a delicious (when made well) alcoholic drink made from honey. One important parameter in ensuring that a new batch doesn’t end up with a bad taste is understanding and controlling the temperature at which the yeast converts the sugar into alcohol. The desire […]
- Masters ThesisEver since watching the ISS construction and missions as a kid I have always been fascinated by space and the technology that gets us there. At the end of my Bachelor of Engineering degree at the University of Victoria I was lucky enough to be in the position to transition into Masters of Applied Science […]
- Playing with the pygame mixer library for randomised workout musicIn an attempt to put the Covid-19 quarantine to good use I have been trying to work out at home more. To provide a timer I wanted to be able to play a set duration of a random song in a folder, as a result I came across the pygame library and the ended up […]