Category Archives: Hobbies and Other Interests
DIY Generic design for shelter (firewood, canopy)
The idea for this design is from the DIY pages at puuinfo (sorry, in finnish only, their english pages do not have these design ideas in english.) firewood shelter canopy In nordic countries the roof have to stand the possible … Continue reading
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Utilizing color in ssh session (example with Android)
When using ssh to connect to “small” devices like android or raspberry, one might not have an option to install several packages. In those scenarios one can reuse the existing command line tools that are often included. This tip is … Continue reading
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Simple LED detector for RFID or NFC of 13MHz, without any battery
Triggered by experience with “Raspberry and RFID reader/writer, first test “, I tested a simple LED RF detector idea that can be found in “RFID detector” and “RFID Reader Detector and Tilt-Sensitive RFID Tag “. For 13Mhz RFID/NFC, the LED … Continue reading
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Raspberry and RFID reader/writer, first test
An RFID system is always made up of two components: the transponder, Proximity Integrated Circuit Card (PICC) the detector or reader , Proximity Coupling Device (PCD) The RFID reader/writer (13.56MHz) RF522 for arduino can be used in Raspberry. In this … Continue reading
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Car on-board diagnostics (ODB II) with android, first tests
Short version With an android phone and ODB adapter one can get access to the standardized diagnostic interface(s) of a car. I bought an ODB II bluetooth adapter to find out what information is available from a car. With a … Continue reading
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Free vector graphics and icons by freepik
Freepik has made several vector graphics and icons available. Worth to take a look. Their icons are available also at flaticon. In this blog, I try to make a short story by using freepik icons. Please note that, icons are … Continue reading
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Raspberry Pi and physical interfaces, part 2
This blog continues from the previous blog Raspberry Pi and physical interfaces. Case: GPIO with 1 LED output and 2 inputs First the push button & LED example is modified to include also another input, a hall switch. For the … Continue reading
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