https://www.photonicsguy.ca/ 2026-04-06T20:31:50+00:00 https://www.photonicsguy.ca/ https://www.photonicsguy.ca/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2024-02-12T12:09:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/wiki/syntax?rev=1707739749&do=diff Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing text/html 2017-03-20T21:45:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/3d/tiko?rev=1490046311&do=diff Tiko I was fortunate enough to receive my Tiko for Christmas from batch #1. Starting on Christmas day I printed a bunch of owls, a benchy, and some other ornaments as well as the Tiko demo print. 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Technical Note Fluke is providing this information to those few customers who would like this information. We give this information with the understanding that Fluke will not provide any additional support on this information. This means that our Product Support Service will not be able t… text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/dvr?rev=1415904614&do=diff MythTV DVR System Upgrade Hardware * Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 CPU Allendale * Intel Desktop Board DG35EC * Product Guide * Integrated graphics with DVI out - Not used * Four Sata connectors * Gigabit Ethernet * 2x1024MB PC5400 RAM * Masscool Socket 775 CPU Cooling Fan * Cooler Master computer case * Nvidia 7300GT PCIexpress video card text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/arduino/lcd?rev=1415904614&do=diff LCD Display MJKDZ I2C board from eBay. Notes: * eBay search for board * * I2C address is actually 0x20, not 0x27 * I'm using the New LiquidCrystal library * Need pull-up resistors on SDA and SCL lines (A4 & A5 pins) Test Code #include <Wire.h> #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> #define lcdAddr 0x20 // set the address of the I2C device the LCD is connected to // create an lcd instance with correct constructor for how the lcd is wired to the I2C chip LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(lcdAddr, 4, … text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/vintage/next?rev=1415904614&do=diff NeXt Cube From <http://www.bangmoney.org/nextstep/root_password.html> Lost Root Password If you've forgotten the root password, you'll need to follow the following procedure to reset it so you can login as root. This is most helpful to people who've just purchased a used NeXT but don't know what the root password is. Reboot the system. Immdeiately after the "Testing System" message is replaced with "Loading from disk", hold down the right command key and press the tilde (~) on the numeric k… text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/wet610n?rev=1415904614&do=diff WET610N telnet <ip_address> 1111 system telnetd telnet <ip_address> root password: wlan Serial boot log 38400,8N1 3.3V logic U-Boot 1.1.4 (Jun 19 2008 - 14:02:55) U-Boot code: 00000000 -> 0001C1F0 BSS: -> 00021498 CPU Clock: 200 MHz 1.8V Vdd Output: 1.793 … text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/panelmeter?rev=1415904614&do=diff Panel Meter Interface Components * Panel Meter * [MCP41050] * [LM321] * [MAX5487 Digital Pot] * [12-bit DAC with SPI Interface] 1mA Full scale meter 94 Ohms coil resistance 5K Ohm resistor @ 5V = 1mA MCP4821 Pin No.SymbolFunction1VddSupply (2.7 to 5.5V)2CSChip Select3SCKSerial Clock Input4SDISerial Data Input text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/notes?rev=1415904614&do=diff Notes APC Environmental card AP9512TH IC1LM35Temperature SensorIC2LM358NDual OpampIC3LM78LVreg, 5VBP1[TDK CHS-UGR]Humidity Sensor AP9612 IC1ADC08348-Bit Serial I/O A/D Converter with Multiplexer OptionIC2MM74HC14NHex inverting Schmitt triggerIC5P87C521 Controller PCF8574 - 8-Bit I/O Expander for I2C-Bus text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/qrcode?rev=1415904614&do=diff [QR Code] text/html 2021-01-19T17:23:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/archive/cetus?rev=1611077023&do=diff Cetus Tracklog Cetus TrackLog (Linux) 1.35 Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Cetus http://www.CetusGPS.dk Usage: TrackLog [options] trackfile... <Enter> Options (* are default values): -fu user defined format * -dt TAB delimited * -fx GPs eXchange format (GPX) -ds semicolon delimited -fi Gliding Commission format (IGC) -dc comma delimited -fr NMEA RMC sentence format -dl linefeed delimited -pd decimal degrees * -sp period as decimal … text/html 2016-03-08T19:51:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/carouselpi?rev=1457466673&do=diff CarouselPi - A Kodak Carousel Slide Scanner I'm converting a Carousel slide projector into an automated slide scanner using a Raspberry Pi with a camera module. My main goal is the cataloguing of the slide trays and indexing with the use of barcode stickers on each carousel. I intend to have the images indexed so that I can easilt find a specific slide and scan it in with a professional scanner. text/html 2014-11-13T22:12:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/dualpressuresensor?rev=1415916744&do=diff Barometric Pressure sensor Dual pressure sensor board [PIC18F1320 Datasheet] RX on pin 3 TX on pin 2 Power ON 98.97 kPa, 742.3 Torr ; 0814,0521 98.97 kPa, 742.3 Torr ; 0814,0521 98.97 kPa, 742.3 Torr ; 0814,0521 Reference Barometer - MPXAZ4115A text/html 2016-03-09T02:48:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/mysensors?rev=1457491680&do=diff MySensor board After reading about the MySensors project, I decided to design a small circuit board to hold the Arduino and radio module. Status: * Nov 25th: I've assembled two working boards. Imgur photos * Nov 24th: I received the boards, Yay!! * Nov 7th, 2014: I'm waiting on the PCB's from text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/sdgpslogger?rev=1415904614&do=diff SD GPS Track Logger Why? This is why:Bicycling Trips ICSP Connector Need a PIC18 chip with more memory, I'm using the PIC18F4685 with 96Kbytes of program memory. Microchip Mass Storage Class Firmware [Still not working] Still not working. Might be software or hardware, I'll need to check it on a digital oscilloscope. 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Rear Defroster relay [Relay] ContactNote85Coil - Switched by ECM, ground to activate text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/todo?rev=1415904614&do=diff <http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_experiments.html> <http://link.aip.org/link/?JAPIAU/48/3895/1> <http://www.dacomwest.de/e_index.htm> TODO * E-mail Jim Bixby * Locate Rich Heineck <http://home.carolina.rr.com/gcodemcode/ttftodxf.htm> Plugins Notes Other * <http://www.matwei.de/> text/html 2017-11-12T18:33:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/archive/nslu2?rev=1510511638&do=diff Embedded Linux computer with 1-wire net Linksys NSLU2 running Debian Linux off of flash memory, polls a 1-wire net every 5 minutes and records the data (temperature and humidity) to a remote SQL server. 1-Wire PIC18 Microcontroller PIC18F4523 reading an ADT7410 temperature sensor via I2C. text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/405nmlaser?rev=1415904614&do=diff 405nm Laser Diode Blue, Violet, almost Ultraviolet really. I made a driver board and just need to finish the heatsink and mount it in a case. I bought a translucent blue project box from Hammond that I'll be mounting the laser in. * 405nm (Blue) Laser text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/flash?rev=1415904614&do=diff Camera Flash Control CableShoeFunction?VoltageWireShieldGGnd 0RedF1Fire1.66Vdc3WhiteF2flash ready signal / data2 Hz signal 1-5V (0V when charging)2BlackF3TTL OK signal / clock1.06V (0V when charging)1 Measurements Flash Duration0.1ms delay27 to 28ms text/html 2014-11-13T22:37:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/7segdisplay?rev=1415918236&do=diff 7-segment display module [Working Display] Arduino library available on Github This was one of my first doublesided and surfacemount boards. I made this board using Eagle for layout and then I used BatchPCB to manufacture the board. The board operates correctly, however, if I were to revise it, I would use a larger SMT resistor than the 0402 size. The board will be controlled via I2C from a PIC microcontroller, initially for the pressure sensor and later for other projects. text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/barcodescanner?rev=1415904614&do=diff Motorola IR-200E Barcode Scanner [AAA Battery UPC] text/html 2016-03-09T00:46:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/sumppump?rev=1457484383&do=diff Sump pump Monitor My parents have a cistern and a sump pump which would be useful to have some sort of water level monitoring. In the past, we would check the cistern level with a pressure gauge calibrated in inches of water. There was a rubber squeeze bulb which which would pressurize a plastic line which fed into the cistern, and the resulting level would be shown on the gauge.