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Lenovo T530 Laptop WiFi upgrade

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-07-06T14:15:59+00:00

Lenovo T530 Laptop WiFi upgrade I successfully installed an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 wireless card by modifying the whitelist in the BIOS. I've compiled this step-by-step guide with references as I had trouble finding a similar resource online. Living in Toronto, the 2.4GHz WiFi band is over saturated and my best wireless throughput was roughly 16Mbps, now with 5GHz Wireless AC, I get an average of 700Mbps. I decided not to upgrade to the latest BIOS and to attempt the whitelist modifi…

Embedded Linux computer with 1-wire net

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-11-12T18:33:58+00:00

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.

Celestron C5 Schmidt–Cassegrain Telescope

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-09-15T21:55:50+00:00

Celestron C5 Schmidt–Cassegrain Telescope Documentation * [C5 manual reprint from 1981] * [C5 manual (second version)] * [1978 Catalog] * [Spock advertising Celestron]

Rideau Canal

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00

Rideau Canal Kingston to Frontenac Provincial park. I thought downstream paddling would be preferred, but the information I found says we should paddle from Kingston up due to the prevailing winds. Guide I think Frontenac would be best, at the very least, they have the most detailed information on their website and they have Kevlar canoes. We pickup the canoes in Frontenac and drive them down to Kingston. Similar to Saugeen, we drive a car back to Frontenac, or leave a car there if we can get…

Welcome

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-11-24T14:55:53+00:00

Welcome This site will always be a work in progress, Some pages describe projects I've done, working on, or want to do. Other pages are more for my own reference. Recently, I've repaired a broken Fluke 45 DMM, a Topward power supply, made some wireless sensors, and most recently upgraded the

Tiko

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-20T21:45:11+00:00

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. Video of my first print Things I've designed * Thingiverse * Tiko build volume * Top hat (for a failed owl print)

Data Logging

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00

Data Logging Software Perl program is on it's way, writing it now. LiveGraph - Excellent graphing software written in Java, I use it as a frontend. Perl Script Install sudo cpan -i Device::SerialPort sudo cpan -i DBI sudo cpan -i LWP::Simple sudo cpan -i Time::HiRes

My Bicycle

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00

My Bicycle I bought the bike from George Vettor Cycle & Sport in Guelph. Plans * Design bracket for GPS logger and battery * Design LED lighting system * One idea is for a POV style digital readout for velocity, but I don't bike at night so much anymore... Lights

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T20:00:07+00:00

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My quick guide to the Ontario HTA for Bicyclists and Drivers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00
My quick guide to the Ontario HTA for Bicyclists and Drivers Ontario Highway Traffic Act “highway” includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property lines thereof;

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CT-7NJL6 Motherboard Manual

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-11-12T18:17:51+00:00
CT-7NJL6 Motherboard Manual Chaintech P35-121-16B9 I couldn't locate the manual anywhere online, then I searched my computer and managed to find a pdf of the manual. So, here it is: [CT-7NJL6 Motherboard Manual]

Laser Pens

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00
Laser Pens Red Green Violet Blue Violet (405nmm) laser. I wish it was blue. Check out my project page here.

Achray, Algonquin camping trip

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00
Achray, Algonquin camping trip View my Algonquin pictures. ” width=“800” height=“800” marginwidth=“0” marginheight=“0” scrolling=“no” frameborder=“0”> Click here for the map

Navy Island

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-07-06T13:59:08+00:00
Navy Island View my Navy Island pictures. Open in fullscreen
<article> <h1>Saugeen Canoe Trip</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00</p> Saugeen Canoe Trip View my Saugeen pictures. <html> ” width=“800” height=“800” marginwidth=“0” marginheight=“0” scrolling=“no” frameborder=“0”> <a href="http://photonicsguy.ca/gpsmaps/saugeen.htm">Click here for the map</a> </article> <article> <h1>Star pointing</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-08-22T17:50:36+00:00</p> Star pointing Concept Hardware <https://github.com/kriswiner/MPU9250> Magnetic declination * Magnetic declination calculator for Canada * Magnetic declination calculator for US (My) Magnetic declination: 10° 28.50' West (-10.475°) </article> <article> <h1>CarouselPi - A Kodak Carousel Slide Scanner</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-03-08T19:51:13+00:00</p> 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. </article> <article> <h1>My Electronic Projects</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T21:23:50+00:00</p> My Electronic Projects ~~PAGEINDEX=:projects:electronics~~ (Automatically generated list) Suppliers Online * Digikey - Supplier of choice * Sparkfun - Great hobby site, Interesting components, I've ordered quite a few parts from them. * BatchPCB.com - Great hobby site for fabricating PCB's </article> <article> <h1>Gel Candles</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00</p> Gel Candles Glow in the Dark Gel Candles This candle was a prototype for the similar looking candles I made for some of my friends as Christmas presents. I plan to make more someday soon, if you have any empty Absolut bottles you would like to give me, please notify me. A glass bottle with printed text (No labels, nothing that can burn) is needed. I also have some </article> <article> <h1>7-segment display module</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T22:37:16+00:00</p> 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. </article> <article> <h1>DGPS-11 Beacon Receiver</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00</p> DGPS-11 Beacon Receiver Si-tex DGPS-11 Beacon Receiver module mounted in a weatherproof housing. Wire Function Red+3A fused 10.8 to 31.2VDC OrangeRS-232C In WhiteRS-232C Out Black- Negative BlueTTL Out GreenData Ground BrownShield GroundHow can I tell if my WAAS GPS is giving me a corrected fix? Look for a "D" in your Latitude/Longitude readout. </article> <article> <h1>PicGPS Display</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-13T22:06:11+00:00</p> PicGPS Display One of my first PCB boards </article> <article> <h1>Sump pump Monitor</h1> <p>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-03-09T00:46:23+00:00</p> 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. </article> </main></body></html>