https://www.photonicsguy.ca/ 2026-04-06T17:01:29+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 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/reference/flukemeter?rev=1415904614&do=diff Fluke 189/187/89-IV/87-IV Remote Interface Specification Archive of http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~thunter/manuals/RemoteSpec89_18X.htm Retrieved October 2009 from Internet Archive, dated September 13th, 2006. 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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… 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. 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. 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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… text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/uav?rev=1415904614&do=diff UAV Radio Communication We require two things: * Certification of the Transmitter (This is first) * Assignment of freq. [Technical Requirements for the Operation of Mobile Stations in the Aeronautical Service] RSS-Gen - General Requirements and Information for the Certification of Radiocommunication Equipment RSS-119 - Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the Frequency Range 27.41- 960 MHz Requirements for the Certification of Radio Apparatus to Industry… 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. Correct clock rate (less than 400KHz). 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 2014-11-13T20:01:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/education?rev=1415908865&do=diff Education I have a Bachelor's of Applied Technology - Photonics degree from Niagara College. I have also previously graduated from the Computer engineering technician program also at Niagara College. Bachelor of applied Technology Photonics In addition to lasers, I've had the opportunity to be exposed to all kinds of neat and interesting stuff text/html 2023-11-24T14:55:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/start?rev=1700837753&do=diff 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 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. Video of my first print Things I've designed * Thingiverse * Tiko build volume * Top hat (for a failed owl print) text/html 2023-12-20T15:30:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/esphome/watermeter?rev=1703086229&do=diff Water meter monitoring Hardware Using a ESP32 with QMC5883L compass module. TBD Accuracy Quite accurate, each interval (max to min to max) from the water meter appears to be 32.5ml, this was confirmed over the course of a few days and about 1.6 m³ of water (about 49 thousand intervals). 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 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/glowcandles?rev=1415904614&do=diff 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 text/html 2016-03-07T01:07:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/reference/fluke45?rev=1457312877&do=diff Fluke 45 I repaired a Fluke 45 benchtop multimeter I found in a surplus store. Fortunately the [service manual] is extremely comprehensive and it turned out to be R5, (a 3.5Kohm, 5W, 1% resistor). According to the service manual is not a component which affects calibration so I was able to replace it and I now have a wonderful benchtop meter. 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 2017-08-17T04:33:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/vintage/pyxis?rev=1502944428&do=diff Sony Pyxis IPS-360 Next GPS rollover will be on April 07, 2019 Notes It truly does take 30 minutes to achieve satellite lock from a cold-start. Reference * <http://retro-gps.info/Sony/Sony-Pyxis-IPS-360/index.html> * <https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=gpsweek> 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/tirepressuresensor?rev=1415904614&do=diff Tire Pressure Sensor The pressure is determined by the formula, <m>P=0.145* Parts Part# Description Source Cost MPX5700DP-ND0-101.5PSI Pressure sensorDigikey$16 2 Ft 1/4ID hoseHome Hardware$1.50 2 crimp style hose clampsHome Hardware$1.60