In this post, I’m going to show you how to get started with Grafana and InfluxDB running in a docker container on Digital Ocean. That way you can get on demand pretty graphs like…
2019.5.8 · 5 Minute Read
UPDATE! (6/18/2019) I’ve been watching the data over the past month. What i’ve found has definitely changed my opinion about the devices i’m using. So what’s the big news?…
2019.5.5 · 9 Minute Read
Air quality. You probably think about it more now that our clean air has turned into a permanent haze across the sky. Yuck. I’ve previously written about the subject. This post is…
2019.4.8 · 4 Minute Read
I got my hands on some of the mesh based Particle boards not too long ago. I’ve been itching to try them out but haven’t quite figured out the project. One thing has been bothering…
2019.4.2 · 18 Minute Read
One of the most confusing things about Bluetooth Low Energy is how data is moved around. Depending on your application, your device state may be fairly complex. That means having…
2019.3.27 · 8 Minute Read
No matter how much you research and design a circuit board, sometimes things still go wrong. And nine times out of ten, it’s due to human error. In part two of Dimming AC lights…
2019.3.14 · 7 Minute Read
There’s something that always goes wrong with a first revision circuit board design. No matter how long you spend imagining how a circuit will work, it will bork in the most…
2019.2.21 · 6 Minute Read
Self assembling circuit boards is the cheapest way to get components on circuit boards. Period. Don’t believe me? Believe these screenshots: Self assembled: $143.84 + Tax &…
2019.2.9 · 6 Minute Read
I was stressed out. The startup I was working for just closed its doors. Having a family to take care of, I was on edge. I had a tightness in my chest that didn’t quite go away.…
2019.1.27 · 7 Minute Read
In this post I’m going to talk about how to control AC circuits from a DC powered device. You can go crazy when it comes to this stuff. So my main goal was to keep it simple. Be…
2019.1.10 · 10 Minute Read