Electronics
Element14 Presents
There were some toxic comments going around the internet during the lockdown so I set about making a machine that could help.
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Tags: Element14, machine learning, TinyML
Machine learning at the edge
I’ve recently been experimenting with Machine Learning for an upcoming project video. The advantage of using Machine Learning is that it can find patterns in data that would be difficult to code for using conventional methods. For example, they can
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Tags: Arduino, machine learning, TensorFlow
Maplin Back Online
As Mark Twain once said, “The report of my death was an exaggeration”, so it seems with Maplin. Back in 2018, Maplin went into administration following some complex financing from Venture Capitalists. However, the brand name was bought out and
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Tags: Components, Maplin
Spot face cutter
I needed a tool for creating the breaks in stripboard, so I created my own from a broken drill and a branch from the garden
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Tags: pcb, Stripboard, Tools
Stripboard
For an upcoming project, I wanted to create the design on stripboard so that others could easily reproduce it. But I needed a design tool…
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Tags: pcb, Stripboard
Motor Controls and Magazines
This week I have been looking at a stepper motor driver from Trinamic and revisited some magazines from my youth.
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Tags: magazine, stepper motor
Connectors – Quick Tip
One issue I constantly hit with my projects is connectors. Specifically not having enough space for them. They always turn out larger than I expect. So my quick tip of the day is to put all of the connectors in
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Xmas revisited
2 years back I was approached to write a simple tutorial for a magazine that was due to be launched. That Magazine turned out to be HackSpace. Due to the timing, I decided to do a simple Christmas lighting project.
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
