Category Archives: Electronics

Holiday Ornament

Posted on 2024-01-17 by Nigel VH

A quick photo of some holiday ornaments I made this year. The boards use RGB LEDs, silkscreen, and gold plating for decoration. The batteries will run it for more than 100 hours of continuous runtime. Made for some good little … Continue reading →

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Measuring Mechanical Clock Accuracy

Posted on 2024-01-17 by Nigel VH

A little while back I was given one of my great grandmother’s mechanical clocks, which appears to be a Seth Thomas from (as best as I can tell) 1906. I remember this clock sitting on the mantle as a kid, … Continue reading →

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Quick Fiber Optics Tip

Posted on 2023-10-14 by Nigel VH

I was recently having a conversation with a colleague about doing some troubleshooting on a fiber optic network connection he was working on, and was looking for a way to verify light was actually making it down the fiber. There … Continue reading →

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Customizing a Smart Plug

Posted on 2023-08-29 by Nigel VH

Recently some projects around the house have been in need of some better ‘home automation’ than a standard timer can provide, so I went looking for a smart plug that was either ‘dumb’ enough for my liking (didn’t tie you … Continue reading →

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Wired Ethernet on ESP32

Posted on 2023-08-29 by Nigel VH

I’ve used the ESP32 microcontrollers for a number of projects at this point, often using the built-in WiFi radio. However, there are use cases where WiFi may be less than ideal. In my case, I’m interested in the higher reliability … Continue reading →

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