Category Archives: Technology

Cellular Webcam Revision 3

Posted on 2020-11-19 by Nigel VH

I have made another revision to my ongoing cellular webcam project to include some improvements and lessons learned from revisions 1 and 2. In addition to attempting to reduce costs a bit. Cost reductions mostly came from finding equivalent parts … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Datacenter OOB & Stratum 1

Posted on 2020-06-15 by Nigel VH

I have a rack of gear down at a datacenter down in California, where I’ve got a single internet connection. It’s quite reliable and performs well, but I wanted a backup means to reach my equipment in the case of … Continue reading →

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Cellular Webcam Revision 2

Posted on 2020-03-02 by Nigel VH

A couple years ago as I was first investigating IoT plans from various cell carriers, I threw together a small Raspberry Pi based remote webcam and left it in the woods over winter. It worked well for several months, and … Continue reading →

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2019 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2019-06-02 by Nigel VH

2019’s launch included a single balloon which reached 101,433 feet. The flight carried carried a number of student payloads, the 900MHz voice telemetry system, a commercial APRS tracker board, my custom IRIS board, as well as a Raspberry Pi Zero … Continue reading →

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LitePlacer Pick and Place

Posted on 2019-04-06 by Nigel VH

I end up doing a number of PCB designs for various projects. Most are small one offs that aren’t a huge problem to assemble by hand, but there are instances where I have multiple to build, or large boards with … Continue reading →

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