Dice boot is complete but no way finished posted April 13 2013
Well all the bits are in place but its not ready. There are a few problems to address, and I think they are serious
Changing the USB socket on a RaspberryPi
Details on how I swapped the USB socket for a connector that does not protrude from the board.
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Starting with Z-Wave and dot Net
The first post in a series on how to control Z-Wave devices from dot net. Includes a sample solution to impliment a REST WCF service.
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Inverse Kinematics and robot arms
Introduction to Inverse Kinematics, and how to position the end of an arm by rotating a series of joints. Also includes a canvas based demo of the calculations in action
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Recent posts
Nearly finished the upper arm of the backgammon robot posted March 03 2013
Huge progress this week
Backgammon piece actuator and servo linkages posted February 26 2013
Managed to connect the actuator and servo
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Key projects A sample of the projects that I'm working on at the moment.
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Reprap
My 3D Printer projects
Various projects about Reprap and 3D printing in general. I am working on my second Reprap and have designed and printed a few good models.
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Z-Wave
Home automation devices
I'm automating my home through the use of Z-Wave and similar technologies. My current plan is to implement a WCF server that various controller devices throughout my home can control lighting, music and tasks.
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Raspberry Pi
The little computer that can
My experiments with the Raspberry PI, and some projects that I am working on that uses it.
What I do Some of my other interests.
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Web Development
I play around building websites and eCommerce, and make a living from it.
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Food and drink
From roasting coffee to making sushi and slow cooking. I enjoy the best food and drink that I can.
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Hardware hacking
If it takes skills then I enjoy playing around with it. Usually have several projects on the go.
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Cars and F1
Watching F1 and driving my car. Open top motoring is the only way to drive.