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Programming the ESP8266 is rather easy. I’m using the Arduino libraries and the makeEspArduino build system because I like to use the command line, not IDEs. Stock libraries provide everything you’d expect: Wifi setup, web servers, DNS support, etc. There’s even a library that allows you to boot into the […]

ESP8266: its’ all about power

Thu February 25, 2016 in Arduino / General / Software Development tagged amazon / arduino / Development / FTDI / FTDI Basic / power board / power supply / web server / wifi

What do you get when an old software geek tries to learn about electricity? The same thing you get when you teach a 5 year old not to put their hands on the red coils on the stove. Experience through interactivity. Today’s lesson: fat wires vs thin wires. I’ve been […]

Learning about power

Thu December 24, 2015 in Arduino / General / Hardware / Holiday lighting / PiBox / Raspberry Pi tagged amazon / custom boards / gauge wire / Geek / graphics / thin wires

I’ve been working on PiBox now for a couple of years. The immediate goal is a consumer-oriented device for video playback while not connected to the Internet. In other words, play movies while camping. I have longer term goals for it, but that’s where the project is aimed currently. At […]

Raspberry Pi: Kodi vs PiBox use case comparison

Fri February 06, 2015 in Hardware / Linux / Movies / PiBox / Raspberry Pi / Software Development / XBMC tagged amazon / DVD / hulu / Kodi / Linux-based devices / Media technology / nfs / PiBox / Raspberry Pi / Ripping / Subtitle / video playback / wifi / XBMC

My media server died this past week. Actually, just the hard drive. It was running Fedora 14 and needed to be updated anyway. This server hooks into my Sony Bravia TV via HDMI using an nVidia GeForce 9800GT. After installing Fedora 16 to a new drive, I loaded kmod-nvidia and […]