Daily Archives: October 1, 2014

Linux for Cars

Every so often I toy with the idea of building a carputer.  Well I did a google search and turned up Automotive Grade Linux.  It looks cool and has a VMware image you can play with, but seems to still … Continue reading

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Running Go on Intel Edison

Go, or Go Lang, is a compiled language that is kind of like Java.  I started to tinker with Go this summer.  I have to say coming from the embedded systems world, I like Go.  The article talks about using … Continue reading

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Nice hack for Digital readout on a small lathe

The author took some of the $10 Digital Calipers from harbor freight and took the caliper part off so it would slide with the lathe’s z/y axis.  Giving the system a DRO for a way cheaper price that a professional … Continue reading

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One fancy home automation setup with RPi and arduinos

This is one fancy setup for home automation that the author built.  Its a little light on the details but you get the general gist from the write-up. http://www.instructables.com/id/Uber-Home-Automation/?ALLSTEPS

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