supersid pi project failure 2020Feb Notes
These are the notes we made during another attempt at replacing the windows netbook running supersid v1.2.2 with a raspberry pi project. This would hopefully use less power (up to…
SuperSID Raspberry Pi SUCCESS!
After the last failure of trying to get python data logging code onto a Raspberry Pi 3B and failing with the latest Raspbian Buster OS (20210111), we decided to try…
Raspberry Pi SuperSID
Here we go again.. another attempt at building a SuperSID Monitor and data logger on a Raspberry Pi computer. Current running on a netbook with Windows 7, the netbook is…
Mars and Uranus 2021Feb03
We successfully imaged the planet Uranus back on 2021Jan24. At that time, an out of focus image helped to identify the planet showing a greenish cast. The most recent image…
Home air filter
CBC Marketplace had an interesting segment this week, on home air filters. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/portable-air-purifier-tests-marketplace-1.5900782 Interesting as well because we had built a DIY air filter a month or two ago: Unlike…
ISS 2021feb06
The International Space Station passed over our location last night.. a low pass, peaking at 24 deg altitude. The issue was twilight… it was not dark enough to use a…
Home Automation
Home Automation has always been a goal… automating, making more convenient, better information and better control. Over the years we have tried many items. The very old X10 power system…