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Engineer of mechanical and electronic things by day, and a designer of rather amusing, rather terrible electric "vehicles" by night.
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Published Content
1 week ago
Building an AI Powered Follow Trolley Part 1: Getting Started
Getting set up with an Nvidia Jetson Nano and experimenting with Machine Learning to create a person following robotic trolley.
3 weeks ago
Building a PLCnext Controlled Can Crusher Part 3: Final Assembly & Test
Completing the wiring, implementing the PLC control logic and functional testing.
1 month ago
A Hands-On Look at the Cypress PSoC64 Standard Secure kit
A hardware introduction before setting up the development environment, and an example that provides seamless Amazon Web Services integration.
2 months ago
Building a PLCnext Controlled Can Crusher Part 2: Initial Assembly
In part 2 of this post, we will follow the assembly of the mechanical parts of the system, checking the component fit, making adjustments and planning the wiring.
2 months ago
Building a Rotary Inverter Controller with a Barth lococube mini-PLC Part 2: The Assembly
Assembling the control system and enclosure for a vintage aircraft rotary inverter.
3 months ago
An Adventure in Identifying Connectors
Finding the correct mil-spec connectors for an ex-military laptop.
3 months ago
Building a Rotary Inverter Controller with a Barth lococube mini-PLC Part 1: The Controls
Building a control system for a vintage aircraft 400Hz rotary inverter.
3 months ago
Building a PLCnext Controlled Can Crusher Part 1: The Design
Designing a pneumatic-powered can crushing machine that uses the PLCnext platform for control and monitoring.
3 months ago
Getting started with Maxim EE-Sim® OASIS Part 3: PSU Assembly & Testing
Assembling and testing our Raspberry Pi Industrial PSU PCB
4 months ago
New Tool Day: RS Programmable DC Electronic Load
Taking a look at the sub-£400 RS Pro RS-KEL103 Electronic Load, and seeing what functionality it offers.
4 months ago
A Practical Introduction to PLCnext Part 2: The Hardware
Exploring the PLCnext hardware and software in more detail and getting hands-on with two simple examples.
5 months ago
A Practical Introduction to PLCnext Part 1: The Ecosystem
Exploring the Phoenix Contact PLCnext ecosystem, and getting hands-on with simple ladder logic and C# programming examples