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Getting back to BASIC

Getting back to BASIC

Posted on 8th Dec 2023

It was fun getting reacquainted with BASIC and BASICtools for the People Counter. Most recently been hacking at YAML, TWIG and PHP. Languages I only know enough to be dangerous in. Was doing that to handle some of the tweaks to these webpages and to the other websites I am supporting. It was go...

People counter 2

People counter 2

Posted on 6th Dec 2023

The PIR sensors came in, bought on a closeout deal from Parallax. They seemed pretty straight forward, power them up, after an acclimation period they light up when something moving detected. That was great until I hooked them up to an input on the ARM. I was getting a high reading all the time,...

People counter

People counter

Posted on 30th Nov 2023

I was asked to do a rough count of people walking through a hallway. So I ordered some PIR sensors, that are typically used in light switches that turn off when no one is there. I could have used any of our boards, and the LPC1756 has a crystal controlled real time clock. But that would be too ea...

Changing of the Guard

Changing of the Guard

Posted on 24th Nov 2023

After many years had to change my office chair. Not sure where I got that one from, but the feature I liked was it adjusted from computer height to then also high enough to look through my microscope. Well earlier this summer it broke and while I fixed it, what it really needed was for the base...

What did the Earth shift on its axis?

What did the Earth shift on its axis?

Posted on 20th Nov 2023

Wow the website changed big time. A number of years ago, I read that the style for websites was going simpler and cleaner. The previous site was flashy with moving pictures, and many menu options down a level. So recently I was asked to do a website for a local charity clinic, and in loo...

ChatGPT and me

ChatGPT and me

Posted on 16th Jun 2023

I had to give it a try, maybe late to the party. Lots of wikipedia like verbage, but interesting