Arduino & Micro ControllersHow to flash ESP-01 (this is NOT a programmer board!)Daniel MasonAugust 10, 2018January 15, 2021 by Daniel Mason02111 I had a hard time flashing the basic Blink program to the ESP-01 due to a misleadingly described programmer board I had purchased online.
FirmwaresESPHomeYaml – A new way to manage your ESP devices under Home AssistantDaniel MasonAugust 6, 2018November 10, 2020 by Daniel Mason01757 ESPHomeYAML is a Python tool that uses YAML file to generate microcontroller firmware binaries.
PythonDockerising Python Scripts (Python Script Container)Daniel MasonJuly 30, 2018December 13, 2020 by Daniel Mason01360 I did not want to install and maintain Python and its dependencies on my Raspberry Pi—so I dockerized it.
Self HostingDockerised MQTT Audio Buzzer written in Python on Raspberry PiDaniel MasonJuly 24, 2018November 10, 2020 by Daniel Mason02162 In this post, we are adding simple audio feedback to our home automation system via a small buzzer type speaker connected to the Raspberry Pi.
Arduino & Micro ControllersExperimenting with LED Dimming Functions – Smoothing Functions Arduino SketchDaniel MasonJuly 15, 2018June 5, 2020 by Daniel Mason01812 In this post, I wrote a sketch to try out different smothing functions for fading LEDs.
Arduino & Micro ControllersSmooth Voltage Regulation for LED dimming on 8-bit microcontrollersDaniel MasonJuly 15, 2018November 9, 2020 by Daniel Mason02057 Arduinos can be used as MQTT-enabled LED strip controllers. However, their limited PWM step resolution can pose a problem for the smooth LED lighting look
ProgrammingHow to set Windows Lockscreen images as desktop backgroundsDaniel MasonJuly 12, 2018November 5, 2020 by Daniel Mason01315 Just a quick post about a useful script I wrote once to make sure of Bings Lockscreen images as your desktop background.
HardwarePC won’t start up it’s not a broken motherboard.Daniel MasonJuly 10, 2018June 5, 2020 by Daniel Mason0996 A few weeks ago, I turned on my Windows desktop PC and it would not turn on at all. This post will hopefully help others.
Raspberry PiInstalling Docker and Docker Compose on Raspberry PiDaniel MasonJuly 5, 2018January 21, 2021 by Daniel Mason02057 This is a simple guide for installing Docker and Docker Compose on the Raspberry Pi.
Arduino & Micro ControllersPlatformIO/Arduino Flash Program Upload ProblemsDaniel MasonJune 30, 2018December 13, 2020 by Daniel Mason01387 I was pulling my hair out due to the following upload error.