The EMMMA-K Version 3 (updated)

The EMMMA-K is back with much better performance and many new features. Plus it has a rocket sticker!

DIY PCBs with a Resin Printer

Using a Halot One resin printer to make PCBs at home.

CheerLights Tree

We dressed up a tree in our backyard with a string of 500 RGB LEDs synchronized to Cheerlights!

JS8 Assistant

This is an Amateur Radio application to help manage digital mode communications with JS8Call.

Homebrew SSB Tranceiver

During the winter of 2021 I built a homebrew Single Side Band tranceiver for Amateur Radio.

Smart Security Camera System

How to use machine learning and IoT technologies to make a security camera system that performs exceptionally well.

NetControlJS8

A software application for Amateur Radio to assist Net Control with JS8Call

EMMMA-K (Version 2)

An Electronic Music Instrument

This carries on from the original EMMMA-K prototype...

EMMMA-K (Proof of Concept)

An Electronic Music Keyboard

This is a unique kind of Electronic Music Keyboard intended to be used for performance.

It’s AboutTime

Time Keeping for Amateur Radio

The amateur radio digital mode protocols FT8 and JS8 require accurate computer time. This is a way to provide that off the grid.

Pulse Width Tool

More Fun with the iCEstick & IceStudio

Using the Lattice iCEstick, IceStudio, M5Stack and PlatformIO I made a general purpose pulse width measuring tool and learned a lot more about verilog and developing programmable logic for ICE40 FPGAs!

OpenPPS

Putting Time in an Electronic Bottle

Most people think of GPS receivers only as positioning devices however state of the art low cost GPS receivers can serve as a precision time source with accuracy and precision close to that of the atomic clocks in the satellites. Unfortunately GPS is intended to be used primarily outdoors. This project is about overcoming that limitation for timing purposes.

Alarm System Hacking

Unlocking a DSC Alarm Panel

In Atlantic Canada the requirement to dial 10 digit phone numbers came into effect on August 23, 2014. I had to figure out how to unlock the panel to change the number!

MisterHouse

Software for Home Automation

"MisterHouse is an open source home automation program. It's fun, it's free, and it's entirely geeky. Written in Perl, it fires events based on time, web, socket, voice, and serial data."