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<\/a><\/figure>The Quite Rubbish Clock<\/a> \u2014 a human-unreadable clock on a cheap Nokia LCD powered by a Raspberry Pi. Featured on the Raspberry Pi Foundation blog: https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/the-quite-rubbish-clock\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Controlling an Arduino from Raspberry Pi using Processing<\/a> \u2014 one of the very first investigations of using the Processing language on Raspberry Pi. Reads sensor data from an Arduino using the Firmata protocol\/firmware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Raspberry Pi, Python & Arduino<\/a> \u2014 an early physical computing tutorial for Raspberry Pi. Published as the cover article in The MagPi<\/em> magazine, issue 7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>Extensive Thermal Printer<\/a> setup tutorial for Raspberry Pi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nArduino<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
National Drinks<\/strong> \u2014 anthems played on drink containers, driven by Arduino:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- \u2026 we stand in line for thee<\/a> \u2014
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<\/a><\/figure>O Canada<\/em> on a Tim Hortons cup \u2014 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2ewbZVwMr_I<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Flower of Scotland<\/a> \u2014 the anthem of Scotland on an Irn Bru can \u2014 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aoBIp5D7MiU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u2026 that our fries were still there<\/a> \u2014 a Five Guys cup hits the high notes \u2014 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JFOFnEswwVs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
MicroPython \/ CircuitPython<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- MQTT-controlled networked cowbell<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Circuit Playground Express Chord Guitar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- SimStapler\u00a9 Simulator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Project blogging<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- on this blog, including DECTalk-based [t\u0252k b\u0252ks]<\/a> TTS and many others<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- for Elmwood Electronics<\/a>, including: Clap on \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f Clap off \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\u008f<\/a>, Audio Triggers: the very basics<\/a> and Maker Festival Projects: Flying Toaster LED Panel<\/a>
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n- for Chicago Electronic Distributors<\/a>, including \u201cperhaps the greatest \ud83e\udd83 event in Thanksgiving Day history \u2026\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Collaborations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- For Brent Marshall<\/a>, developing a countdown clock with millisecond accuracy and no network access for a major sports event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>With Bryan Mayland<\/a> and others, decoding home energy meter transmissions on Arduino for real-time power statistics: Log your electricity consumption with Powermon433<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n3D Printing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My Printables profile: scruss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Display Typography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Full catalogue is on FontLibrary<\/a>, but highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>FifteenTwenty<\/a> \u2014 mono-spaced font family derived from character stroke coordinates from the Commodore 1520 plotter ROM. Featured on the MetaFilter podcast<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- ThreeFourTwoTwo<\/a> \u2014
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<\/figure>font based on the short-lived Litronix DL-3422 22<\/strong> segment<\/em> LED alphanumeric display.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- mnicmp<\/a> \u2014
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<\/figure>5\u00d77 dot matrix font based on a DECwriter II printing terminal output. Features many dot shapes, and lead to the LoveMatrix<\/a> font made especially for Valentine’s Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nRetro-computing Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>All the Colours We Have (for Paul Carter)<\/a> \u2014 as a memorial for an artist friend, a piece written in Z80 assembly language using his words on his old home computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nArtwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Patterns from Bourgoin<\/a> \u2014
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<\/a><\/figure>mini colouring zine featuring geometric patterns developed in Inkscape [PDF].<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Pattern Gallery<\/a>
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<\/a><\/figure>\u2014 2D and 3D patterns; some digital (in Inkscape or algorithmically), some in gouache\/ink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nGIS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Decoding WW2 campaign diar<\/a>
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<\/a><\/figure>y map references<\/a> \u2014 visualizing campaigns on modern mapping systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nWork in Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>Edge-lit numeric display<\/a> \u2014 working prototype single digit driver circuit, and an initial construction of the display itself. These are an alternative to Nixie tubes, but are low voltage and easier to customize.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Restoring a 1969 Sharp Compet desk calculator<\/a> \u2014 because nixies and core memory
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<\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Past Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- the automatic podcast<\/a> \u2014 A daily podcast, roughly 30 minutes long, produced completely automatically from a random selection of tracks from my music collection. All announcements were generated by the Flite<\/a> TTS. Running from 2008\u20132013 and decommissioned when the server changed, no archives exist from this exploration of aural randomness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Restoring a 1969 Sharp Compet desk calculator<\/a> \u2014 because nixies and core memory
- Pattern Gallery<\/a>
- Patterns from Bourgoin<\/a> \u2014
- ThreeFourTwoTwo<\/a> \u2014
- for Elmwood Electronics<\/a>, including: Clap on \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f Clap off \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\u008f<\/a>, Audio Triggers: the very basics<\/a> and Maker Festival Projects: Flying Toaster LED Panel<\/a>
- Circuit Playground Express Chord Guitar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Flower of Scotland<\/a> \u2014 the anthem of Scotland on an Irn Bru can \u2014 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aoBIp5D7MiU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Controlling an Arduino from Raspberry Pi using Processing<\/a> \u2014 one of the very first investigations of using the Processing language on Raspberry Pi. Reads sensor data from an Arduino using the Firmata protocol\/firmware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n