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== About Me == | == About Me == | ||
| − | + | Name: Steve Upton<br /> | |
| − | + | Location: Warboys, Cambridgeshire<br /> | |
| − | + | Family: Wife and 2 daughters<br /> | |
== Work == | == Work == | ||
| − | I started as a programmer and now run a successful consultancy company | + | I started as a programmer (C, C++, Java, Perl, SQL) and now run a successful consultancy company, specialising in IT Service Management. |
== Interests == | == Interests == | ||
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=== Current Projects === | === Current Projects === | ||
| − | * Jeeves - An Arduino based monitoring and control system for my home office | + | * '''Jeeves''' - An Arduino based monitoring and control system for my home office |
| − | * Weatharduino - an Arduino based weather station | + | ** Basic use of an Arduino |
| − | * PiKeys - a keyboard with embedded Raspberry Pi - a modernised C64 | + | ** Building shields |
| + | ** Using sensors - temp, light | ||
| + | ** Mains power control to set the office temp | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | * '''Weatharduino''' - an Arduino based weather station | ||
| + | ** XBee for remote sensing | ||
| + | ** Sensors: wind speed & direction, temperature, light, pressure | ||
| + | ** Designing for long battery life of remote unit | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | * '''PiKeys''' - a keyboard with embedded Raspberry Pi - a modernised C64 | ||
| + | ** Raspberry Pi starter project | ||
| + | ** Fabrication in plastic | ||
| + | ** Raspberry Pi connections, power requirements | ||
| + | ** Aim is to finish with a self contained unit | ||
| + | <br/> | ||
| + | * [[Family Makers]] | ||
| + | ** Regular club for members and their friends and families to make things. | ||
=== Completed Projects === | === Completed Projects === | ||
| − | * Makespace coat rack | + | * '''Coat rack''' |
| + | ** Now installed in the entrance to Makespace | ||
| + | ** See my [http://www.ste5eu.com/blog/2013/5/12/project-makespace-coat-rack.html blog] for details | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | * '''LED Cube''' | ||
| + | ** Arduino powered 4x4 LED cube | ||
Latest revision as of 21:29, 13 May 2013
About Me
Name: Steve Upton
Location: Warboys, Cambridgeshire
Family: Wife and 2 daughters
Work
I started as a programmer (C, C++, Java, Perl, SQL) and now run a successful consultancy company, specialising in IT Service Management.
Interests
I've always loved making things and learning how things worked. As a dedicated generalist I've never learnt everything about anything but have dabbled in lots, including:
- Woodworking
- Wood turning
- Welding
- DIY
- Electronics
- Programming
- Web development
Projects
I have loads of ideas but I'm going to start at Makespace with projects that help me learn (re-learn in some cases) basic skills. These will then form building blocks for bigger projects in the future.
Current Projects
- Jeeves - An Arduino based monitoring and control system for my home office
- Basic use of an Arduino
- Building shields
- Using sensors - temp, light
- Mains power control to set the office temp
- Weatharduino - an Arduino based weather station
- XBee for remote sensing
- Sensors: wind speed & direction, temperature, light, pressure
- Designing for long battery life of remote unit
- PiKeys - a keyboard with embedded Raspberry Pi - a modernised C64
- Raspberry Pi starter project
- Fabrication in plastic
- Raspberry Pi connections, power requirements
- Aim is to finish with a self contained unit
- Family Makers
- Regular club for members and their friends and families to make things.
Completed Projects
- Coat rack
- Now installed in the entrance to Makespace
- See my blog for details
- LED Cube
- Arduino powered 4x4 LED cube
