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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 | ||
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| + | * '''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 | ||
=== Completed Projects === | === Completed Projects === | ||
* Makespace coat rack | * Makespace coat rack | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 27 January 2013
About Me
Name: Steve Upton
Location: Warboys, Cambridgeshire
Family: Wife and 2 daughters
Work
I started as a programmer and now run a successful consultancy company. Most of my work time these days I spend managing large scale helpdesk implementations for customers.
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
Completed Projects
- Makespace coat rack
