Author Archives: danfish

Upstart and Python

Posted on March 12, 2011 by danfish

I’ve got a Currentcost Envi device connected to my Viglen MPC-L. A python script runs on a loop parsing the data from the serial cable and sending it to a remote Mosquitto instance. The problem is that the exception catching … Continue reading →

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Watering the Garden OSS style – A Year with (some) Open Hardware

Posted on December 7, 2010 by danfish

It all started with the seemingly simple question – “How can I water the garden without leaving my laptop/phone/sofa using tech?”. So during the last year I’ve been looking at a number of low cost, low power and partially open … Continue reading →

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GU10 halogen bulbs are bad

Posted on November 21, 2010 by danfish

When we moved into our current house we refurbished the kitchen and living area extensively. As was/?still is the fashion then, halogen down-lighters were duly installed – 12 in total. Not the low voltage ones, but the 240v GU10′s. In … Continue reading →

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