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Channel One Fridge and Freezer Temperature Sensor - The Ultimate Raspberry Pi Bundle

2014-03-02T15:19:17Z

I've been blogging about my experience in Road Test reviewing the Ultimate Raspberry Pi Bundle. As a part of this Road Test I'm creating a Fridge/Freezer Temperature Alarm system for our local food shelf, Channel 1. You can see where this Road Test s...(read more)

Ultimate Raspberry Pi Bundle / Temperature Alarm Project - post 3 - XBMC Solution

2014-01-20T01:29:14Z

I've started blogging about my experience in Road Test reviewing the Ultimate Raspberry Pi Bundle. As a part of this Road Test I'm creating a Fridge/Freezer Temperature Alarm system for our local food shelf, Channel 1. You can see where this Road Tes...(read more)

And the winner is... Monte Chan with project "Code Name"

2012-07-19T06:45:00Z

Element14 and Texas Instruments (TI) are pleased to announce the winner of the Ultimate Road Test competition. It was a difficult choice, given the quality of our competitors and the innovative solutions they put forward using TI SimpleLink Wi...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 011

2012-07-16T12:28:39Z

16th JulyA Great Progress DayI have been continuing SIT testing and today I have my project producing sound whilst responding to Wi-Fi datagrams.Although this does not sound like much to most you will need to consider what is happening. The Basi...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 010

2012-07-15T10:30:25Z

July 15thSome Odd QuirksI've been busy performing System Integration Testing and Unit Testing and have encountered a few hurdles on the way. 1. CCSv5/MSP430 C Compiler and handling of long variables.I've always used long variables with the premi...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 009

2012-07-13T23:21:53Z

July 14thMore on the Solution to the Odd problemThe solution is working very well and hasn't failed yet.My polled SPI drivers do not use the UCBUSY status bit at all.All I do is poll the UCTXIFG flag on UCA1IFG prior a transmit and poll the UCRXIFG (...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 008

2012-07-12T21:34:51Z

July 13thAn Odd Solution to the Odd problemThe odd problem had to do with driving a particular SPI device.I had a look at the E2E website and there's a lot of comments about it.I found my own alternate that seems to work for me. My issue is the ...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 007

2012-07-12T13:48:15Z

July 12thHaving the Odd problem or two?I've been working on a odd problem.A software driver works perfectly well in unit test but when put into system integration test it misbehaves.Even odder is the fact that the error condition with the software dr...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 006

2012-07-07T10:57:51Z

July 7thFeeling IsolatedThe ISO7221ADs arrived and I have mounted one on a new PCB that I just designed and milled specifically for them.These are good insurance policy against ruining expensive control modules, the CC3000 and rest of the project har...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 005

2012-07-07T04:23:01Z

July 7thSPI FRAM Unit TestThis unit test was run some while ago. The signals from top to bottom are; 3 nCS 1 CLK B1 &nb...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 004

2012-07-05T10:50:52Z

July 5thText to Speech Conversion DetailsAttached are some test samples.The Text to Speech conversion is currently done using a PC to create the an 8 bit 8kHz PCM required by the DAC.The sample data is extracted from the .WAV file and will be loaded ...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 003

2012-07-05T10:14:49Z

July 5thDAC Unit Test DetailsThe SPI DAC Unit test was run somewhile ago.I re-ran it today to include the following picture of it performing a roughish saw wave.(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 002

2012-07-04T20:41:43Z

July 5thWorking in isolation As not to blow up my Fraunchpad, C2000 Multi-DC/DC Colour LED Module, Three Phase BDLC Motor Driver or other independent module, I have ordered some Texas Instruments ISO7221 Dual Digital Isolators...(read more)

Project "code name" PostScript 001

2012-07-03T12:28:43Z

July 3rdUnit Testing of Serial Mux BoardI have just completed testing of the Serial Mux board in isolation.The Serial Mux board was disconnected from the main project and tested in isolation with the alternate Fraunchpad.A software driver was written...(read more)

Project "code name" Part 040

2012-06-30T22:23:34Z

July 1st (Still June 30th GMT)Where to from Now?I am very proud of The Project "code name" device.The aim of this project was perform The Ultimate Road Test on the CC3000 and I hope I have been successful in acheving this goal and be invited fo...(read more)