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My 2015 Projects and Activities

dougw
dougw
28 Dec 2015

This summary is a quick tribute to element14 and the forum members who have enabled this forum and this year to be most enriching and enjoyable.

This review is a reminder of just how much e14 activity I was privileged to participate in.

Simple measures

  • I created around 56 technical videos - which is more than 1 per week!
  • I created about 58 blogs - also more than 1 per week!

(and yes - I have a day job, and yes - I play multiple sports every week, and yes - I have a great family, but electronics is so much fun, I actually do more projects than I have time to blog about)


Road Tests

I was lucky enough to be selected to participate in 4 road tests this year - here are the blog statistics:

ProjectPCBsBlogsVideosViewsLikesComments
Cel Robox 3D Printer111221081418
CY8CKIT-044 PsoC 4M Pioneer Kit127730133
LED Road Test+1141857154747
BBC micro:bit200000

Of course these numbers continue to increase every day so this will be inaccurate by the time you read it. The LED Roadt Test+ has not even finished yet and the BBC micro:bit road test has no blogs because the kit has not arrived yet, however I have already designed and printed 2 PCBs in anticipation. Although these stats compare favourably with the top 10 road tests of the year, none were fortunate enough to make the list.

Here are some images linked to the appropriate blogs:

Cel Robox 3D Printer Road Test

CY8CKIT_044 PSoC 4M Pioneer Kit Road Test

BLE LED Arc Reactor from the LED Road Test+


Design Challenges

I was also lucky to be selected to participate in a design challenge - here are the project statistics:

ProjectPCBsBlogsVideosViewsLikesComments
Sudden Impact Wearables2391932692222

Heart Reactor CCA

Crown Tools CCA

Tutorials

I usually put together a couple of tutorials during the year - here are a couple from this year:

Code Composer Studio Cloud - Basics

Autodesk 123D Design - Mini Tutorial

APPS

I usually program some apps each year - here is one from this year - it creates a zoom window where the mouse pointer is hovering and lists the colour at the mouse pointer location - this began as a discussion/request:

Colour Zoom App to Help Colour-Blind People Determine Colours

Memory Lane

I even had a mini-project to fire up my Rockwell Aim65 which was the driver for many enjoyable projects in the distant past:

Rockwell AIM65 (Advanced Interactive Microcomputer)

 

I would like to thank element 14 for hosting a great forum and initiating so many interesting and rewarding activities and thank the other members for their crucial participation - I have had a huge amount of fun with it all and learned a lot in the process. Already looking forward to next year!

Thank you everyone!

Anonymous

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 6 years ago +1

    Hi Doug,

     

    Great summary! I hope you are having a good Xmas break and wish you an excellent 2016.

  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 6 years ago +1

    Great post Doug, that's a lot of videos. Did you compile your stats manually or do you have an automated system?

    >I actually do more projects than I have time to blog about

    Ah yes, I know that problem…

  • DAB
    DAB over 6 years ago +1

    Well done Douglas,

     

    You have done a great job of reporting on new devices and showing us new uses for older devices.

     

    I wish I had the time to do as much tinkering as you do.

     

    Thank you for all of your efforts…

  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 6 years ago

    Dough! I like your showcase for content and how it is done Really great!

     

    but electronics is so much fun, I actually do more projects than I have time to blog about

     

    Cheers, Enrico

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  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 6 years ago

    You have had a very productive year and we have all been the beneficiaries of your hard work. Thank you very much for your inspiration.

    John

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    dougw over 6 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    Stats were compiled manually from my content pages - by the time I finished they were already out-of-date.

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  • DAB
    DAB over 6 years ago

    Well done Douglas,

     

    You have done a great job of reporting on new devices and showing us new uses for older devices.

     

    I wish I had the time to do as much tinkering as you do.

     

    Thank you for all of your efforts.

     

    DAB

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 6 years ago

    Great post Doug, that's a lot of videos. Did you compile your stats manually or do you have an automated system?

    >I actually do more projects than I have time to blog about

    Ah yes, I know that problem well.

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