MCU Beginners SparkFun Tutorials

For all us microcontroller (MCU) beginners, there are many online tutorials and other helpful web resources about electronics and related MCU topics.A worthwhile set of tutorials for beginners participating in the Humboldt Microcontrollers Group learning the basics of using microcontrollers sessions is the SparkFun Tutorials. According to the website...

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Power Sipping Microcontrollers Use FRAM

Emerging technologies and new tech terms are something of high interest to me, so when I saw a couple recent articles about microcontrollers with FRAM, I needed to know more.FRAM (also written as FeRAM), or ferroelectric random-access memory, is defined by Wikipedia as,FRAM Cell"...similar in construction to DRAM but uses a ferroelectric layer instead...

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Digging in the Shade

  Saturday.....The weather has started to heat up a bit of late & we were a tad concerned that we  may loose the Snow Peas & Broccoli so decided to put the shade cloth up over most of the beds....We have noticed a difference in the Snow Peas already... They are standing up all happy & the pods  firmed up within a few hours......

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Whats Killing the Babies of Vernal Utah

Midwives the world over have been ringing the clarion bell, warning us about what is happening.  The overwhelming response to these heros has been ridicule at the very least, and imprisonment in many many cases. I have watched, during my time of activism in the Maternal & Infant health arena, Midwives who have stood up to the medical machine...

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Compost Teas Seeds

 Compost Tea...Finely started up a batch of Compost tea on Friday using a small aquarium pump with an air stone, stockings, compost, worm castings, molasses & some cracker dust... It was left overnight to brew after a few adjustments but hasnt turned out like other batches I have seen on You Tube so left it brew until early Sunday evening......

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Human Sacrifice of over 2000 people in Meca

I said on Monday that I was expecting a big "sacrifice" this week.   I was looking for a plane crash, or another huge bomb.....  I didnt expect it to be quite this big, or to come from where it did!!I Posted updates on Facebook yesterday morning:"Well theres one sacrifice done. Im still expecting at least one more......"and the numbers went from 200, to 717 by late afternoon..... then...

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Oil Elites The Real Reason Oil Is So Cheap

Well worth 10 minutes of your time.  This is an excellent brief run down of the current OIL situation - history and future plans of the Oil Elites.Check out the links below the video for more informatio...

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A few issues

Pests !!!!  We have been inundated by pests as I may have mentioned in the last post...These bugs have been feasting on the Cape Gooseberries & require daily removal.. The little fellas on the right are rather squishy & when in a pack can devour a large leaf in under a day.. I have a feeling one is the offspring of the other.. One for...

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Voltset Viewing And Recording Meter Data On Your Smartphone

It has always seemed to me that it would be a good idea for engineers and technicians to use their smartphone to view and record data from a meter.Apparently the people involved with the Voltset Kickstarter campaign agree with me. Voltset is a module that plugs into a smartphone via a USB connection and turns the phone into a smart multimeter....

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New Beds

Made a start on the 2 small beds that are replacing the large Herb Bed....The first bed is up & just needs to be "Wicked" out & its done... Will start the second on Tuesday if the school schedule allows for it... I also need to scrounge some pavers from under the stairs for the gap & design the bench/storage box as well..... Should have...

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US East Coast Military Drills Chinese Navy in Arctic Well that escalated quickly

I woke up this morning to a message that the US Military have called snap drills on the East Coast of America, that MAY interfer with air traffic...... yea....... no, nothing to see here.  Move along.Last night, reports of Chinese Navy off the Shore of Alaska, exactly when Obama is making the first Presidential visit to the Arctic ever......Putin...

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This And That June 26 Grab Bag

Got finished with the Humboldt Microcontrollers Group meeting a little while ago, and now have to put together a random-microcontroller-stuff blog post since I didnt have a spare one waiting in the wings.#1 This:   Just saw an interesting FastCoDesign article titled, "Arduino-Powered Lamp Changes Colors To Reflect The Weather." The article starts...

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Fermenting Addiction and Best Ginger Beer Ever!

?    Our latest fermenting class, Crazy About Kraut, was a success.  And now I am hearing from students who are addicted to kraut, beet kvass and fermenting in general.  It really is so easy and rewarding to make your own homemade ferments.  Our favorite sauerkraut recipe includes green cabbage, fresh burdock...

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Epic Travel 2 Kenya Adventures

Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.  Those who dont believe in magic will never find it.  -Roald Dahl  Epic travel adventure numero dos....Africa!  Miraculously I was invited to participate in a biodiversity conference in Thika...

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