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previous problem resolved
I'm still not confident that my solution is the most elegant way to do it, but I found a workaround to the problem I was having with the USCI on the MSP430 last night.
This is the line of code I ended up with between the writes - it basically spins until the UCSI is no longer busy and UCB0RXIFG is set. My interpretation of the manual is that I ( Read more... ) -
woot
So, I've been trying to track down a microcontroller problem for a little while, and I think I made a lot of progress this evening. I have a simple SPI bus between an MSP430 and a sensor, and the protocol is that you command the sensor with 8 bits but read the result as 16 bits. Somehow I'm not properly working with the serial interface on the ( Read more... ) -
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Went to the Austin Maker Faire today and had a great time.
Highlights:
- Meeting Sebastian of http://www.reprap.org/ and seeing some of the machines up close
- Meeting
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technology and obsolescence
Thom Hogan has a good website, including some great advice on purchasing a tripod for photography. However, I had to laugh when I read some dated advice on memory card capacity:
Not so smart media: if you’re still looking for a camera and you’re into the great outdoors, buy a beast that uses Compact Flash, not Smart Media ( Read more... ) -
Orlando Hamcation
I went to the big Orlando hamfest today ( Read more... ) -
car work
Being happy about this means that it will probably leave me stranded tomorrow morning, but here goes ( Read more... ) -
loose change
I have some loose change... maybe a few years of it. The bag I'm using is a leftover Tyvek USPS mailer, and while the strength of the envelope is a tribute to the material, I think it's getting a bit unmanagable at almost 25 lbs. Thus, I have decided to trade this loose change in for some real money before I hurt my back or the bag bursts ( Read more... ) -
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I realize now where the control laws in my automatic thermostat and I disagree. When I set it to 78, I want the temperature to NEVER EVER go above 78. None of this sitting on 80 for 10 minutes BS.
I'm studying for the FAA Private Pilot written knowledge exam. The figures are standardized and available in the printed guides, but my copy has them ( Read more... ) -
cheap hardware
So, I'm sick. Not in the fall-over dead sort of sick, but definitely not well enough to want to completely lose my voice and take tylenol all day to pretend that I'm functional, all the while passing it on to co-workers. On the upside I'm feeling much better already.
The weekend was very enjoyable, though there wasn't enough time to do everything ( Read more... )