I took me 7 years to admit I’d made a mistake in choosing a Z-Wave Wireless Lighting System. Finally I’ve taken stock and replaced it!
Embedding Micropython on ESP32
Embedding MicroPython in an existing ESP IDF project turned out not to be so simple. So here’s a guide to how I managed to get it working.
Is there WROOM for a WROVER?
Squeezing a larger module onto the control board for Marty the Robot V2.
Installing ESP-IDF on WSL2
I find that the Espressif ESP32 documentation for installing their IDF development toolchain doesn’t work for me on WSL2 without a few mods …
Marty Sounds – Convert Sounds for Marty (and RIC)
Converting sound files to use on Marty the Robot – and RIC, its control board
Pushing Z80 to the Limits
Asked enough times how to modify RC2014 processor boards to use all the BusRaider features I decided it was time to build one that works out of the box. With a few more goodies thrown in.
Introducing the Stepper Hat Trio
A new board for driving up to three stepper motors, WiFi connected with a web-server UI for CNC or dedicated applications. Based on the Raspberry Pi HAT format and also allowing control from a Pi,
Z180 50MHz with the BusRaider
How fast can a Z180 be made to run in an RC2014 backplane? Let’s find out!
Marty Learns to Swing – Part 3 Q-Learning
The third part in the Marty Learns to Swing series. This time out Marty pursues Q-Learning but finds that an Exhaustive approach suits him better.
Marty Learns to Swing – Part 2
In this, the second part of the series, I develop an OpenAI Gym to model Marty the Robot on a swing and get it to the point where we can start testing strategies for keeping Marty swinging once he gets started.