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I snagged a good deal on a Sparkfun RTK Express Kit through ebay. This page will serve as an updating log of setup and discoveries. My goals for this device is to use it for surveying at my families cabin,… Continue Reading →

When I started my internship I immediately joined the 401K program as my company has a match and I like the idea of getting free money. I’ve invested that money in a Target date retirement fund and continue to do… Continue Reading →

Hello Makers of Modular Tool Storage Systems! (Milwaukee Tool Packout, Dewalt Tough System, Rigid Pro Gear, etc) I am a controls engineer. My job is to design industrial control cabinets in the office, and then work in the shop to… Continue Reading →

If anyone is struggling to configure a Dragino RS485 device to talk Modbus to a slave, note that AT+COMMANDx and AT+CFGDEV require spaces between the bytes. Format it this way: AT+COMMAND1=01 03 00 05 00 01,1 Not this way: AT+COMMAND1=010300050001,1… Continue Reading →

For anyone trying to to connect an Automation Direct Click Plus PLC to Google Cloud IoT Core: The Click Plus does not support encrypted MQTT packets which is required to use the service. Seems like TLS is the defacto encryption… Continue Reading →

I just came out of a focus group meeting in the search for Elmbrook Church’s new pastor. My prior experience with a focus group was in college for the design of a new dormitory. That meeting consisted of free pizza,… Continue Reading →

Our heavenly father, may your name be made holy.Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as in heaven.Give us wisdom for our technical challenges,and have mercy on our mistakes,as we show mercy on others mistakes.Lead us not to… Continue Reading →

I bought a Sanyo PLC-XU86 projector from a thrift store. I have been playing with the network connection and trying to figure out what it is for. It looks like it can connect to a local server to display JPEG… Continue Reading →

Costco has the Fitbit Charge 4 on sale for $89.99 through 11/30 while supplies last.With shipping this is $5 less than the most commonly advertised price of $99 at Kohls.