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WiNode Works!
The first of the WiNode pcbs arrived on Thursday, and an idle half hour at Barcamp Liverpool, saw the board built up sufficiently to perform some basic tests.Just to recap, WiNode can either operate as...
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WiNode - the versatile Wireless Node
WiNode is the latest addition to the Nanode family, and it can be used in several ways to complement the existing family members.It can be used as a standalone wireless node for sensor and actuator...
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A Weekend of WiNode
Another busy weekend of kitting and photographing WiNode in readiness for a public launch in December.WiNode is essentially an Arduino compatible, low power wireless node, with applications in wireless...
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Teaching Kids to Code and Build
Britain will drift into the Digital Doldrums if we can't excite a whole new generation of kids to get involved with learning the skills of computer programming and making - which we learned in our...
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Building blocks for the Internet of Things.
Open Source Hardware Building Blocks - Lego for the Internet of Things.Nanode RF - A Web Connected "Arduino Like" Board with Wireless Connectivity for £30Three years ago exactly, I first got interested...
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Nanode RF should be tested in simple steps.Before you fit the RFM12B module and Magjack, fit the ATmega328 and the 74HCT125 ICs and apply power via the programming cable.The red led should wink at...
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Tiny Basic running on Nanode - Christmas Challenge
This is something I have wanted to do for some time - run an interpreted Tiny Basic on the Nanode - so that newcomers can program it quickly and easily.This would make Nanode a lot more accessible to...
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Since finding Tiny Basic for the Arduino yesterday - by the powers of Twitter and being well connected to some very clever programming pals - we now have the digital and analogue input and outputs...
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A £10 Tiny Basic Computer you can build yourself
Back in August 2010, I came up with the idea of a DIY Arduino built from a few components and an AT mega built on stripboard for about £10.Just take an ATmega328 pre-programmed with the Arduino...
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Nanode Ltd - forming a Tech Startup Company in 21 days!
From it's early beginnings last March, Project Nanode has grown from strength to strength. It was now time to start a company www.nanode.biz and open an online store - problem was - we only had 3 weeks...
View ArticleStarting a Tech Company - Week 2 - The Heat is On.
Starting a new tech company in just 21 days - www.nanode.biz - takes a daytrip to Gloucester and invokes Plan B.Week 1 was just a blur - mainly because I was still jetlagged having returned from San...
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California Dreaming...
You certainly won't fail when you are the nearest restaurant to Pixar Inc.It's been a while since my last post, and perhaps some readers might want to know what I've been doing for the...
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In a little over 12 hours time, the latest Mars Science Laboratory, and the Mars Rover Curiosity, will perform the most difficult and risky sequence of events of the mission to date - to effect a safe...
View ArticleDistant Writing
A strange connection of internet links, which took me from steam engines to steampunk, delivered my attention on a couple of excellent histories of the electric telegraph.The first is "The Victorian...
View ArticleOggcamp 12 - The open movement goes from strength to strength
Oggcamp12 is the fourth meetup of the Oggcamp unconference, this time held in Liverpool at the John Moore University School of Design.Trystan Lea of Open Energy Monitor and I, travelled there together...
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Building Bridges
The advantage of having 2 weeks off to relax in a Somerset farm holiday cottage is that I now have time for blogging and new design work. The downside is that there is no internet at the cottage - so I...
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Wireless Sensor Networks - a review of devices
Photo: the emonGLCD by openenergymonitor.orgThe second part of a post reviewing what is available to the hobbyist in terms of open source hardware for wireless sensing networks. This time I look at a...
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WiNode - a technical summary
WiNode is the first standalone wireless sensor device from Nanode Ltd. It is aimed at wireless sensing and control applications, and has a number of features not found on other devices. WiNode can...
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Building Blocks for Wireless Sensor Networks
"Smart wireless sensor networks will bring about improvements to the quality of life, allow greater interaction with everyday systems and lead to energy savings and better efficiency". Well - that...
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Building an end to end wireless sensor network
Building Wireless Sensing Networks - using Open Hardware.Over the last couple of days, I have been busy setting up a wireless sensor network as part of the preparations in readiness for a web...
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