Category: Random stuff
I²C OLED display experimentation – pt1
Part 1 – Failure is the first step to success (?) So, I’ve been trying to get a 0.96″ OLED display too work with a rp2040. it seemed really easy to figure out how to get it to behave but, for some reason, I get all kinds of issues. I found a micropython driver for […]
Thermostat hacking?
Can’t win them all, right? So, I’ve been donated some old thermostats from a coworker and one of them had a stuck button, I had to open it to unjam it and in the process, I moved the LCD screen connector and kinda ruined it ( these rubber connectors are SOOOOO temperamental… ) . Since […]
Large battery storage, kinda
Big project means putting it somewhere. So with my latest project ( the power station ), I’ll be needed a LOT of 18650. Since these comes from repurposed laptop battery packs, they don’t come in a nifty case or package that I can put them in while the project is ready to be assembled. Behold, […]
Battery-driven Bluetooth receiver for a wired headphone.
I swear, most people asked if that was a detonator… So, my phone does not have a 3.5mm jack, and my headphones are not bluetooth…. I wanted to have a semi wireless solution so, I did the most MacGyver engineering thing ever. Behold!… the thing! Basically, it’s a M28 bluetooth audio receiver for speakers that […]