{"id":149,"date":"2015-12-27T09:23:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T09:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2015-12-27T09:25:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T09:25:01","slug":"weekly-wrapup-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Weekly wrapup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Or, apparently, fortnightly. Sure I&#8217;ve been doing stuff, too much stuff to be writing updates \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Monday the 14th, cleaning the basement. Not very exciting in itself, but we&#8217;ll get to that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday the 15th &#8211; more laser cutting! Discovered that if you&#8217;re doing two separate runs of the same thing, you really need to watch the scaling factor. So now I have to clumsily file down the slots in front of the pi cluster enclosure \ud83d\ude42 And the fan mount on top has worked nicely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-15-11.53.34.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-161\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-15-11.53.34-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-15 11.53.34\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-15-11.53.34-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-15-11.53.34-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-27-19.36.36.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-162\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-27-19.36.36-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-27 19.36.36\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-27-19.36.36-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-27-19.36.36-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday the 16th<\/p>\n<p>So, why did I clean up the basement?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-12.49.42.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-150\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-12.49.42-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-16 12.49.42\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-12.49.42-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-12.49.42-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-12.49.42-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.10.46.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.10.46-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-16 17.10.46\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.10.46-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.10.46-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.07.09.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.07.09-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-16 17.07.09\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.07.09-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.07.09-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-16-17.07.09-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an Optimum lathe and mill. Little hobby things, and I need to bolt them to the concrete before I can use them, but that will revolutionise my home tinkering. That and the 3d printer I still haven&#8217;t fixed up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 17th<\/p>\n<p>Fuck knows. Recovering from Wednesday, probably, and avoiding drilling into the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, no, Kerbal! Spent some time installing kRPC, and getting the vt100 talking to KSP over the nyetwork. Behold!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2015 12 17 21 55 11\" width=\"627\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mxYvo3PX8jo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now I can launch flights from a monochrome text terminal 30 years old, rendering (heh) pointless all the glorious graphics of a lovely game. But it gives me scope to start tinkering with controls systems algorithms to run the damn thing.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 18th<\/p>\n<p>Back in to Swinburne to continues discussions about the ongoing arcade game design. Apparently, having finally done the 1800&#215;500 version, we discovered that the machining centre tops out at 1500, so we had to redesign for 1500 long. Still, finally fucking down and handed over.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monday 21st<\/p>\n<p>Fuck all. Did go to see the new Star Wars with my girlfriend. It failed to suck.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 22nd<\/p>\n<p>Shiny!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.16.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.16-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-22 11.37.16\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.16-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.16-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.06.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-154\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.06-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-22 11.37.06\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.06-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.37.06-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.36.10.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.36.10-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-22 11.36.10\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.36.10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-11.36.10-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the arcade game frame, or bits of. Ready to be bolted together, albeit around a more solid central frame<\/p>\n<p>Also: <a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-12.50.57.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-156\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-12.50.57-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-22 12.50.57\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-12.50.57-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-12.50.57-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-22-12.50.57-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a flex sensor for the robot arm project. It didn&#8217;t work out too well, but I have some more ideas. We&#8217;ll get there.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 23rd<\/p>\n<p>Properly fuck all. This arrived, though:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-23-13.37.59.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-157\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-23-13.37.59-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-23 13.37.59\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-23-13.37.59-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-23-13.37.59-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That will probably replace the motor in this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-07-12.55.48.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-158\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-07-12.55.48-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-07 12.55.48\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-07-12.55.48-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-07-12.55.48-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lighter, faster, smaller.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 24th<\/p>\n<p>Something Christmas something&#8230; But I had a meeting with one of the lecturers at Swinburne about a\u00a0 project. Probably can&#8217;t talk much, but it involves control systems, BLDC motor control, code and electronics. Aww yeah.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Friday 25th<\/p>\n<p>Something something Christmas. However, these arrived!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-25-19.25.15.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-159\" src=\"http:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-25-19.25.15-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-25 19.25.15\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-25-19.25.15-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinker.eccentrify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-25-19.25.15-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re version 0.1 of the robot arm EMG sensor, and they&#8217;re pretty, and completely fucking useless to me \ud83d\ude42 They have the final output taken from the wrong pin on the final opamp. Oh well \ud83d\ude42 V 0.2 should be a day or two away, and I have not yet found any crucial flaws in them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or, apparently, fortnightly. Sure I&#8217;ve been doing stuff, too much stuff to be writing updates \ud83d\ude42 Monday the 14th, cleaning the basement. Not very exciting in itself, but we&#8217;ll get to that&#8230; Tuesday the 15th &#8211; more laser cutting! 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