Monthly Archives: September 2011

GIRC: Graphical Interface for Remote Control

Posted on September 18, 2011 by engineerzero

GIRC is my program to operate a remote-control vehicle via computer with a graphical user interface. The program is written in Processing and an Arduino is used for the hardware interface. Here’s a screen capture with the path being drawn … Continue reading →

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Elenco Amerikit Learn to Solder Kit Review

Posted on September 11, 2011 by engineerzero

I got this kit because I wanted to brush up on my soldering skills. This is when I was about a third complete with the project. The rows of dots on the right are for practicing soldering before you actually … Continue reading →

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Quake off Vancouver Island

Posted on September 9, 2011 by engineerzero

I live near Seattle and I didn’t feel this thing at all, but this has been an active year for earthquakes and so I like to keep track of these things. BTW, the PNSN web page lists the number of … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s Builders

Posted on September 6, 2011 by engineerzero

Seen on a park sidewalk:

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