My latest acquisition must surely class as (physically) the mother of all watches, so much that I’ve put together a short support video to go with this blog entry: https://youtu.be/AgcJjM4MRUw This is a watch, phone, sport watch and more. Not for everyone as it is LARGE, but it works for…
Early Christmas
I must say it does feel a little like Christmas already in the frozen wastes of the Northeast of England. Partly because it is bag-bitingly cold but also as the post came this morning with my new watch (the mother of all watches) which I’ll detail shortly – but first…
Hantek 2-in-1 Scope + Meter
Let me introduce the Hantek 2C42 handheld 40Mhz bandwidth 2-in-1 oscilloscope and multimeter – my latest acquisition, ideal for lugging around and complete with decent carry-case.
Acrylic RPI Case + Twin Fans
This recently turned up for me from Banggood.. a great new case for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, complete with coated copper heatsink and DUAL fans. Something new every day!! The dual heatsink is great if a little bit of a tight fit, I like the case and already…
Digital Breath Alcohol Tester
Not so much a stunning new development as a quick Christmas gimmick, this one. Well, I had to have one. This pocket gadget should not be used for medical purposes – more for having a laugh this Christmas – and that’s something we should be doing lots of. So here’s…
Seeed Air602 WIFI Module
Touted as an alternative to the ESP8266, the Air602 WIFI is a tiny module from Seeed Studio in Shenzhen. Also available is a development board with USB and Flash memory. The basic 2.4Ghz WIFI module is based on the W600 embedded WIFI SoC chip with a simple 12-pin interface. at…
Coming up soon
I’ll be back at my writing desk toward the end of this week, once I recover from the transatlantic flight mid-week – back to the UK via Amsterdam. Meanwhile I’ve just been reading the pre-Christmas gadget hype, it seems we now have phones with 5 cameras (putting to shame my…
H96 Max Plus USB 3 TV Box
The H96 Max+ is, how can I put it, wonderful. It has Android 8.1, both WIFI and high speed Ethernet, 4k HD video (yes, I have a 4K TV) 32GB storage (4GB internal RAM), USB 3.0, HDMI output and more. At the time of writing, it is a very low…
New Toys in the USA
Currently we’re over in the USA for Thanksgiving which seems to be a curious mix of reasons to eat, drink and shop even more than usual. Add to the mix Black Friday and Cyber Monday and apart from the weather (it is truly cold in Chicago right now) this is…
NO.1 G8 MT2502 Blood Pressure Heart Rate Monitor Smart Watch
I just received this nice looking watch – the NO.1 G8 MT2502 Blood Pressure Heart Rate Monitor Smart Watch — https://goo.gl/R1Dg6p Yes, I agree, what an odd name for a watch – yet despite all that, this one could be a winner. At first glance, in my case, the USB…
A very busy week for Home Control
Having discovered some less than ideal historical settings in ESP-GO, today I’ve removed all commands which could OUTPUT to GPIO0. a throwback to the old ESP-01 days. I’ve also updated some default input bounce settings and improved the little-documented DEBUG2 command which lets you see the state of inputs on…
Credit Where Due–MQTT Logger
This fellow seems to have put together a nice MQTT data logger for Windows – nice to see support for MS users. I’ve just installed the logger on my PC. GOOD use for my new large screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq0G8jvS75A
HT-175 Infrared Thermal Imager
I’ve wanted one of these hand held imagers since I heard of the FLIR – but could never justify the cost – NOW I have one of my very own. I’m quite excited. Even then the price – indeed it is Banggood (I’m sure they won’t appreciate that). HT-175 Infrared…
Solar Motion Sensor Light
Why am I using a stock photo here? Because the weather in our garden right now is pretty naff, that’s why. This is the latest sensor light I’ve picked up from Banggood as we settle back down into Willow Cottage after gutting the place (if you saw the state the…
Box Nirvana
We recently started on a new project for ESP-GO and this time made the board to fit the box – always sensible if you have the freedom to do this. Well, here’s the box we used – from our friends at Banggood. As Thompsons travel used to say: Much cheapness.…
NEW PCB for ESP-GO
You might just like this – I do! Standard problem number one: finding a none-home-made-looking box for the new project. Standard problem number 2: NOT taking a simple on-off light or heater design and turning it into a wife/husband-provoking nightmare with low-voltage boards needing separate mains power supplies. Collectively these…
British v Spanish Mobile Phone Service Providers
Well, of course, everyone has their own story, this is mine. As some f you know, we spent 3 months of our summer in Spain, most of it with me recovering from illness and so probably more than ever, having a working mobile contract was very important this year. We’ve…
Victor 606B Clamp Multimeter
I’m quite excited as I’ve never had a clamp meter before. The 606B turned up this morning, well packaged. First, the stock photo…The Victor 606B Clamp Multimeter with overload protection, Digital NCV, Auto off and data hold. I’ve considered buying a battery company given the number of batteries I go…
Mustool MT8206 2 in 1 Digital Oscilloscope Multimeter
The MT8206 multimeter came from Banggood, falls at the cheaper end and is fairly basic but is non-the-less pleasant to use. It has 200k A/D sampling and 4000 count auto-ranging. Always a good start, there is a useful, printed 34 page manual with the meter. The MT8206 has 1-button switching…
Cubot Power 128GB Mobile Phone
This is my brand new Cubot phone and replaces the excellent Doogee Mix 2 I bought in November last year. I never stick with any phone for too long (I kept my first iPhone for 2 years and first Samsung for well over a year) but no longer wanting to…