Finally got some free time was thinking about taking up new project but it got me wondering what everyone else is working on? Please share!
Painting the baby’s room for when it arrives, not my usual kind of project but it’s going well!
What project are you currently working on?
Submitted 1 year ago by Charliebeans@slrpnk.net to electronics@discuss.tchncs.de
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geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
samae@lemmy.menf.in 1 year ago
Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Looks really good!
TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Setting up a server from scratch, exploring the possibility of making an LTE expansion card for the framework laptop (mostly an excuse to get some experience back in PCB design), and automating the creation of frequency lists for specific Japanese anime for language learning. Progress on all of them is slow :) Also trying to get into the habit of writing myself a privare blog to keep track on some of the progress and learnings in each of thwse.
NightLily@lemmy.basedcount.com 1 year ago
Writing a book terribly.
sj_zero 1 year ago
I need to get going on my second book.
I want to make a pretty comprehensive computer course centered around the FreeBASIC programming language that doesn't just cover programming, but what's going on behind the scenes and the history of what's going on. Gen Z and by extension Gen Alpha lack a lot of basics in computers because they're so used to things that just work, so putting a lot of that knowledge of the ancients in one place I think would be useful.
Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Second?! What was the first book about?
Although I agree that newer generation lacks computer fundamentals.
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
An MPPT solar charge controller using Arduino as well as a homemade Li-Ion battery. Also an 18650 battery tester. So 3 projects simultaneously because they’re closely related.
I’m using a CC CV boost converter to convert solar energy to the voltage for a 7s Li-Ion battery. The arduino reads voltage and current and will try to adjust the CC value to obtain an optimal wattage. I have removed the CC potentiometer and replaced that with an Arduino PWM pin with voltage divider that sets the corresponding current limit. This way a relation between CC pwm duty cycle and solar output can be set.
DIY Li-Ion battery goes hand in hand with the solar project. I’m making a home battery out of salvaged laptop batteries. That requires a battery tester as well which I’m also making myself. The battery tester works by charging a battery with a TP4056 module and discharging as soon as it’s fully charged over a resistor while monitoring voltage/current over time. This happens 16x in parallel using multiplexers so 16 batteries can be tested simultaneously.
I’m also taking safety very seriously so all batteries are equipped with both thermal fuses and current fuses. That involves 3D modelling battery holders, printing them, spot welding/soldering etc. As well as an additional monitoring system on top of a commercial BMS so that the battery status can be monitored remotely.
Once everything works to a somewhat satisfying degree I intend to post the projects in more detail.
Every project tends to explode in scope in terms of what it all requires so I’m not making as much progress as I want but it has been very educational.
trophosphere@lemmy.world 1 year ago
XenoWarden@midwest.social 1 year ago
3D printing and assembling a controller for clone hero!
WalrusByte@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m slowly but surely working on making a phone with a RISC-V SBC. I installed Linux From Scratch on my Lichee RV board and am now taking a break to get some other stuff in my life taken care of. Once I have some more time I’m going to work on getting a tiny, physical keyboard set up for it.