As usual, I’ve been extremely busy creating content for a number of sites. I also have several videos in various stages of completion, so stay tuned for those! So, without further ado, here’s some of my latest work:
Popular Science: (Article About) Open Source Document Creation
Not the exact title, but as I’ve been using LibreOffice professionally for several years, and now NotePad++, I was glad to do this article. I’ve proposed a few more open source articles in this vein, but am not sure the status of those pitches as of now.
Hackster.io: Animatronic Heart
While I’m not going to list all my articles at Hackster, this animatronic heart really stood out. You can see it on Hackster with an outer shell and faux blood, looking extremely realistic. In fact, a friend of mine—who is a doctor—said he would believe it was real (if in someone’s chest). Mechanical innards are shown here for the squeamish.
Twitter Highlights
When I posted this tweet I expected perhaps a response of “oh I know that,” but it instead seems to have been extremely well-received. Perhaps you might even call it viral, though I’m not sure when something qualifies. You can of course follow me on that platform if you so desire!
I also posted a thread on Arduino PWM signals measured with my DS212 oscilloscope. I personally thought his was interesting, but it didn’t get nearly the response.
Arrow.com: PlatformIO and ATtiny85
I’m a regular contributor to Arrow, generally appearing in their “Articles and Videos” section. One highlight this month is my exploration of PlatformIO for programming Arduino boards. I was really impressed with the system’s auto-complete capabilities, as well as the fact that it generally auto-configures itself for the board you’re using. Interestingly, I find myself slipping back in the the Arduino IDE for my projects, so it seems that old habits are hard to break.
I’ve also been doing some experimentation with the ATTiny85. If you need just a few outputs and low-power operation, it’s a great option. Here I show how to use an addressable RGB LED with this chip, and in a separate post I how to control a servo with it.
Final thoughts
January seems to be starting out nicely, with quite a bit of work from my normal customers, and some more speculative opportunities in the works. There’s also the previously mentioned videos, and perhaps a podcast thrown in. I tend to stay very busy. Questions, comments, complaints? Feel free to drop me a line via email: hi@jeremyscook.com or on Twitter @JeremySCook!
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