Got the lathe moved in!
Month: January 2019
Beagle Bone Black Static IP
Static IP Address under Debian According to Derek Molloy's website it is easy to set a static IP under Debian: http://derekmolloy.ie/set-ip-address-to-be-static-on-the-beaglebone-black/ [Updated April 2015] To set the IP address to be static under Debian is quite straightforward. You can simply alter the /etc/network/interfaces configuration file to manually specify the address (e.g., 192.168.1.80 in this case), the network … Continue reading Beagle Bone Black Static IP
U-Blox M8 Configuration
Relevant information found on page 134 of the receiver description and protocol specification: https://www.u-blox.com/sites/default/files/products/documents/u-blox8-M8_ReceiverDescrProtSpec_(UBX-13003221)_Public.pdf Turn on GGA message (1 per second)[0xB5, 0x62, 0x06, 0x01, 0x03, 0x00, 0xF0, 0x00, 0x01, 0xFB, 0x10]Message Class: 0xF0Message Identifier: 0x00 (GGA)Send rate on current Port: 0x01 Turn off GLL message:[0xB5, 0x62, 0x06, 0x01, 0x03, 0x00, 0xF0, 0x01, 0x00, 0xFB, 0x11] … Continue reading U-Blox M8 Configuration
Interesting Answers to Quantum Mechanics Questions
Why are Operators Used in Quantum Mechanics? This post can be found here: http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/77275/why-do-we-use-operators-in-quantum-mechanics Q:In classical mechanics, physical quantities, such as, e.g. the coordinates of position, velocity, momentum, energy, etc, are real numbers, but in quantum mechanics they become operators. Why is this so? A: The short answer is that you can treat classical observables as operators if … Continue reading Interesting Answers to Quantum Mechanics Questions
Getting Ready to Move the South Bend 10k Lathe
Dimensions of the lathe and the pallet it's mounted to Planning on renting a U-Haul motorcycle trailer like this one Across the back yard... Through the gap in the fence (I'm going to remove the middle span in this picture)... And into the basement!
That Time Faith and I Went Skydiving
Faith and I went skydiving back in 2015 before we got married. We had a blast, though when we landed Faith's instructor said it was the scariest jump of his life. Unbeknownst to us the drogue chute that is used to reduce the terminal velocity when tandem jumping became wrapped around the instructor's neck briefly. … Continue reading That Time Faith and I Went Skydiving
Mt. Washington Winter Hike
I went on a winter hike on Mt. Washington on Friday, January 11, 2019 with my three brother in laws: Michael, Jesse, and David. Jesse had attempted to climb the 6,288 foot peak with his wife two years prior, and he came up with the idea of us all going back for another attempt. We … Continue reading Mt. Washington Winter Hike
Beagle Bone PRU Reference
I only use the PASM (PRU assembler) for programming the PRUs on the BBB. I've had some issues with the TI C compiler. The best reference for the PRUs can be found in the GitHub reposotory here: https://github.com/beagleboard/am335x_pru_package In this repository is the best guide I've found for writing assembly code for the PRU as … Continue reading Beagle Bone PRU Reference
Beagle Bone Black UART
To view the output of a device connected to UART4 on the BBB (I've got a 9600 baud GPS device sending data to P9.11) first set the RX pin to the correct pin mode. I running Debian on the BBB by the way. config-pin P9.11 uart Then view the streaming data with cat /dev/ttyO4 and … Continue reading Beagle Bone Black UART
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