My company, Green Shoe Garage, made it’s long-awaited CES debut this year. Along with partners Mouser Electronics, Digi, and Medium One; launched TANKFULL: An IoT Experimentation Platform. An excerpt: “Tankfull consists of two water tanks equipped with submersible liquid pumps and liquid-level sensors. The demonstration platform enables an operator to control the flow of water…
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Recently I got to work on a project that was destined to serve as a table display at a major U.S. tradeshow. Complicating matters was that I would not be traveling to the tradeshow myself so the contraption had to be shipped and set up by those who would not see the hardware in person…
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Like escape rooms? Wanna know how to make an RFID puzzle gadgets for escape rooms? In this video series, we will look at the tools and steps to create the electronic hardware, firmware, and mechanical components for an RFID-powered escape room gadget. For more information check out Green Shoe Garage guides at http://greenshoegarage.com/projects/oser/
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Over the past few years, cybersecurity has entered the public consciousness thanks to attacks that had direct effects on consumers privacy. Attacking traditional Information Technology (IT) systems such as desktop computers and servers can almost be a trivial matter for attackers with even moderate skills. Thanks to the plethora of software tools available and the…
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Debugging embedded systems and associated firmware can be more art than science. Is the problem in hardware or is it in software? Both? The ability to understand what’s going inside the processor at any given moment is key to troubleshooting. The difficulty in achieving this deep is understanding is compounded for systems integrators that are…
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Despite the eye rolls sometimes given to the name “Internet of Things” or IoT for short, no one is arguing that the future isn’t connected. Market soothsayers such as Business Insider recently release their revised 2018 IoT market predictions. Some highlights include 1 billion installed IoT devices in just U.S. homes will occur by 2023….
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Gears of Resistance Episode #21 for 17 April 2016 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2016/GOR_0021_17APR16.mp3 This week we cover: Arduino MKR1000 Hackster.io Johnny-Five.io JavaScript Robotic Framework MPLABX Xpress IDE Embroidered Antennas Sewing Loops Mandrels (for making wire loops and coils) Silhouette Portrait 2D Design: Pixelmator | AutoDesk Graphic 3D DESIGN: SketchUp | AutoDesk 123D Design Pepakura Designer Matboard Airbrushing Super…
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UPDATE: The code is now up on Github: https://github.com/geekcowboy/PhotonNodeJS Gears of Resistance Episode #14 6 September 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0014_6SEP15.mp3 This week we show off some code to make the Particle.io Photon get on the web to help power the DIY Internet of Things. Check back soon for the links to the…
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Gears of Resistance Episode #6 18 April 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0006_18APR15.mp3 In this week’s episode we talk about why I pick certain embedded platforms to use in my small design business. We also talk a little about the new 3rd edition of the Art of Electronics and a bit on the Arduino legal kerfluffle. Some links from the…
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Gears of Resistance Episode #5 1 April 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0005_1APR15.mp3 So we are shifting gears (pun intended) with Gears of Resistance. I’ve come to realize that there are tons of great electronics tutorial videos out there already. I love the idea of an Open Source Hardware podcast, but just can’t dedicate the time to do really…
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