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  GNU Terry Pratchett

  In honour of the impact Terry Pratchett's had on my life, I have joined the ranks of similarly nerdy sysadmins and enabled the x-clacks-overhead header on all of my websites and services. GNU Terry Pratchett.

  2025-03-12

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  VanSpoof – A-Muntzing We Will Go

  With my first few VanSpoof prototypes assembled, I had noticed that the L78L05 was sometimes getting a little hot. Instead of knuckling down and calculating more suitable component values, I turned to the tried and tested method of Muntzing to get my power draw down.

  2025-03-05

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  Simplify VCD

  Simplify VCD is a tool designed to make working with Value Change Dump (VCD) files more efficient and faster. This tool enables users to clip sections of VCD files, trim irrelevant data, and reduce the resolution to a more manageable timescale, significantly improving processing speed and usability.

  2025-02-28

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  VanSpoof - Prototype 2 - Echo Firmware

  In part 1 and part 2 of building my first VanSpoof prototype, I managed to flash the microcontroller on the PCB with a blinky demo. This time round, let's see about sending and receiving some serial data.

  2025-02-17

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  VanSpoof - Prototype 1 - Firmware

  Last time, we built a prototype VanSpoof PCB. This time, let’s take it to blinky!

  2025-02-14

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  VanSpoof - Prototype 1 - Hardware

  Let's look at building a prototype PCB for my VanSpoof project. I really want to get better at soldering SMD components, so I'm going to try to use as few through-hole parts as I can get away with.

  2025-02-08

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  Next Trains

  My two-year-old loves trains so any time we can swing past the station and see them is worth the detour. This web app displays the next few arrivals and departures to help us schedule a visit. It's also my first time publishing code as a package on PyPI.

  2025-01-25