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myDoorbell: The Existing System

Introduction In my previous post I declared my intent to refresh my technical skills through the development of an amazing doorbell, myDoorbell. In this post I describe a doorbell system found in a typical U.S. residence… myDoorbell: The Existing System

myDoorbell: A Learning Adventure

Introduction After being a university chief information officer (CIO) for more than a decade, I decided to refresh my technical skills acquired through formal education and practice as an electrical engineer. I learn best by… myDoorbell: A Learning Adventure

The August and Kevo Door Locks

Introduction I have been waiting for the right technology to enable me to rid myself of my traditional door locks. While I’m not completely satisfied with my current selection, I found two I was willing… The August and Kevo Door Locks

Docker for Cross Compilation

Given my interests in enterprise computing and embedded systems, I decided to combine these two disciplines by using Docker to create a C development environment that generates an ARM executable from my OS X-based Mac.… Docker for Cross Compilation

Arduino As An AVR Debugger

When you leave the safety of the Arduino development environment and move to development with Atmel AVR processors, without an IDE, you lose some debugging / printing capabilities.  However, there is a simple technique to… Arduino As An AVR Debugger