Outroot and things

Bitpim contacts CSV to google voice/gmail CSV

outroot — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:42:10 +0000

bitpim2google

I’ve had Google Voice for a while and I wanted to transfer my list of contacts from my phone to it. So, I decided to make a simple python script to convert the CSV contacts export from Bitpim to something that Google voice could import. This code is not exhaustive whatsoever. Modify it at will.

http://github.com/outroot/bitpim2google

Nokia 6100/6610 LCD PIC24H minibully

outroot — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:44:46 +0000

Nokia 6100 LCD running on a minibully

I recently bought a Nokia 6100 LCD from Ebay because I am in an LCD craze phase. Since I have no need for this LCD right now, I decided to port some code over to the PIC24H minibully from Sparkfun.(…)
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Simple sanguino clock prototype

outroot — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:22:20 +0000

Clock prototype

I’ve been wanting to make my own alarm clock for some time now, since I’m unsatisfied with any alarm clock on the market (neglecting overpriced ones). I just made a quick prototype to see if I liked it or not.

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Heroes of Newerth player stats python script

outroot — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:22:03 +0000

HoNstats

Here is a script I made a long time ago when Heroes of Newerth first released its beta. It simply retrieves all of the player’s statistics given their player name.

http://github.com/outroot/honstats

STM32 4-bit LCD library

outroot — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:04:29 +0000

STM32 with 4-bit LCD

Here is a 4-bit LCD library for the STM32 that I based off of the LCD4BitLibrary for Arduino. It’s lightweight, but it also incorporates Arduino’s Print class.

http://github.com/outroot/STM32-LCD-4Bit

STM32 Project template for HD devices

outroot — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:39:25 +0000

STM32 HD Project template

Here is a STM32 project template that I based off of http://www.micromouseonline.com/blog/2009/10/19/another-stm32-project-template.

I made some changes to it to get it working for my purposes and the CodeSourcery G++ lite (EABI) compiler.

http://github.com/outroot/STM32-HD-Project-template

Speeding up the Sanguino reset time

outroot — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:27:56 +0000

Sanguino

I decided to use a Sanguino for my next project and I noticed that every time I reset it with the pushbutton, it would take around 10 seconds to start the program. I thought this was absurd since the regular Arduino doesn’t take that long. I decided to dive into the bootloader firmware and find out the problem. The Sanguino version I’m dealing with is v1.4 r1.

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Repurposed tv-b-gone to turn off benq projector

outroot — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:21:35 +0000

Repurposed tv-b-gone

At church, we have a projector that is close to the ceiling and far away from the audio/video booth. The remote control that came with the projector does not have a very far range. I have to get out of the booth and walk close to the back row and keep moving the remote until I get the projector to turn off or on. It wasn’t only annoying for me, but I’m sure it was distracting for the church members.

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Valentine’s Day 8x8 RGB LED

outroot — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:57:52 +0000

8x8 Heart

I decided this year to make a 8x8 RGB LED device to give to my girlfriend for Valentine’s Day. I had made her a heart of red LEDs two years ago and I decided to step it up a little. No, this was not a cheap solution (it cost around $100 in materials, including all the stuff I bought that I ended up not using). I spent more time on this thing than anything I have made before.

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Don’t buy cheap USB to RS232 converters

outroot — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:07:27 +0000

Converters

So, my girlfriend bought me a STM32F103 board to play around with that has a RS-232 serial port on it to program it. Since I haven’t owned any computer in the last few years that has a serial port, I needed to get a converter.

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