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Blog Resurrection

Nix McRetro // 10th November 2015 // Categories: News

The blog came back to life and was extinguished again within a week or so. Dropplets just doesn’t do what I want it to. I’m sure if I messed about with the code enough it probably would have… Where does that leave this blog? FlatPress! I’ll have more on FlatPress... Continue reading

New Blog Ready for Action - Dropplets

Nix McRetro // 7th November 2015 // Categories: News

I’ve finally made some time to configure my blog. Now comes the arduous task of importing and tidying up all the posts from the past. For the moment they’ll mostly be text because there simply isn’t time to sort all the images yet. I’ve decided to give Markdown and a... Continue reading

Lunchbeat / PICkit 2 - Programming 102 (Part 6)

Nix McRetro // 9th October 2015 // Categories: Programming, YouTube

Even more programming, under OS X nonetheless! This time I’ve actually managed to get somewhere with the Lunchbeat and PICkit 2 arrangement, rather than spending the entire afternoon wondering why one little microcontroller won’t cooperate. I’d been trying to use the PICkit 2 programmer with the ATmega328P in the Lunchbeat,... Continue reading

Lunchbeat / PICkit 2 - Programming 101 (Part 5)

Nix McRetro // 9th September 2015 // Categories: Programming, YouTube

More programming under OS X! Well, something seems to work: we have lights and buttons! Some of the bits are still missing, so hopefully they’ll turn up soon. I’ve been working on the Lunchbeat and PICkit 2 projects together because the idea is to use the programmer to work with... Continue reading

Lunchbeat / PICkit 2 - LEDs (Part 4)

Nix McRetro // 23rd August 2015 // Categories: Programming, YouTube

Well, something seems to work: we have lights and buttons! There are still some missing bits, so the build is not finished yet. Hopefully the rest of the parts turn up soon. The PICkit 2 clone is looking a little more complete now that I’ve fitted the LEDs. There’s a... Continue reading