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Python Automation – Code Snippet – Return List of Files in Directory by Extension

by | January 14, 2022 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

This is a Python Code Snippet that will return a list of files based on extension from a directory including full path. #Usage yourlist = return_file_list_by_ext("directory",".ext") def return_file_list_by_ext(directory,ext): import os file_list = [] for file in...
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Automation With Powershell and Python – Step 1 Have a Plan

by | January 13, 2022 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

I have been working with computers and other technologies going on 35 years now… I get a kick out of automating stuff. If you want to do more with less - or not have to worry about the boring stuff. Or even if you are not doing the time sucking task - but you want to...
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PIC10F322 and XC8 Code – Light Activated Switch

by | December 1, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

Using the ADC module in the PIC10F322 – we are going to use a photoresistor (see previous post on Using A Photoresistor) and a Potentiometer (another post here about it) – that will turn on and off a LED based on the amount of light. The trigger point is adjustable...
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PIC10F322 and XC8 Code – Adjustable Push Button Timer

by | December 1, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

We are going to take what we have done with the ADC and expand it some more and add in a button and the interrupt base timer code from a previous post. The setup… RA0 – LEDRA1 – PotentiometerRA2 – Push Button (tied to ground) (weakpull-up is enabled) High level… Press...
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PIC10F322 and XC8 Code – Using ADC and PWM To Control LED Brightness

by | December 1, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

In my other post – PIC10F322 XC8 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) Getting Started. I went over the basics of getting up and going with the ADC on the PIC10F322. The code read the value from a potentiometer and if the value was over a certain range – turn on the LED....
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PIC10F322 XC8 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) Getting Started

by | December 1, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

The PIC10F322 Analog-to-Digital Converter has three selectable external analog channels. This allows you to convert an analog signal (voltage) to an 8bit value (0 – 255) that you can use – to do whatever you dream up. Here is the process that enables the ADC on...
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PIC10F322 XC8 Interrupt Based Delay Timer

by | November 29, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

In the previous post I wrote about using the PIC10F322 Interrupt. In this post is the the complete code that will use timer0, to replace the __delay_ms() macro. Why would we want to replace the __delay_ms() macro? The macro has some limitations, great if you want to...
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PIC10F322 XC8 Interrupts – Overview

by | November 29, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

Here is a quick overview of how to get interrupts going in XC8. You will need to define your interrupt function or handler in your code. void __interrupt () isr_routine (void) { } The name isr_routine can be anything you want, however __interrupt () is very important...
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PIC10F322 Applications – Cascaded Timer

by | November 28, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

PIC10F322 Cascaded Timer – when input on PORT.A2 goes low – PORT.A0 will go high, for 1 second, then LOW, Then PORT.A1 will go high, for one second, then LOW. The on time can be changed by adjusting the PulseOut_Time. Of course you can move the input to PORT.A3 and...
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Understanding XC8 MPLAB C Header Files

by | November 28, 2021 | The Art of Technology | 0 Comments

Received a question about – How to separate a program into multiple files. Simple programs can be put in a single file, but when your program grows larger, while it isn’t impossible to keep it all in one file, it starts to become a big pain in the rear. The purpose of...
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Current Personal Projects

Hydroponics Automation Overview

by | January 18, 2022 | Projects | 0 Comments

I have been using hydroponics to grow various herbs, lettuces, and other food plants for some time now. It is a great way to grow fresh veggies. Recently I ventured into designing my own hydroponic systems - as you can see below - this is the test bed I have been...
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The White Rabbit

The Gatekeepers

by | January 12, 2022 | White Rabbit | 0 Comments

This is an article a wrote a while back. An article I read got me thinking this morning. It was about Epic Games – VS Apple and Google. In which Epic’s game Fortnite has been removed from both online app stores, basically cutting off Epic from roughly, 3.5 billion...
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Movement Toward Localized Computing

by | January 7, 2022 | White Rabbit | 0 Comments

Is it just me or have you noticed the move toward a central computing model. With AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.. This has been going on for a few years now. Don't get me wrong, it is an affordable way to have data processing, host your application, what ever you want...
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