Monthly Archives: July 2012

Programmable LEDs (Basic)

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Mark Ingram

Having setup an LED to be permanently lit via the 3.3V GPIO pin, the next step is to get the LED to light on demand, via a GPIO control pin. There are several pins to choose from, I used pin … Continue reading →

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Park Tools Cyclone Chain Cleaner Review

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Mark Ingram

I’ve recently picked up the Park Tools CG-2 Chain Gang Chain Cleaner Set from Wiggle after it was heavily discounted. I’d always been a little dubious about how good this tool could be and have previously opted for a manual cleaning process … Continue reading →

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Let there be light! (Update)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Mark Ingram

Following on from the previous post I have a correction to make. The 270 ohm resistors that shipped with the LEDs aren’t overkill for the 3.3V Raspberry Pi GPIO circuit. There must have been a mistake in the way I built the … Continue reading →

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Let there be light!

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Mark Ingram

In the beginning… As a budding electronic engineer, where should you start? This might be a question with many correct answers, but I decided to start with a simple single LED circuit. I bought the following equipment to get me … Continue reading →

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A journey into hardware

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mark Ingram

Hello, and welcome! Now, this might be the third or fourth attempt at starting a blog, but I’m convinced this time it’s going to be different – I actually have something to write about! A few weeks ago my Raspberry … Continue reading →

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