Month: August 2014

  • Arduino and code efficiency

    The thing I love about programming for Arduino is that, unlike programming in most other environments nowadays, you are forced to think about memory footprint, memory allocation, and how your code relates to the hardware. That’s great for people like me who don’t really consider themselves coders at all, because “perfect code” is less about […]

  • Arduino, MQTT, OpenHAB and the Ultimate Room Control Panel

    Little demo video of the project so far below! My idea for a room control panel came about after seeing the vastly expensive options on the market, and because we are building a new home!   I love the brushed stainless steel precision-cut panels they offer – so I plan to make my own. Not […]

  • A world of home automation opening up

    So I became pretty obsessed with home automation. You know, the type where your home detects you walked through the door, turns the lights on, and says through the speakers, “Hello Mat, did you have a nice day?” Actually the above, whilst it sounds a bit sci-fi, is something I already tested out in my […]

  • Arduino – the beginnings of a journey

    Warning: geek post to follow. Anyone who has been unlucky enough to know me over the last 3 weeks will realise my obsession with all things Arduino has got out of hand. From the initial buzz of realising “I can do ANYTHING with one of these things” to the late-night shopping sprees with Amazon sellers […]