In the last post, the basic device was layed out in terms of requirements, block diagram and a state machine. It is clearly not 100% complete but I don't believe that the whole project should be blocked, trying to model absolutely everything. As the project develops and matures, issues will be encoutered and design decisions … Continue reading Module One – Power On!
Modelling First
I have mentioned about the re-working of an old alarm clock. In this post, I will be kicking the project off and introducing my efforts to model the requirements and project organisation in SysML. I will be using Systems Architect from Sparx Systems. Project Organisation The project organisation shows the directory structure of the project … Continue reading Modelling First
Time for a Change
As a starter exercise, I have decided to put a new life into an old digital alarm clock that stopped working. I received this in 1980 and it worked reliably well until late 2012 when if finally stopped displaying the time. It is amazing that it lasted as long as it did. The tone was not a … Continue reading Time for a Change
Home sweet Home
Over the weekend I visited the HomeMatic Usertreff in Kassel (HomeMatic is a SmartHome solution system with a bi-directional communication channel that can be wireless or wired). There I was introduced to some new features and concepts regarding the eQ-3 HomeMatic CCU i.e. I have the CCU2 and am very happy with it. There are certainly … Continue reading Home sweet Home
Opening words
After working with software for quite a while, I have been seeing what has been happening in the world of hardware. This was really my first interest and have been side tracked into software. I feel now it is time to brush the dust of the interest in building hardware and get cracking. The title … Continue reading Opening words
Rebooting Electronics 