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Developing a Remote Sensor Firmware using Test Driven Development

Posted on November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 by smayze

Developing firmware for an embedded remote sensor that needs to adhere to a specific protocol has challenges due to the limited resources and the complexity of the implementation. Experience on a previous project (a remote sensor gateway) demonstrated how Test Driven Development could assist when working on complex systems. This write-up describes the approach used … Continue reading Developing a Remote Sensor Firmware using Test Driven Development

One Year of Contextual Electronics

Posted on January 6, 2016January 20, 2017 by smayze

Before Contextual Electronics, I knew I wanted to get back into practical electronics, after a very long break. But I still had a lot to learn or re-learn. My study days left my head spinning trying to grasp operational amplifiers with two or three pages of algebra and still did not know exactly how they … Continue reading One Year of Contextual Electronics

Getting Some Order in the House

Posted on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by smayze

It is now exactly six months since I joined up with Contextual Electronics. In that time I have three course related boards finished and tested, with two in the post. The tutor and mentor Chris Gammell also encourages own-projects, which is the main topic of this blog. For that I have two boards completed and … Continue reading Getting Some Order in the House

Home sweet Home

Posted on April 22, 2015May 6, 2015 by smayze

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

Posted on April 19, 2015April 20, 2015 by smayze

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