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In this post I describe the trials an tribulations of bringing up my Timed LED Lighting Controller and how I went about implementing my first I²C Slave Driver for the ATTiny20. I was keen to receive the boards for the Timed LED Lighting controller to know if they would fit in the chosen housing. The … Continue reading Back to Blinky

Stairwell Foot Lighting System

When getting back into electronics, one of the projects I had in mind was to revamp our stairwell lighting system. In 2010, we renovated our stairwell. I took the opportunity to design in a foot-lighting system that was motion controlled. It has worked faultlessly for the last six years. But who can stop at revision … Continue reading Stairwell Foot Lighting System

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