Colin’s brain dump

I write lots of code and build cool things


I am a Glasgow based embedded electronics and software engineer who makes stuff that goes into space. When I'm not earning my keep, I use what I know to play with the world.

Colin Waddell on a bike in Copenhagen


Articles

Title Published Categories Views
Achieving prime-focus on a Sky-Watcher Heritage-150P Telescope
Light-plumbing is hard
[astronomy] [7]
Bindicator: My homage to the BinDayCator
This is a rubbish subtitle
[projects] [759]
LoRa enabling an IKEA Tärnaby table lamp
This lamp now detects shenanigans
[projects] [706]
TimeSaver3000 USB cable for those finickity dev-kits
But have you really tried turning it off and on again?
[embedded] [563]
Custom TFT Screen for the Ecowitt Weather Station
Ditching windows for a TFT Screen and an Arduino
[projects] [753]
Building a better website
Why I nuked my old website and built this one
[webdev] [601]
Fridge Flight Tracker
I really had to know what planes were flying over my house
[projects] [3074]
Keychron function keys configuration [reference] [1538]
Taps Aff - How it got to Version 3.0
How did I end up with this albatross around my neck?
[projects], [webdev] [640]
Fetch Yahoo weather data using OAuth1 authentication in Python 3 [reference] [734]