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From:	Chris (CHRISSS)	9 Feb 2015 22:41
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Got it working. Yay! I used AVRDude to burn the bootloader instead. Me

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From:	Chris (CHRISSS)	10 Feb 2015 22:32
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I've been playing around with the RF24Network now I have both my Minis working. Setting up 2 to communicate between each other seems straight forward enough but not so easy to do with more. The library comes with an example for multi node setup with a branch configuration but only for the child nodes, doesn't show how to do the base. I've got two sending some temperature information to a base now though. I plugged one into a battery pack and it's outside reading the cold temperatures out there now. It's in a plastic tub with the temperature sensor in its own so the heat from the other components doesn't warm it up. Hopefully it won't rain, I don't think it will be water tight. Me

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	11 Feb 2015 21:34
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My big protoboards have finally arrived. Time to figure out the layout. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	Chris (CHRISSS)	12 Feb 2015 00:56
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My first protoboard for my LCD screen took hours to make. I assume it's for the world clock. I'm currently trying one of my Minis outside again. Transmitting temp every minute and also the voltage at VCC. Found a way to measure the voltage without needing to use one of the analog pins which is handy. I'm trying to use 4 AA NiMH batteries but take 3 different voltages off a 4 pack. Using 2 batteries for the radio (can't go above 3.6V), 3 for the Mini and all 4 for the temp sensor (that can't go below 3V). Me

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	12 Feb 2015 13:02
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I don't think I'll manage to do many long solder tracks. I might use a lot wires instead. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	Chris (CHRISSS)	12 Feb 2015 14:24
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Good idea. Those solder tracks were a pain to do. Me

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	12 Feb 2015 14:31
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I think I might do one for a common 12V in and maybe a common ground. I've got a load of telephone cable and CAT6 which should be suitable. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	12 Feb 2015 18:37
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It was looking neat on the smaller board until I remembered the transistors. I think I'll need to use the bigger board. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘
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From:	Chris (CHRISSS)	12 Feb 2015 20:04
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I saw a tip that looked handy for long rails like that. Run a ~~naked~~ bare (that's the word I'm looking for) cable along the breadboard where you want the track and solder along that. Easier to do and less solder. Me

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	12 Feb 2015 20:53
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Not a bad idea. I suppose then you only need to solder the connections and that keeps the wire secure. Unsure whether to go transistors standing up or lying down. Lying down takes quite a bit more space but I should have plenty to spare on this board. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘
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From:	graphitone	12 Feb 2015 22:55
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What's this going to end up being? If you've already mentioned it, I've missed it. Drawings n' that

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	13 Feb 2015 07:13
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Hopefully it'll be something like this..... msg:40898.189 ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	koswix	13 Feb 2015 08:19
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Standing up = better heat dissipation


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          │    │    │    │ ▪                    
          │    └────┘    │                      
          │   ──┐  ┌──   │ ▪                    
   ┌──────┤    ▪    ▪    │                      
  ┌┘      │              │ ▪                    
┌─┤       └──┐  │  │  ┌──┘                      
│ │          │ ││  ││ │   ┌─┐                   
│ │          └─┼┤  └┴─┴───┘ │                   
│ │           ─┘│           │                   
│ │   ┌──────┐  └┬──────────┘                   
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  └───┘      └───┘

If Feds call you and say something bad on me, it may prove what I said are truth, they are afraid of it.

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	13 Feb 2015 08:45
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Good point. I only realised the other week that the metal screw hole section could also be used as one of the pins so they can't be touching. I assumed it was just metal for the sake of being metal :$ ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	koswix	13 Feb 2015 09:09
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I didn't realise it was a pin either. Always thought it was for attaching a heat sink.


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          │    └────┘    │                      
          │   ──┐  ┌──   │ ▪                    
   ┌──────┤    ▪    ▪    │                      
  ┌┘      │              │ ▪                    
┌─┤       └──┐  │  │  ┌──┘                      
│ │          │ ││  ││ │   ┌─┐                   
│ │          └─┼┤  └┴─┴───┘ │                   
│ │           ─┘│           │                   
│ │   ┌──────┐  └┬──────────┘                   
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  │   │      │   │                              
  └───┘      └───┘

If Feds call you and say something bad on me, it may prove what I said are truth, they are afraid of it.

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	13 Feb 2015 09:38
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Makes sense now looking at PCBs where they're lying flat but with the middle pin at the bottom cut off. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	Chris (CHRISSS)	13 Feb 2015 09:39
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I made a lovely little board last night with one of my minis and radio on it. Went to plug it in to test it and realised I'd forgotten the temp sensor. Oops. Me

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	13 Feb 2015 09:45
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I practiced some breadboard soldering last night on a mini board I bought. Saw a few videos of making tracks and it didn't look too bad. Mine was shocking. I definitely need to clean my soldering iron. Probably need a sponge too. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	Chris (CHRISSS)	13 Feb 2015 09:53
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Haha. Some things look so easy when other people do them :) Got a picture of it? Definitely use a sponge. And if you have a pointy tip get a chisel type instead. Makes it much easier to transfer the heat. Me

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	13 Feb 2015 10:05
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Got a pretty bog standard pointy tipped iron. No picture as I got annoyed and burnt my thumb :( ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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