Category Archives: Information Technolody

BBC micro:bit Temperature Measurement with Scilab

Introduction The Micro Bit also referred to as BBC Micro Bit, stylised as micro:bit is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education. In my previous tutorial here in this blog,I showed how to read temperature with a purpose written app in App Inventor for Android phone … Continue reading

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BBC micro:bit Robot Controlled with Swipe Gestures on Android Phone

Introduction The Micro Bit also referred to as BBC Micro Bit, stylised as micro:bit is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education. In my previous tutorial I showed how to read temperature with a purpose written app in App Inventor for Android phone that connects to … Continue reading

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OpenWRT – Rootfs & Swap on USB Storage

Introduction The chances are that you have a router with a USB port, just like I have my TP-LINK TL-MR3420 router. It is likely that with more intense usage of your router, you will need more disk space. This can be … Continue reading

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Debrick your TL-MR3420 router with a serial TTL cable

Introduction When upgrading a router such as TP-Link´s  MR3420, if one does not take adequate measures, one risks to brick it. That is exactly what I did with my TL-MR3420 v1 router. The only way to debrick this router is … Continue reading

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Access Control with RFID Tags

Introduction It is quite easy to read IDs of RFID tags, using Parallax’s serial or USB RFID card reader. If you have two RFID cards at least, and of course Parallax RFID reader, you can set up, without hassle, the … Continue reading

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Disk and PC Swap Without Reinstalling Windows

The objectives I wanted to move my Windows and all other software m my old PC to a new one, with new motherboard and everything else. I just did not want to reinstall Windows, and all of other software, so … Continue reading

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A Twitbot Using OAUTH

The story line: I am a late comer to Twitter. My first objective was to twit the latest posts in forums I administer. I am webmaster of a Muslim portal. The portal contains several forums. Stammy script from Paul Stammatiou … Continue reading

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