After obsessionally refreshing BatchPCB’s stats page I got the idea that a Windows Gadget would be perfect and would let me see the latest stats at a glance. This was my first attempt at a gadget but decided to try my hand at it this past Saturday afternoon/evening. I was supposed to be working on my code for Sbot 1 but wanted to see if I could do it. After lots of Googling and trying various things here is what I came up with. Simple but it works. You can download version 1.0.0 here: BatchPCB Gadget The only limitation is it only shows the first panel. If there are more in the queue like on the weekend or evenings it doesn’t show them. I …
Back at it
After a long break I am back at it and time to make some serious progress, on Sbot 1 anyway. Since coming back from my Ohio trip, I had yet to come to a solution with Sbot 2, so I decided to take a break from it. Well, a few months have passed and I have returned to Sbot 1. I decided to finalize and polish it as a finished robot. (If there is such a thing as a completed robot, ha!) About 2-3 weeks ago, I decided I wanted to learn Eagle CAD so I needed a simple project to get me going. I took a look at my Sbot 1 and decided it could use a custom PCB …
Special Post – Life Changing Weekend
I don’t usually post about my personal life as this blog was created to document my hobbies and projects but this past weekend warranted a post. A few weeks ago my partner and I had Veterans day off so we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to getaway for the long weekend. We decided to take a trip to Santa Barbara. During our travels from southern to northern California, we make it a point to stop there. It has become our “spot.” We’ve wanted to plan a weekend trip to the area for quite some time but we never had the time or the funds (robotics add up!). While there, our plans were to do some hiking, wine tasting, and tour the city overall. But I also …