Category: Hardware
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Edit Ubiquiti Configs Via SSH
First things first, enable SSH access on your device. Some of the basic configs are easy to understand like the bridge connection and hostname…others not so much. The best thing to do is that if you can only gain SSH access to a remote device and aren’t able to connect via the web, then: Configure…
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Computer Controlled Christmas Lights
You know it was inevitable…I can’t help myself. I already had a ck1610 serial relay controller…as well as an old junk laptop…so I married the two together for Christmas this year. This is a serially controlled 8 relay 2 opto-isolated input device. You throw a serial command at it and it will kick on a…
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Free Branch Circuit Monitoring(BCM) Collection And Billing
Branch Circuit Monitoring(BCM) is basically monitoring how much amperage is flowing through your electrical circuits. Every major electrical PDU/RPP vendor sells these. They have small current transformer(CT) rings that you run the hot side of your power through and then into the breaker. These BCMs generally have a Modbus interface. It is generally Modbus RTU,…
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Wireless Mail Alarm Modified As Dry Contact Monitor
We have a sump pump in our basement…actually we have two. One is primary and one is backup. Soooo, what is our sump pump for? Well, when you have a bathroom below ground level, you have to help the pooh pooh go up to ground level to hit the sewer line. Well, what happens when…
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Wispapalloza 2011 Presentation Recordings
Justin Miller over at VA Skywire was kind enough to send along the recordings be made of some WISPA presentations. Here’s the zip file that contains them all: Presentations are: Knowledge Exchange A Marketing Panel whichi will discuss and share experiences and techniques which will guide the particpants to successful marketing campaigns. Luncheon – Craig…
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25 Pair / 50 Pin Amphenol Goof Cable
If you, like me, accidentally order 25 pair cable with the wrong gender on the ends, you will need a fix. They used to make gender changer adapters, but it appears that the demand for these types of connections have waned so much that they no longer make them. Your only option now is to…
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Standard Compact Flash Card In A Cisco Router
It’s well known that Cisco wants to sell you a 512MB compact flash card for $150. So, what’s so special about the Cisco branded ones? They have a Cisco sticker on them. I just bought a couple of 2GB compact flash cards, formatted them in my router, and they work like a champ! No flash…