Aaron Parecki

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I made more progress on the cat feeder tonight! ⁣ ⁣I attached the motor to the back, and the shaft now goes thru and connects to the original (modified) plastic shaft from the dispenser. ⁣ ⁣The lid has an ultrasonic distance sensor pointing down at the food to be able to tell how much is left in the chute. ⁣ ⁣There's a button on top to be able to manually dispense a dose. ⁣ ⁣Lastly, I added a terminal block to connect the wires from the scale for easier mounting to the processor later. ⁣ ⁣Next up, I need to start connecting all the components to the circuitry! The load cell amplifier, stepper motor driver, and finally the esp32 controller. Then it'll be time to write some software! ⁣ #homeautomation #esp32 #arduino #catfeeder #hackyourcat #cathacks
Got here early to submit the first of many permit applications
📍 Olé Latte Coffee PSU
Adding a couple new sensors tonight. Attempting a sound level sensor (should report roughly how noisy it is inside), and a color temperature sensor, which I'm hoping can tell me how cloudy it is outside and how much sun is coming in the window.
Made some good progress on building my automatic cat feeder today! ⁣ ⁣Tore apart a kitchen scale to extract the load sensor and platform. Built a stand out of some MDF board. Attached the scale to the base, mounted the dispenser to the back. ⁣ ⁣Tomorrow I get the motor and can mount that to the back as well as wire up all the circuitry! ⁣ ⁣In the end, this will be able to drop food into the bowl only if the bowl isn't already full. It'll also track how much is left in the dispenser, as well as hopefully be able to tell when she actually eats by measuring the weight of the bowl! ⁣ ⁣#homeautomation #internetofthings #automaticcatfeeder #smartfeeder #diy #arduino
oh no not again
📍 Oregon City Municipal Elevator
That's some serious rain
Setting up for my #OAuth workshop!
📍 Cocobeet
📍 Acquia
📍 Alaska Lounge
📍 Kréma
📍 Dominion Square Tavern
📍 Tunnel Espresso
📍 Nacarat
yeah so this is why we haven't been able to take off yet ✈️🌩 ⚡️
Greetings from #VidCon!
Our last keynote of the morning is @jackyalcine talking about making the IndieWeb for all! Live-streaming with captions at https://indieweb.org/live
Sometimes it's nice to just sit in your hotel room and enjoy the view and a beer while catching up on work.
"Everyone wants to be the Amazon of their industry before Amazon is the Amazon of their industry." @toddmckinnon at @okta #oktaforum
I've seen better weather. #toronto #cntowertoronto
Ready to head home after a fun week of #IndieWebCamp, #BTConf, #a11yClub, and teaching two #OAuth workshops. ⁣ ⁣Thanks so much to everyone who helped make all of that happen! ⁣ ⁣Had a great time back in Düsseldorf and looking forward to coming back next year! ⁣ ⁣#travel #condor #lufthansa #longhaulflight #frankfurtairport
hot take: Dutch is basically German with a funny accent
Made a new friend today at #csvconf Roja the comma llama!
Tiny cocktails and tiny cameras
Stopped in San Francisco on my way back from Chicago on a very foggy day! Can't even see the top of the Salesforce tower. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣#travel #karlthefog #salesforcetower #sfskyline

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