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Pete-O
Member Since:
May 29, 2007
Gender:
Male
Country:
United States
Bio:
Born in California, raised in Minneapolis, moved to CO 13 years ago. Wife Becky, daughter Claire, son Ethan, dog Merlin. Trevor is my brother-in-law, but he may not want anyone to know that...
Organizations:
SparkFun Electronics, HID (Assa Abloy), Bearcom, Jon Dressel & Associates, Music tech.
Current Role:
Director of Engineering
Spoken Languages:
English, bad English
Programming Languages:
C, bad C
Schools and Universities:
CU Boulder, Front Range CC, Mpls CC, NEI (in MN, called something else now, I think)
Interests or Hobbies:
RC planes/sailplanes/cars/helicopters, guitar, astronomy, electronics, scifi, paranormal everything, slot cars, big cars
Website Links:
<a href="http://www.sparkfun.com">www.sparkfun.com</a>
No public wish lists :(
News - According to Pete: May 20… | last week
We don’t mind the competitor’s links, and that’s a pretty cool little module. But… I expect that’s going to empty the battery on my phone even faster. And the range is only about 50 feet. Less if I’m under a car. If I got out of range, I’d rather have the control stop than the audio.
News - According to Pete: May 20… | about 2 weeks ago
Yep, that’s the one. Thanks much.
News - Maker Faire San Mateo 201… | about 3 weeks ago
Yeah… no promises, but maybe we could poke at it a bit. Tim’s right, though: tech support is your best bet.
News - All Hail the DeployBot! | about a month ago
Interesting idea. For the most part, and I could be wrong here, I think people are just going to Arduino and foregoing the discrete logic, opting to do it all in code instead. It’s easier, quicker and cheaper. But I’ll still bring this up at the next engineering meeting.
News - According to Pete: April … | about 2 months ago
Nah, the Right Hand Rule only tells you the orientation of the magnetic lines of force with regard to the direction of current through the conductor. And I’m not sure which motor it is that you’ve been using, but these motors will reverse direction if you reverse the power polarity. When you reverse the magnetic fields, motor spins the other way. Not sure if that’s helpful or not…
News - According to Pete: April … | about 2 months ago
…and I call it Jeff.
News - According to Pete: April … | about 2 months ago
Because I want to minimize the amount of current I’m drawing from the 28V supply, and minimize the wasted power. (Remember that I don’t have any specs for the supply.) But I certainly have gone the linear route before, but not this time.
News - According to Pete: April … | about 2 months ago
Human Resources and our lawyer say I can’t comment on this.
News - March Caption Contest | about 2 months ago
Whatever. I’m going to upvote “Barkfun”.
News - March Caption Contest | about 2 months ago
Cripes. Stop voting for mine! I can’t win anyway.