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− | {{MemberDetails|wikiusername=Asj|imagefile=Asj-profilephoto.jpg|realname=Aaron Jackson}} | + | {{WikiGnome topicon}} |
+ | {{MemberDetails | ||
+ | |wikiusername=Asj | ||
+ | |imagefile=Asj-profilephoto.jpg | ||
+ | |realname=Aaron Jackson | ||
+ | |model=Human with upgrades | ||
+ | |website=aaronsplace.co.uk | ||
+ | |mastouser=asj | ||
+ | |mastosite=hachyderm.io | ||
+ | |discord=asjackson | ||
+ | |callsign=M6PIU | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | __NOTOC__ | ||
Unlikely to keep this updated (it's a wiki after all). Website is [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/ aaronsplace.co.uk] | Unlikely to keep this updated (it's a wiki after all). Website is [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/ aaronsplace.co.uk] | ||
− | + | I like making things in general - especially if I can go from having an idea to a finished "thing" in one evening. | |
+ | |||
+ | Always happy to chat on Discord or Liber.Chat (IRC) with other members - I'm asjackson on both | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Timeline == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Born | ||
+ | * School school school | ||
+ | * Worked as a PHP developer for six months before realising it was boring | ||
+ | * Went to Bangor Uni to study computer science | ||
+ | * Went to Uni of Notts to study PhD in computer science https://aaronsplace.co.uk/research.html | ||
+ | * Got bored of trying to publish in a field as crowded as AI/ML, got bored of working on application based research rather than something useful, started doing research computing support at Dundee University for a health informatics group. | ||
+ | * What happens next??? | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Interests == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Fixing and Poking PDP-11s and VAXen. | ||
+ | * Electronics - I like analogue stuff but always need to learn more. | ||
+ | * Napping with my cats. | ||
+ | * Amateur Radio, particularly AX.25 packet stuff | ||
+ | * Cycling, although I've definitely lost a lot of fitness over the past few years and now struggle to motivate myself to go on long rides | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Projects == | ||
+ | |||
+ | While finding photos of things I've built, I realised I mostly use the space to fix things. Also I have a lot of projects which have stalled. Hopefully the list will grow eventually. 😅 | ||
+ | |||
+ | <gallery mode=packed-hover heights=180px> | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_ledclock.jpg|LED Dot-Matrix Clock in laser cut case, NodeMCU behind the scenes | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_nixie.jpg|Nixie clock, laser cut case, machined brass feet | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_plugstorage.jpg|Laser cut ear plug storage | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_vaxpsubodge.jpg|Bodge fix VAX 4000 PSU, new +/- 12v module | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_rl02_spindle_ground.jpg|DEC RL02 Spindle ground | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_rl02_spindle_bearings.jpg|DEC RL02 Spindle bearings replacement | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_pdp11_backplate.jpg|Replacement PDP-11 BA11 backplate | ||
+ | File:Asj_project_tek604_refurb.jpg|Tektronix 604 refurbishment and new screen protector | ||
+ | File:Departure_Board.jpg|Railway Departure Board|link=Train Station Display | ||
+ | File:Departure_Board_Shield.jpg|Departure Board Arduino Shield | ||
+ | File:MB7PNH.JPG|Pager Transmitter for Nottinghack | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | * '''2024''' [[Radio Group/Pager|Pager Transmitter MB7PNH]] | ||
+ | * '''2024''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2024-03-30-adafruit-feather-32u4-lora-board-sending-pagers-pocsag.html A POCSAG Pager transmitter using an Adafruit Feather LoRa board ] | ||
+ | * '''2024''' [[Train Station Display]], [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2024-03-02-train-departures-display.html external blog post] | ||
+ | * '''2023''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2023-10-26-nixie-clock.html A very stylish nixie clock] | ||
+ | * '''2023''' [https://github.com/AaronJackson/nh-discord The discord bot for Nottingham Hackspace] | ||
+ | * '''2023''' [https://github.com/AaronJackson/interstate75-esphome ESPhome module for the Interstate75 RGB LED panel driver board] | ||
+ | * '''2023''' [https://github.com/AaronJackson/2.11BSD-Distribution-Builder A GitHub action pipeline for automatically building 2.11BSD releases] | ||
+ | * '''2023''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2023-01-09-an-led-matrix-clock-and-rfid-catflap.html An LED dot matrix clock, and an RFID powered catflap] | ||
+ | * '''2023''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2023-07-09-a-better-solution-to-the-vax-4000-power-supply.html Bodge fix of a VAX4000 power supply] | ||
+ | * '''2022''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2022-12-29-hacking-a-doorbell.html giving a cheap doorbell WiFi powers] | ||
+ | * '''2022''' [https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/4222 ESPhome support for the AdaFruit MagTag e-ink display. In theory should do grayscale but I only got b/w working] | ||
+ | * '''2022''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2020-12-19-rl02-checks-adjustments-and-alignments.html a ridiculous deep drive into the innerworkings of a 10MB harddrive from the 1970s] | ||
+ | * '''2021''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2021-09-26-2.11bsd-drivers.html a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11] | ||
+ | * '''2020''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2020-05-17-12ax7-pre-amp.html A 12AX7 preamp] | ||
+ | * '''2019''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2019-09-10-leak-stereo-20.html Leak Stereo 20 tube amplifier repair and restoration] | ||
+ | * '''2019''' [https://github.com/AaronJackson/thesis/ bleh - my phd thesis] | ||
+ | * '''2018''' [https://github.com/AaronJackson/bnlisp A lisp interpretter 2.11BSD written in K&R C] | ||
+ | * '''2018''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2018-04-03-gpib-arduino.html a quick and dirty GPIB adapter based on arduino] | ||
+ | * '''2017''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2017-10-31-more-debugging-h7861-psu.html fixing a PDP-11/23+ power supply] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Quite fun digging those out and reminding myself what I've been up to over the past few years. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Things I want to learn about == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Amaranth HDL for programming FPGA, had some success with the built in simulator, waiting for real fpga to arrive. https://amaranth-lang.org/docs/amaranth/latest/ | ||
+ | * Screen printing (mainly the stencil making part) | ||
+ | * Risograph | ||
+ | * CAD so I can use the CNC router better | ||
+ | * <s>KiCAD because I currently wirewrap everything</s> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Child Pages and Notes == | ||
* [[User:Asj/faves]] | * [[User:Asj/faves]] | ||
* [[User:Asj/Notes_about_using_cnc_mill_with_openscad]] | * [[User:Asj/Notes_about_using_cnc_mill_with_openscad]] |
Revision as of 08:34, 29 April 2024
Asj | |
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Name | Aaron Jackson |
Model | Human with upgrades |
Website | aaronsplace.co.uk |
Mastodon | @asj@hachyderm.io |
Discord | asjackson |
Callsign | M6PIU |
Unlikely to keep this updated (it's a wiki after all). Website is aaronsplace.co.uk
I like making things in general - especially if I can go from having an idea to a finished "thing" in one evening.
Always happy to chat on Discord or Liber.Chat (IRC) with other members - I'm asjackson on both
Timeline
- Born
- School school school
- Worked as a PHP developer for six months before realising it was boring
- Went to Bangor Uni to study computer science
- Went to Uni of Notts to study PhD in computer science https://aaronsplace.co.uk/research.html
- Got bored of trying to publish in a field as crowded as AI/ML, got bored of working on application based research rather than something useful, started doing research computing support at Dundee University for a health informatics group.
- What happens next???
Interests
- Fixing and Poking PDP-11s and VAXen.
- Electronics - I like analogue stuff but always need to learn more.
- Napping with my cats.
- Amateur Radio, particularly AX.25 packet stuff
- Cycling, although I've definitely lost a lot of fitness over the past few years and now struggle to motivate myself to go on long rides
Projects
While finding photos of things I've built, I realised I mostly use the space to fix things. Also I have a lot of projects which have stalled. Hopefully the list will grow eventually. 😅
- 2024 Pager Transmitter MB7PNH
- 2024 A POCSAG Pager transmitter using an Adafruit Feather LoRa board
- 2024 Train Station Display, external blog post
- 2023 A very stylish nixie clock
- 2023 The discord bot for Nottingham Hackspace
- 2023 ESPhome module for the Interstate75 RGB LED panel driver board
- 2023 A GitHub action pipeline for automatically building 2.11BSD releases
- 2023 An LED dot matrix clock, and an RFID powered catflap
- 2023 Bodge fix of a VAX4000 power supply
- 2022 giving a cheap doorbell WiFi powers
- 2022 ESPhome support for the AdaFruit MagTag e-ink display. In theory should do grayscale but I only got b/w working
- 2022 a ridiculous deep drive into the innerworkings of a 10MB harddrive from the 1970s
- 2021 a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11
- 2020 A 12AX7 preamp
- 2019 Leak Stereo 20 tube amplifier repair and restoration
- 2019 bleh - my phd thesis
- 2018 A lisp interpretter 2.11BSD written in K&R C
- 2018 a quick and dirty GPIB adapter based on arduino
- 2017 fixing a PDP-11/23+ power supply
Quite fun digging those out and reminding myself what I've been up to over the past few years.
Things I want to learn about
- Amaranth HDL for programming FPGA, had some success with the built in simulator, waiting for real fpga to arrive. https://amaranth-lang.org/docs/amaranth/latest/
- Screen printing (mainly the stencil making part)
- Risograph
- CAD so I can use the CNC router better
KiCAD because I currently wirewrap everything