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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]
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I like making things in general - especially if I can go from having an idea to a finished "thing" in one evening.  
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 with other members - I'm asjackson there
Always happy to chat on Discord or Liber.Chat (IRC) with other members - I'm asjackson on both


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== 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 ==
== Projects ==
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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. 😅
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. 😅


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<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_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_nixie.jpg|Nixie clock, laser cut case, machined brass feet
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File:Asj_project_pdp11_backplate.jpg|Replacement PDP-11 BA11 backplate
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: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
File:Pager_Transmitter_Boards.jpg|Boards for Pager Transmitters
File:LaserDisplayBoard.JPG|Laser Display Arduino shield
File:Studio_Display.jpg|Studio Display
File:Asj_TieDyeing.jpg|Tie Dyed Lab Coat
File:Asj_dish_rotator.jpg|Satellite dish rotator
File:Asj_noaa_image.jpg|NOAA HRPT image
</gallery>
</gallery>


Other non-hackspace projects
* '''2024''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2024-10-18-antenna-rotator.html Antenna Rotator] for tracking satellites
* '''2024''' [https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2024-05-26-laser-display.html Jasmin Display board with Ethernet] for the Laser and Studio displays
* '''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.


* a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11 https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2021-09-26-2.11bsd-drivers.html
== Things I want to learn about ==
* giving a cheap doorbell WiFi powers https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2022-12-29-hacking-a-doorbell.html
* ESPhome support for the AdaFruit MagTag e-ink display. In theory should do grayscale but I only got b/w working. https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/4222
* ESPhome module for the Interstate75 RGB LED panel driver board https://github.com/AaronJackson/interstate75-esphome
* Leak Stereo 20 tube amplifier repair and restoration https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2019-09-10-leak-stereo-20.html
* A 12AX7 preamp https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2020-05-17-12ax7-pre-amp.html
* The discord bot for Nottingham Hackspace https://github.com/AaronJackson/nh-discord
* A GitHub action pipeline for automatically building 2.11BSD releases https://github.com/AaronJackson/2.11BSD-Distribution-Builder
* A lisp interpretter 2.11BSD written in K&R C https://github.com/AaronJackson/bnlisp


Quite fun digging those out and reminding myself what I've been up to over the past few years.
* 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 ==
== Child Pages and Notes ==
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* [[User:Asj/faves]]
* [[User:Asj/faves]]
* [[User:Asj/Notes_about_using_cnc_mill_with_openscad]]
* [[User:Asj/Notes_about_using_cnc_mill_with_openscad]]
* [[User:Asj/Notes_about_laser_cutting_solder_stencils]]

Latest revision as of 15:50, 26 October 2024

Asj
Name Aaron Jackson
Date joined {{{datejoined}}}
Manufacturer {{{manufacturer}}}
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. 😅

  • LED Dot-Matrix Clock in laser cut case, NodeMCU behind the scenes
    LED Dot-Matrix Clock in laser cut case, NodeMCU behind the scenes
  • Nixie clock, laser cut case, machined brass feet
    Nixie clock, laser cut case, machined brass feet
  • Laser cut ear plug storage
    Laser cut ear plug storage
  • Bodge fix VAX 4000 PSU, new +/- 12v module
    Bodge fix VAX 4000 PSU, new +/- 12v module
  • DEC RL02 Spindle ground
    DEC RL02 Spindle ground
  • DEC RL02 Spindle bearings replacement
    DEC RL02 Spindle bearings replacement
  • Replacement PDP-11 BA11 backplate
    Replacement PDP-11 BA11 backplate
  • Tektronix 604 refurbishment and new screen protector
    Tektronix 604 refurbishment and new screen protector
  • Railway Departure Board
    Railway Departure Board
  • Departure Board Arduino Shield
    Departure Board Arduino Shield
  • Pager Transmitter for Nottinghack
    Pager Transmitter for Nottinghack
  • Boards for Pager Transmitters
    Boards for Pager Transmitters
  • Laser Display Arduino shield
    Laser Display Arduino shield
  • Studio Display
    Studio Display
  • Tie Dyed Lab Coat
    Tie Dyed Lab Coat
  • Satellite dish rotator
    Satellite dish rotator
  • NOAA HRPT image
    NOAA HRPT image

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

Child Pages and Notes

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