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Other non-hackspace projects
* '''2024''' A POCSAG Pager transmitter using an Adafruit Feather LoRa board https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2024-03-30-adafruit-feather-32u4-lora-board-sending-pagers-pocsag.html
 
* '''2024''' Train Departure Board in Metalworking https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2024-03-02-train-departures-display.html
* a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11 https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2021-09-26-2.11bsd-drivers.html
* '''2023''' A very stylish nixie clock https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2023-10-26-nixie-clock.html
* giving a cheap doorbell WiFi powers https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2022-12-29-hacking-a-doorbell.html
* '''2023''' The discord bot for Nottingham Hackspace https://github.com/AaronJackson/nh-discord
* 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
* '''2023''' ESPhome module for the Interstate75 RGB LED panel driver board https://github.com/AaronJackson/interstate75-esphome
* ESPhome module for the Interstate75 RGB LED panel driver board https://github.com/AaronJackson/interstate75-esphome
* '''2023''' A GitHub action pipeline for automatically building 2.11BSD releases https://github.com/AaronJackson/2.11BSD-Distribution-Builder
* Leak Stereo 20 tube amplifier repair and restoration https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2019-09-10-leak-stereo-20.html
* '''2023''' An LED dot matrix clock, and an RFID powered catflap https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2023-01-09-an-led-matrix-clock-and-rfid-catflap.html
* A 12AX7 preamp https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2020-05-17-12ax7-pre-amp.html
* '''2023''' Bodge fix of a VAX4000 power supply https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2023-07-09-a-better-solution-to-the-vax-4000-power-supply.html
* The discord bot for Nottingham Hackspace https://github.com/AaronJackson/nh-discord
* '''2022''' giving a cheap doorbell WiFi powers https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2022-12-29-hacking-a-doorbell.html
* A GitHub action pipeline for automatically building 2.11BSD releases https://github.com/AaronJackson/2.11BSD-Distribution-Builder
* '''2022''' 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
* A lisp interpretter 2.11BSD written in K&R C https://github.com/AaronJackson/bnlisp
* '''2021''' a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11 https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2021-09-26-2.11bsd-drivers.html
* '''2022''' a ridiculous deep drive into the innerworkings of a 10MB harddrive from the 1970s https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2020-12-19-rl02-checks-adjustments-and-alignments.html
* '''2019''' Leak Stereo 20 tube amplifier repair and restoration https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2019-09-10-leak-stereo-20.html
* '''2020''' A 12AX7 preamp https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2020-05-17-12ax7-pre-amp.html
* '''2019''' bleh - phd thesis https://github.com/AaronJackson/thesis/
* '''2018''' A lisp interpretter 2.11BSD written in K&R C https://github.com/AaronJackson/bnlisp
* '''2018''' a quick and dirty GPIB adapter based on arduino https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2018-04-03-gpib-arduino.html


Quite fun digging those out and reminding myself what I've been up to over the past few years.
Quite fun digging those out and reminding myself what I've been up to over the past few years.
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* Risograph
* Risograph
* CAD so I can use the CNC router better
* CAD so I can use the CNC router better
* KiCAD because I currently wirewrap everything
* <s>KiCAD because I currently wirewrap everything</s>


== Child Pages and Notes ==
== Child Pages and Notes ==

Revision as of 23:15, 2 April 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 {{{callsign}}}


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 with other members - I'm asjackson there

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
  • The Rail Departure Board in Metalworking being bit-banged by an Arduino R4
    The Rail Departure Board in Metalworking being bit-banged by an Arduino R4
  • Rendering (cause it's not arrived yet) of Arduino shield for driving the Departure Board.
    Rendering (cause it's not arrived yet) of Arduino shield for driving the Departure Board.

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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