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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.
  
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* [[User:Asj/faves|Bulleted list item]]
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Always happy to chat on Discord with other members - I'm asjackson there
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== Timeline ==
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* Born
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* School school school
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* Worked as a PHP developer for six months before realising it was boring
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* Went to Bangor Uni to study computer science
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* Went to Uni of Notts to study PhD in computer science https://aaronsplace.co.uk/research.html
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* 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.
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* What happens next???
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== Interests ==
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* Fixing and Poking PDP-11s and VAXen.
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* Electronics - I like analogue stuff but always need to learn more.
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* Napping with my cats.
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* Amateur Radio, particularly AX.25 packet stuff
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* 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
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== 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. 😅
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File:Asj_project_ledclock.jpg|LED Dot-Matrix Clock in laser cut case, NodeMCU behind the scenes
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File:Asj_project_nixie.jpg|Nixie clock, laser cut case, machined brass feet
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File:Asj_project_plugstorage.jpg|Laser cut ear plug storage
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File:Asj_project_vaxpsubodge.jpg|Bodge fix VAX 4000 PSU, new +/- 12v module
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File:Asj_project_rl02_spindle_ground.jpg|DEC RL02 Spindle ground
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File:Asj_project_rl02_spindle_bearings.jpg|DEC RL02 Spindle bearings replacement
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File:Asj_project_pdp11_backplate.jpg|Replacement PDP-11 BA11 backplate
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File:Asj_project_tek604_refurb.jpg|Tektronix 604 refurbishment and new screen protector
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File:TDB_WorkingABit.jpg|The Rail Departure Board in Metalworking being bit-banged by an Arduino R4
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File:TDB_PCB_rendering.jpg|Rendering (cause it's not arrived yet) of Arduino shield for driving the Departure Board.
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</gallery>
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Other non-hackspace projects
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* a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11 https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2021-09-26-2.11bsd-drivers.html
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* giving a cheap doorbell WiFi powers https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2022-12-29-hacking-a-doorbell.html
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* 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
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* ESPhome module for the Interstate75 RGB LED panel driver board https://github.com/AaronJackson/interstate75-esphome
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* Leak Stereo 20 tube amplifier repair and restoration https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2019-09-10-leak-stereo-20.html
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* A 12AX7 preamp https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2020-05-17-12ax7-pre-amp.html
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* The discord bot for Nottingham Hackspace https://github.com/AaronJackson/nh-discord
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* A GitHub action pipeline for automatically building 2.11BSD releases https://github.com/AaronJackson/2.11BSD-Distribution-Builder
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* A lisp interpretter 2.11BSD written in K&R C https://github.com/AaronJackson/bnlisp
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Quite fun digging those out and reminding myself what I've been up to over the past few years.
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== Things I want to learn about ==
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* 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/
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* Screen printing (mainly the stencil making part)
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* Risograph
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* CAD so I can use the CNC router better
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* KiCAD because I currently wirewrap everything
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== Child Pages and Notes ==
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* [[User:Asj/faves]]
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* [[User:Asj/Notes_about_using_cnc_mill_with_openscad]]

Revision as of 21:19, 19 February 2024

Asj
Asj-profilephoto.jpg
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

  • Nixie clock, laser cut case, machined brass feet

  • Laser cut ear plug storage

  • Bodge fix VAX 4000 PSU, new +/- 12v module

  • DEC RL02 Spindle ground

  • DEC RL02 Spindle bearings replacement

  • Replacement PDP-11 BA11 backplate

  • Tektronix 604 refurbishment and new screen protector

  • 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.

Other non-hackspace projects

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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