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|realname=Aaron Jackson | |realname=Aaron Jackson | ||
− | |model=Human | + | |model=Human with upgrades |
+ | |website=aaronsplace.co.uk | ||
+ | |mastouser=asj | ||
+ | |mastosite=hachyderm.io | ||
+ | |discord=asjackson | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | __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] | ||
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Always happy to chat on Discord with other members - I'm asjackson there | 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 == | == 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. 😅 | ||
− | <gallery | + | <gallery> |
− | File:Asj_project_ledclock.jpg|LED Dot-Matrix Clock | + | File:Asj_project_ledclock.jpg|LED Dot-Matrix Clock in laser cut case, NodeMCU behind the scenes |
− | File:Asj_project_nixie.jpg|Nixie clock | + | File:Asj_project_nixie.jpg|Nixie clock, laser cut case, machined brass feet |
− | File:Asj_project_plugstorage.jpg| | + | 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:TDB_WorkingABit.jpg|The Rail Departure Board in Metalworking being bit-banged by an Arduino R4 | ||
+ | File:TDB_PCB_rendering.jpg|Rendering (cause it's not arrived yet) of Arduino shield for driving the Departure Board. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Other non-hackspace projects | ||
+ | |||
+ | * a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11 https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2021-09-26-2.11bsd-drivers.html | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 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 == | == Child Pages and Notes == |
Revision as of 21:19, 19 February 2024
Asj | |
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Name | Aaron Jackson |
Model | Human with upgrades |
Website | aaronsplace.co.uk |
Mastodon | @asj@hachyderm.io |
Discord | asjackson |
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. 😅
Other non-hackspace projects
- a GPIB driver for 2.11BSD running on a PDP-11 https://aaronsplace.co.uk/blog/2021-09-26-2.11bsd-drivers.html
- 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.
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