Projects

At any given moment, I'm working on a project of some kind. This page is an attempt to categorize these endeavours which span from the mundane to the insane. Usually my projects are of a programming or web nature, but sometimes I'll be working on something a little more exciting which include electronic or mechanical projects.

	Garmin eTrex Power Supply Added Aug 03/2011 A quick and easy voltage regulator circuit to power an older Garmin eTrex GPS from a USB port.
	Aquarium Added Jun/2005 When we decided to buy a larger aquarium to replace our tiny 20 Gallon tank, we ran into a snag: all of the tank stands that we found were either really cheaply made or ridiculously expensive. We decided we could do a better job ourselves for the cost of materials and a couple of weekends.
	Temperature Sensor Controller Added Feb 7/2004 This powerful device continuously samples highly accurate temperature readings from several temperature sensors and records the results into a MySQL database for display or analysis.
	Model CoilGun Added Dec 12/2003 This little gizmo was the fruits of a quiet evening's worth of labour. Ultimately it succeeded in blasting small slugs through a target of masking tape which is actually quite impressive for a coil gun of this size!
	Weather Station Prototype Added Nov 25/2003 I began designing this prototype weather station with my friend Darren as part of the plan of the Vancouver Weather Page. These little beauties consume a minute amount of power yet can run unattended indefinately continually reporting back live weather conditions year around.

I haven't yet found the time to put earlier projects online, but I will as time and availability permits. Unfortunately, a large number of early projects were documented poorly and most weren't photographed, so I will probably be unable to post details on these. I will do my best though!