Tom Wardill

@tom@theclacks.cloud
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Enthusiastic hobby collector, prone to rabbit holes. Makes things, codes things, professionally keeping servers happier.
Occasionally known to ride a bike.
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GeoSheffield, UK
Tom WardillJun 8

@ku2y Hi!
I've been playing with a CubeSatSim that the RSGB have lent me. It's been rather a lot of fun so far.
Do you know of anything that can decode the BSPK telemetry that isn't FoxTelem? I'd ideally like to hook it up to MQTT so I can build a visualiser for it.

Also I've wired up the INT line of the MPU6050 to GP6/Pin 9 of the Pico and modified the firmware to use the DSM mode to get absolute orientation - not sure if that's of use to anyone else, but thought I'd mention it!
Thanks!

Show threadTom WardillJun 5
This actually worked, although only for about 20 seconds before it stops, with no further output.
Getting closer.
Tom WardillJun 5

One day, I will remember that my keyboard has an ESP in it and not flash the keyboard with my code.

Today is not that day (again).

Tom WardillJun 5
#OnTheBench this evening: Hooking up a Pi Pico so I can experiment with an MPU-6050 sensor fusion mode to hopefully avoid having to buy one that is 3 times the cost.
Show threadTom WardillJun 2
@tom This actually seems to work, and now I have telemetry data in a format I can use.
Now to learn some 3d programming with JavaScript…
Tom WardillJun 2

#OnTheBench this evening: Writing more regex than the sum total of my life previous in order to parse a semi cursed output from a satellite simulator.

Unfortunately, a null terminator in the middle of a lat/lon pair combined with a fixed 6 digit format for the lon element has meant that python has decided it's actually a \x01 escape char.

Tom WardillMay 27
The RSGB lent me a CubeSat simulator.
First job was to take it apart and reflash it so I’ve now got root on a (simulated) satellite.
Tomorrow’s job is to work out how to decode its telemetry
Tom WardillMay 12

Before the Bambu AMS became popular, I used to be able to buy 3kg spools of filament for roughly the same price as 3x1kg.

Now they’re basically unobtainable because they don’t fit in the AMS.
Boo.

I hate changing spools.

Tom WardillMay 11
Had to make a sunshade over the hammock.
But I get WiFi here and it’s now comfy.
Tom WardillMay 4

TIL that my dog is scared of hammocks.

Not being in them, just the general concept of hammocks.