Antronics Ltd
@antronicsltd
Developer of embedded microntroller-based systems. Contract/consultant. Specialist in IoT, M2M communications and interfacing. May also contain cats, steam engines, and more.
I once had a meeting with a non-technical business adviser. To explain to him what "embedded firmware development" meant, I used the example of our bread maker!
Or stock photos. Plenty of those where actual models posed with actual props for actual photographers - to produce a nonsense shot. A classic example:
Remember the escalation of "Stamp Wars"? It started with "double stamps!" Then "triple stamps!!" After quadruple, they just said 5x, 10x, etc Especially at petrol stations. And Green Shield bought out higher denomination stamps. See also Co-Op Dividend stamps...
For Gimli, it was meds first, then food. Wouldn't have wanted to go after him with this lot!
I created this animation to explain 7-segment display multiplexing for a forum post back in the noughties. It can now be found all over the internet; eg, instrumentationtools.com/seven-segmen...
Indeed, it's a heat-shunt for soldering. This image might have given more of a clue - Antex being a well-known British maker of soldering equipment. 1/2
For #ThrowbackThursday, who knows what this is? Bonus points if you've ever actually used one...
Post or repost a #Bridge from your photography or artwork. Poole harbour bridge (open)
It's a very old idea indeed: it's how weight-driven clocks work - going back to the 13th century. It's also how Berry Head lighthouse used to work.
Alt-text on 1st picture said "reflector". Should say"lens". Here's a night time view in action:
It seems that today is World Marine Aids to Navigation Day (WAtoN Day) - celebrated globally on July 1st. So here's some pictures of Britain's highest, shortest, and deepest lighthouse ( before & after the update to LEDs) #WAtoNWednesday #Lighthouse #BerryHead
Gimli & Meg both loved a BBQ. We would put their normal cat food in the used burger packaging, and they thought they were getting a special treat!
As a Navy base, I think defence has been the name of the game for a long time? My Grandad served on the tugs in the dockyard.
We used the Royal Canin for Gimli when he was diagnosed with kidney failure. He was happy to eat it, and his test results were improving. It was cancer that got him in the end - not the kidney failure. We used to buy in bulk online. Tomorrow would have been his 22nd birthday.
If he's "coronated", will we be able to get 6d back when he's empty ... ? 🤔