The Pi4 Update
I still have a couple of Raspberry Pi 3B+ boards left that have been used on demo AMOS boats, but I picked up a used Raspberry Pi 4B...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Hot Pepper Grow-Op
About a month before Christmas, I bought myself this hot pepper seed kit from Oh! Canada Seeds in Halifax, NS: The kit contains seeds...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
Zippy Mini-AMOS
Shortly after fixing the software issues for control of the upside-down servo motor on Mini-AMOS, an improved mechanical attachment was...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
Mini AMOS / Wireless HAT Field Trial
It turned out that the output signal I was using to drive the relay switch on the Wireless HAT board was too weak: instead of activating...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Aug 21, 2022
- 3 min
AMOS Wireless HAT version 2.0
The modified AMOS Wireless HAT boards arrived a couple of weeks ago, along with a larger A to D board for easier soldering, and a...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
Loose Fit, Tight Fit, and Misfit
This past month I was able to get AMOS out to the water a couple of times for some testing. The first time, I noticed that the boat...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
Winter QA Testing
Generally it's not a great idea to do AMOS testing in the winter-time. The local rivers and lakes are frozen, so an hour's drive is...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
Mini AMOS
Here are some pictures of the latest AMOS version (perhaps to be called "Mini AMOS"). It uses the same electronics boxes as the regular...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
Flexible Underwater Ribbon Cable Guide
The previous rigid 3-D printed shell that was used to join the underwater WeatherBox to the main electronics box on the AMOS surfboard...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
AMOS Captures Some Fish
Things have been busy lately, and there hasn't really been much occasion for taking AMOS out in the field. Over the last week though, I...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
AMOS Looks Underwater
Last month's assumption that the o-ring seal on the WeatherBox required improvement proved to be correct. The printed part had tiny...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Drip, Drip, Drip, How to Make a Watertight Window?
Some work has been done over the last couple of weeks on trying to adapt the WeatherBox to function as an underwater camera enclosure....
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murraylowerysimpso
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
AMOS Goes Camping
This past weekend I went with my daughter to her triathlon training camp at Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia. We purchased a...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
New Brunswick Road Trips
At the time of this writing, our home province of New Brunswick is closing in on its previously stated target of having given 75% of its...
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murraylowerysimpso
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
AMOS Goes Overseas
The last couple of weeks have been quite busy getting the first commercial order for an AMOS Board Kit ready for shipment. The order came...
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murraylowerysimpso
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Lake Utopia Canoe Trip
New Brunswick is home to a number of beautiful lakes and rivers that would be ideal for AMOS water monitoring. One such lake that I...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Apr 11, 2021
- 1 min
Swimming With Beavers and a Birthday Road Trip
The full blog entry can be found here: https://readerforgmail.blogspot.com/2021/04/swimming-with-beavers-and-birthday-road.html
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murraylowerysimpso
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Holey Maiden Voyage
March winds, April showers, help to bring the May flowers, but those March winds aren't great for doing AMOS tests on the open water....
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murraylowerysimpso
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
Ready For a Water Test
The last couple of days have been warmer than usual, so hopefully it will soon be time to try out AMOS Orange in some actual water. A...
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murraylowerysimpso
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
The Next One
Just got some exciting news this evening: the new hull for AMOS 4.0 will soon be ready! Mostly just some painting left to complete. Here...
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