Phillip Merrick
@phillipmerrick.bsky.social
Professional lay person. Business architect by day, tinkerer by night. Coffee & chocolate at any time.
GPS clock module all working. Both the microcontroller (attiny1614) and GPS module aren’t latest and greatest, but had them lying around and do the job just fine.
September 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
GPS clock module all working. Both the microcontroller (attiny1614) and GPS module aren’t latest and greatest, but had them lying around and do the job just fine.
Another filing in the “because you can” category, the big digit display springs to life at first attempt. Taking advantage of a 24 channel LED driver, it strings 7 sets of 5 LEDs to form digits that are just over 48mm high. Pairs with voltage booster to drive them.
August 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Another filing in the “because you can” category, the big digit display springs to life at first attempt. Taking advantage of a 24 channel LED driver, it strings 7 sets of 5 LEDs to form digits that are just over 48mm high. Pairs with voltage booster to drive them.
Closest to the biggest single print I’ve done. I messed up the estimation of how much filament was needed, so had to switch colours 3/4 of the way through.
August 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Closest to the biggest single print I’ve done. I messed up the estimation of how much filament was needed, so had to switch colours 3/4 of the way through.
When your email has no useful subject and zero text content, please assume I won't be reading it. So, maybe don't bother sending it?
July 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
When your email has no useful subject and zero text content, please assume I won't be reading it. So, maybe don't bother sending it?
So hard to get a good video of this, but gotta love some blinking LEDs. It’s an update to an old fave: non rectangular board, soft power switch, single cell battery with charging and voltage booster. SW uploads well and core functions appear to be working. Now to add the OLED and finish the code.
July 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
So hard to get a good video of this, but gotta love some blinking LEDs. It’s an update to an old fave: non rectangular board, soft power switch, single cell battery with charging and voltage booster. SW uploads well and core functions appear to be working. Now to add the OLED and finish the code.
Can we stop using "hallucination" and just use "makes up shit"?
July 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Can we stop using "hallucination" and just use "makes up shit"?
Taken this morning, a near full Moon looked on my stroll to the station.
June 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Taken this morning, a near full Moon looked on my stroll to the station.
Snapped this whilst local football supporters celebrated championship win. Felt like an extra in Les Mis
May 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Snapped this whilst local football supporters celebrated championship win. Felt like an extra in Les Mis
Impressive lightning storm a little south east of Sydney this evening.
April 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Impressive lightning storm a little south east of Sydney this evening.
Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.
March 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.
What even are words? Maybe my payment won't include money?
February 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What even are words? Maybe my payment won't include money?
Embiggened. These parts come from a design that calls for about 50kg of filament. If I sneak two rolls a month, maybe RBW won’t notice.
January 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Embiggened. These parts come from a design that calls for about 50kg of filament. If I sneak two rolls a month, maybe RBW won’t notice.
Four minutes before a meeting. Do you feel lucky, punk?
January 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Four minutes before a meeting. Do you feel lucky, punk?
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 25, 2024 at 12:06 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
When the safety equipment fails :-o
December 16, 2024 at 10:32 PM
When the safety equipment fails :-o
Beautifully new/crescent moon over Sydney earlier this evening.
December 5, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Beautifully new/crescent moon over Sydney earlier this evening.
Road trip! I actually quite like Melbourne, but its peak hour traffic is easily the worst in Australia.
November 20, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Road trip! I actually quite like Melbourne, but its peak hour traffic is easily the worst in Australia.
It’s a crumbly kinda evening
March 2, 2024 at 9:18 AM
It’s a crumbly kinda evening
They think it’s still there, but investigations continue
February 19, 2024 at 12:06 AM
They think it’s still there, but investigations continue
“Pancake” Tuesday.
February 13, 2024 at 8:21 AM
“Pancake” Tuesday.