This controller will be designed for installation into an Eee 700-series netbook to serve the following purposes:

1. Provide a communications interface to I2C, SPI and UART devices over USB
2. Control power switching to various internally-mounted low-current (~0-25mA) and high-current (~25-125mA) devices.
3. Provide non-USB-Host 5V power to the high-current USB devices through high-current SPST switches so as not to overload the USB Bus (Update: This will be done by off-board MOSFETs. There just wasn't enough room on the board to allow it to still fit in the space allocated for the MDC1.5.

I got this LCD screen free with one of my computer-related eBay purchases.

The label on the bubblewrap says:

I found this parking meter at Princess Auto yesterday. Made by POM Inc., this meter is called the PPM.

I got it to work by adding a rubber band with just enough tension to depress the turn-detect lever when the lever is turned. The meter has knobs where a tensioned spring was attached. I'll have to find a decent spring somewhere.

With much anticipation, here is my SQL code: it allows both blocking and non-blocking SQL sockets to be used simultaneously. I've tried to be very verbose in my commenting, and I will include some examples later on, too.

This stuff works to the best of my knowledge. If not, leave me a comment and I'll try to look at it.

Terminology:

This how-to is still in testing. I got it to work, however, the how-to may not be totally complete or correct. Please let me know how it works for you.

I got this little "Anadigi GPS-R02 DIY" car gps kit from eBay seller anadigi-hk, and it was mailed direct from Hong Kong.

A picture of me posing next to the conquered engine, after 175,000 miles of service to previous owners. I bought the car with a blown headgasket, and decided after stripping the engine that it would be safer (less risky) to put in a whole new (rebuilt) engine. So.. Out it goes!

Here are a few of my scribblings on what could go into a carputer that I'll be building. Don't expect it to be coherent or make much sense.

This is a shot of it while it was still in the junkyard car, but that's it against the firewall, with 10 wires coming out of it.