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Chess++
A collection of chess games and variants, plus a few other things that ended up on the same site.
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The clock is not the only thing.
A few of the other things that have come out of the workshop. Most are one-offs; some could be made again if someone actually wanted one.
Embedded
ESP-NOW network
A mesh of ESP devices talking over ESP-NOW, built as the backbone of a home-grown smart-home system. No documentation yet — ask if you want to know how it works.
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Puzzle boxes
Two designs, both printed and both genuinely annoying to open the first time. Available if you would like one.
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Hardware
ESP32-C6 Nano
A development board built around the ESP32-C6, matched as closely as possible to the size and pinout of the original Arduino Nano. Designed but never fabricated — so it is untested as well as unbuilt.
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Hardware
Monopoly card reader
Built to upgrade a normal Monopoly set to electronic banking with RFID smart cards, without buying the official version.
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Build
Model house
A scale model of our house, made for a Leaving Certificate Technology project, with a working smart-home system running on an ESP-NOW network inside it.
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Most of the things on this page started as a passing remark.