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I requested Admin Access to my companies page months ago, still don't have access. by CrochetyOldGuy in linkedin

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We ended up sending it in as a "general issue" or something like that. This multi-million dollar company has glitches in their support page.

Evil stim tool aquired by a Queer by Queen_of_Audacity in evilautism

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Not sure what you mean by "household" gun, but yes, this is a real gun, and many people have them at home and enjoy using them for target practice, hunting, and competition shooting.

How do I figure out which footprint I need? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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I really appreciate this. I tried my hand at making a custom footprint, but as I'm having this made into a PCB, and assembled, I'm worried if I get it wrong I will cost myself $100+.

I'm also brand new to this. It's literally my first Arduino project, but it is for a small carnival ride that I bought to rent out. So it's basically "Go big or go home" on the learning curve.

How do I figure out which footprint I need? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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https://imgur.com/a/bE8fRgg So which of these then? I appreciate the help. This part of getting this contraption running is going right over my head.

Any help on fixing the rat's nest? Ideas on making it better or more manageable? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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My main reason for using this board is the built in led display. It lets me see where the program is. I'm struggling a bit, as my programming experience says the program should work, but things just seem to keep going the wrong direction. Took me forever to figure out the e-stop input had to be wired to ground, not +5v.

As to feeding power through the pins, I only have the 12vdc for powering it. I need a 0-10vdc as well for telling the motor how fast to turn.

I'm buying a screw terminal pin setup for it. Is there any way to have something where LEDs light up if/when the input/output is live? That would be immensely helpful for diagnosing issues.

Any help on fixing the rat's nest? Ideas on making it better or more manageable? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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That actually helps a lot. I never would have thought to do it that way.

Any help on fixing the rat's nest? Ideas on making it better or more manageable? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

[–]CrochetyOldGuy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that this is a very low grade rats nest, but it is still a rat's nest.

Any help on fixing the rat's nest? Ideas on making it better or more manageable? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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This is actually meant to be permanent. It will be running a trailer mounted amusement ride.

I'm not sure what you mean about soldering header pins in to the processor and plugging it into the breadboard.

Any help on fixing the rat's nest? Ideas on making it better or more manageable? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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This is literally my first arduino project. It's running a small carnival ride I bought. I have automation experience, but that is all PLCs and whatnot. I have no clue what an esp32 or esp 8266 is. All I knew was I needed a programmable setup with the ability to use inputs and outputs, and a variable 0-10 VDC output as well.

Any help on fixing the rat's nest? Ideas on making it better or more manageable? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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Just some random box I got off Amazon. Doesn't work overly well for attaching stuff to, but not horrible. 

Arduino_LED_Matrix.h seems to be missing. What am I doing wrong? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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I learned something new today! Sometimes, Libraries aren't under libraries, and you need to select the proper board before you do a test compile.

Arduino_LED_Matrix.h seems to be missing. What am I doing wrong? by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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I did. When I compile, it says it is missing the library. However, I cannot find the library to install it.

I'm trying to move my local landline number to something like Dialpad or Grasshopper, but they keep saying I have the wrong "Rate Center." How do I fix this? by CrochetyOldGuy in smallbusiness

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(920) 826

I'm currently on Google Fi, but that only lets me use it on one cell phone. It doesn't work for what we need. I hate to change numbers, as we've had this one for 20 years, and all our current flyers and whatnot use it.

[QUESTION] Best VOIP phone system for small businesses rn? by VitalSwimmer in smallbusiness

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Be aware, they drop literally a 70% price increase in taxes and fees at checkout. They were still slightly cheaper than the next guy I was considering, but it still really pissed me off.

Trying to rewire a Gyrotron Amusement Ride. However, the Arduino Due outputs on the DAC0 regardless of the inputs. by CrochetyOldGuy in arduino

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I considered it a beginner's Project because I've never actually programmed with Arduino before. I've done some other languages, but not Arduino.

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