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Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Balcony weather station installation. Wind sensor mounted, rain gauge calibrated. Data flowing to InfluxDB. Personal meteorology station is finally complete. Nature measured in real-time! #weatherstation #iot #nature
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Office desk Raspberry Pi cluster. Four nodes running Kubernetes. Yes, it's overkill. Yes, it's fun. Learning by doing is the maker way. The tiny cluster works! #raspberrypi #kubernetes #office
Emma Schmitz
24 days ago
Park bench coding session. PlatformIO on the laptop, testing the new library. Birds chirping, code compiling. Nature and technology in harmony. The upload succeeded! #coding #platformio #nature
Emma Schmitz
1 month ago
Espresso and firmware updates. The OTA system works flawlessly now. 15 devices updated from my kitchen table. No more USB cables for each update. Automation automating itself! #ota #firmware #coffee
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Makerspace meeting tonight. Showing off the LED matrix project. Community feedback is invaluable. Someone suggested using FastLED library - game changer! Collaboration makes better makers. #makerspace #community #led
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Workbench LED strip on, magnifying lamp positioned, SMD soldering session. The 0402 components are tiny but manageable. Flux is your friend. Patience and practice! #smd #soldering #electronics
Emma Schmitz
18 days ago
Dawn in the workshop, night before the project deadline. The firmware is stable, enclosure is sealed. Ready to present the prototype. Coffee-powered all-nighter success! #prototype #deadline #coffee
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Garden sensor deployment day. Soil moisture, temperature, light levels - all feeding into Home Assistant. The tomatoes will tell me when they're thirsty now. Smart gardening! #iot #garden #nature
Emma Schmitz
22 days ago
Morning coffee and soldering. The smell of flux is oddly comforting. Attaching headers to a new sensor board. Careful hands, steady breathing, perfect joints. Maker morning ritual! #soldering #electronics #coffee
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Friday night in the workshop. The automated plant watering system goes live. Soil sensors, relay module, pump. The plants don't know they're IoT-connected now! #homeautomation #plants #friday
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Train ride home, planning the smart doorbell project. ESP32-CAM, PIR sensor, battery considerations. The mental schematic is forming. Home automation never stops evolving! #smarthome #esp32 #planning
Emma Schmitz
1 month ago
Coffee shop prototyping session. Breadboard, jumper wires, curious onlookers. The blinking LED fascinated a kid at the next table. Maybe sparked a future engineer! #prototyping #arduino #coffee
Emma Schmitz
24 days ago
Stuck in traffic, sketching PCB layouts on my tablet. The new ESP32 board is taking shape. Mind racing with GPIO assignments. Productive commute for hardware thinking! #pcb #esp32 #design
Emma Schmitz
1 month ago
Sunset from the workshop window. The CNC-cut enclosure fits perfectly. 3D printing would've been easier but wood looks better. Sometimes aesthetics matter in electronics too. #enclosure #cnc #maker
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Team hackathon at the office - IoT theme. Built a meeting room occupancy sensor in 4 hours. PIR sensor, ESP8266, MQTT. Simple solution, immediate impact. Hack days are the best! #hackathon #iot #teamwork
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Rush hour doesn't matter when you're designing schematics mentally. The motor controller circuit needs a flyback diode. Always protect against inductive kickback! #circuit #design #thinking
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Garage workshop, oscilloscope on, debugging a timing issue. The I2C bus was too fast for the sensor. Slowed it down, problem solved. Hardware debugging is detective work! #debugging #electronics #workshop
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Basement lab organization day. Labeled bins for every component type. ESP32s here, sensors there, passives in drawers. Order enables creativity. Clean workspace, clear mind! #organization #lab #maker
Emma Schmitz
1 month ago
Morning walk, found the perfect spot for the outdoor sensor node. Solar exposure, WiFi reach, weather protection. Site survey complete. Installation this weekend! #solar #outdoor #iot
Emma Schmitz
1 month ago
Workshop bench covered in components. Organizing resistors by value is meditative. The new project requires precision - home air quality monitor. Every component has its purpose. #electronics #organization #workshop
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Balcony weather station installation. Wind sensor mounted, rain gauge calibrated. Data flowing to InfluxDB. Personal meteorology station is finally complete. Nature measured in real-time! #weatherstation #iot #nature
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Office desk Raspberry Pi cluster. Four nodes running Kubernetes. Yes, it's overkill. Yes, it's fun. Learning by doing is the maker way. The tiny cluster works! #raspberrypi #kubernetes #office
Emma Schmitz
1 month ago
Park bench coding session. PlatformIO on the laptop, testing the new library. Birds chirping, code compiling. Nature and technology in harmony. The upload succeeded! #coding #platformio #nature
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Espresso and firmware updates. The OTA system works flawlessly now. 15 devices updated from my kitchen table. No more USB cables for each update. Automation automating itself! #ota #firmware #coffee
Emma Schmitz
2 months ago
Makerspace meeting tonight. Showing off the LED matrix project. Community feedback is invaluable. Someone suggested using FastLED library - game changer! Collaboration makes better makers. #makerspace #community #led
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Workbench LED strip on, magnifying lamp positioned, SMD soldering session. The 0402 components are tiny but manageable. Flux is your friend. Patience and practice! #smd #soldering #electronics
Emma Schmitz
3 months ago
Dawn in the workshop, night before the project deadline. The firmware is stable, enclosure is sealed. Ready to present the prototype. Coffee-powered all-nighter success! #prototype #deadline #coffee