MEET THE ESP8266

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It is not very often that a new piece of hardware comes along and immediately captures the attention of the entire maker community. The Raspberry Pi and the $9 C.H.I.P. are a couple of recent examples, but the ESP8266 module from Espressif Systems (espressif.com) wins this prize. This little board — PHOTO 1 above - The ESP8266 module (ESP-01) — is only about the size of a nickel, yet contains a powerful 32-bit microcontroller and a Wi-Fi interface, and it can be purchased for around $4 in single unit quantities

The first projects built with this module all used a microcontroller to control the ESP8266 as a Wi-Fi peripheral using an AT command set over a serial interface. While this was made to work, some of the projects suffered from stability problems as the ESP8266 firmware continued to evolve. Lately, however, a group of enterprising individuals have made the ESP8266 Arduino compatible. This is important for numerous reasons:

It allows people familiar with the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) to develop software for the ESP8266 module.

It allows the software developed in the Arduino IDE to be run directly on the 32-bit microcontroller on the ESP8266 module, eliminating the need (in many cases) for a separate microcontroller altogether.

It allows the use of numerous third-party Arduino libraries, as long as they don't depend on direct access to the underlying AVR hardware.

Arduino compatibility and the low cost of the ESP8266 are major developments for the Internet of Things (IoT) movement currently sweeping the tech world. Using the ESP8266 allows for very small and inexpensive products to be created that can be controlled and/or monitored remotely.

Note if you plan on putting an ESP8266 module into a commercial product, you will have to pass FCC certification, which can take considerable time and be rather costly.

To understand what a breakthrough this is, consider the cost and size of a traditional Arduino approach to Wi-Fi enabled monitoring and control. First, you have to have an Arduino board (say, an Arduino Uno) from a reputable source which costs between $20 - $30. Then, you have to purchase a Wi-Fi shield for around $20 - $40, bringing the basic system cost to between $40 - $70. Then, consider size. The Uno's dimensions are 2.1” x 2.7”. Attach the Wi-Fi shield and the sandwich is between 1.25” to 1.75” deep and a bit harder to package than the ESP8266 (again, which is the size of a nickel).

Finally, when you consider the ESP8266 has a 32-bit processor which can run at 160 MHz — 10x the speed of the Uno's eight-bit processor — and that it has 512K (minimum) of Flash memory program space to the Uno's 32K, the Uno Wi-Fi solution is looking a little dated.

RASPBERRY PI, ANYONE?

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With the cost of most things continually on the rise, it is pleasing to note the price of our intelligent gadgets and that of compute power continues to fall. The cost of computing power dropped again with the introduction of the Raspberry Pi (RPi) — an ARM processor based Linux workstation the size of a credit card (see Figure 1 at top).

FIGURE 1. (above) The Model B Raspberry Pi. On the left is the SD memory card; top center shows the RCA composite video output; top right is where the 3.5 mm stereo audio output is located. On the right is the dual USB connector; in the lower right is the RJ45 Ethernet connector; bottom center shows the HDMI connector.

This computing marvel was developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (a UK registered charity) with the idea of getting students interested in computer science by making it cheap enough for anyone to afford, and fun enough to capture their interest. The Raspberry Pi Foundation understands computers and programming are integral to the future, but noticed fewer students getting into computer science. With the RPi, they hope to rekindle the excitement over microprocessors that many of us felt in the 1970s and 1980s. I, for one, caught the computer bug at that time and haven't ever gotten over it.

While the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s focus is on the educational market, there has been major demand for RPis in the DIYer/hacker community. A Google search for Raspberry Pi on the Internet will net you seemingly endless projects people are powering with RPis.

It is important to note an RPi is a bare bones single board computer built as inexpensively as possible. When you buy an RPi, you don’t get a case, power supply, display, keyboard, mouse, cables, or storage device. All peripherals must be purchased separately. The idea is to connect your RPi to a USB power source, a TV set with HDMI input, a USB keyboard, and mouse. Even with the additional cost of the required peripherals, a computer system based on an RPi is still a bargain.

THE EDISON CELL

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With the wild fluctuations in fuel prices over the years, world concern over global warming, and simply the idea of creating new and more sustainable technologies, immense interest and progress continues in the world of battery development.

In fact, it seems that we keep hearing about a new breakthrough, and another step closer to that long sought elusive goal of a truly workable battery storage system. Perhaps one day soon we’ll have a battery that displays no “memory” effect, one that can be completely discharged or overcharged without harm, and require no complex computerized management system. This battery could even prove so durable it will be immune to damage from vibration and not break down chemically over time. In operation, such a battery might even routinely outlast the very vehicle or machine it was designed to operate in! Last, we could complete our wish list by adding in the impossible: low materials toxicity, simple construction, and, of course, good energy density.

Does such a battery sound like too much to hope for?

Thomas Edison didn’t think so when in 1899 — working with a design pioneered by Waldemar Jungner — he patented a battery with all these characteristics.

It was Edison’s hope that electric vehicles — which currently had the lead in popularity — would easily trump internal combustion or steam to be the vehicle of choice of his time, and ours. The Edison cell had a greater energy density than popular lead acid, and recharged in half the time. Astoundingly, it was not harmed by being fully discharged (even if dead shorted for years), and overcharging occasionally was actually good for the cell. It was even recommended as a monthly exercise in the battery’s manual!

Edison advertised that the cell had a life of at least four years, but the materials proved to be so stable (due to the low solubility of the reactants in the electrolyte) that some are still producing their full capacity today after more than 50 years! Problems with the Edison cell were few, and included poor performance at low temperatures, a high self discharge rate when unused (20% to 40% per month), and a slower than normal charge and discharge rate (65%). Yet, the practical nature of these cells was undeniable, and perhaps remains so today.

Like many overlooked gems throughout the history of engineering, perhaps these “diamonds in the rough” deserve a second look and some thoughts as to how our present technology could be improved by examining the principles of their operation. Many times historically these cells have been referred to as “the battery that worked too well.” Though they were popular and profitable in niche markets for Edison, it has been said that a business model could never be created for the general public by producing a product that does not require replacement. However, these days where “going green” is more than a quaint idea, perhaps Edison’s idea has finally found its time.

CONSTRUCTING AN EXPERIMENTAL EDISON CELL

Because I know first hand the ingenuity and depth of knowledge of Nuts & Volts readers, I’d like to present the Edison cell to you in two ways. First, I’d like to briefly cover the historical construction of the cell. I think this will spark some ideas and even possible improvements to the cell. Then, I’d like to present the details of my own homemade cell experiments so you can construct one, as well.

An alkaline electrolyte proved to be not only effective but — unlike acid — the solution was protective of the metal electrodes in the battery, giving them their phenomenal lifespan. The alkaline solution was also safer than acid, being about the same toxicity as ordinary bleach. (The raw chemical potassium hydroxide is not so benign, and must be handled with care as we’ll see later in an experimental cell.)

Edison claimed that he would not begin actual manufacturing of the cells unless he achieved five times the capacity of the competing (lead acid) cell. At one point, he claimed to have reached 15 times the energy density of lead acid in a series of remarkable experiments.

Edison had found the cell’s capacity increased directly with the surface area of the plates. It’s hard not to wonder with today’s astounding capabilities in miniaturization (and nano machines) what might be possible for plate creation with such robust cells.

I like this guy's attitude.

And I do get the sense that dominoes are starting to fall

There is just so damn much news that is bad for the left.

>>10274719

[P] = Persia

Soros was run by Persia, not by Prophecies

Persia is the head of the snake

Persia rules the entire world

Babylon was part of the Persian empire.

Learn about Zoroaster the Golden Tongued one.

His teachings that DIVIDE the world into two camps

The fire worship of his followers

Their absolute secrecy.

If you do not have a Parsi father, you can't even be allowed into the temple to see the fires.

Why such secrecy?

Because the real fire they worship is invisible and magickal.

Subud is a branch of this where they initiate members by doing a fire meditation using a candle.

Aleister Crowley integrated this with all of Western Occultism and Eastern Mysticism as the religion of Thelema.

The old style Satanism of the monarchies became a part of Thelema

Crowley created the Order of the Lamp of the Invisible Light in Mexico at the dawn of the 20th century.

Why is Nabokov (Pale Fire) obsessed with a 999 line poem. Invert the number 999. (MM approves)

Rabbi Pinehas says in the name of Rabbi Shimon b. Lakish: The Torah that the Holy One, blessed be He, gave to Moses was given to him from white fire inscribed by black fire. It was fire, mixed with fire, hewn from fire and given by fire, as is written, “From His right a fiery law to them.”

They appear to be many, but the fire unites them

The ultimate use of this fire is to transfer their soul

To a young body

Before their old one dies

And then destroy the young soul utterly

So that they can live a new life in a new body

>>10274694

No!

To become the next Bill Gates

You need to apply vaseline and bend over

And afterward, suck cocks of the rest of them

And torture the babies before they are killed by sucking the blood from their bodies.

There is no short cut to becoming a powerful evil bastard.

>>10274758

So, you believe that @realDonaldTrump is a LARP.

Please explain your thinking.

I am genuinely curious about your reasoning here.

>>10274776

>>10274927

What they don't tell you is that Hades ishere.

We are all in Hell or Hades

And if we don't advance in this life and ascend to the next realm

The one where angels live.

Then we just reincarnate right back here.

Some damn fools actually want to stay here in Hell

And they even arrange for their friends to murder them at the end of their lifetime.

And help them transfer their soul to a new young body in the same bloodline.

So there really are vampires 100s of years old walking the earth

But all that time seems to make them stupider, and not wiser.

>>10274722

Keep your eyes peeled for the dominoes falling

Because it might not look like what you expect

The key thing is that although they think they are in control

You can see that they are just following a script

Somebody else is yanking their chain and triggering their missteps

They have fallen into a trap that they cannot even see.

>>10274867

Against his will, Schauberger was forced to work on a prototype of a gravity-defying flying saucer, known as the Vril-7. It was in Mauthausen that he invented an anti-gravity device, called a Repulsine, to power it. Fortunately, by the spring of 1945, the armies of the Allied forces had put an end to the Second World War, thus ending all research and development of the Nazi’s war machine.

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