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Fixing bad AVR Fuses

It’s pretty easy to make mistakes while programming an AVR’s fuses and making a mistake could seem to render your AVR unusable. Don’t give up, there are three main causes that could lead to this message from avrdude: avrdude: initialization …

DIY AVR Target Board

In order to program the ATMega8 included with the Asuro Robot Kit I have designed two AVR Target Boards. Initially I had both in one, but I couldn’t fit both on the one veroboard. This target board is designed to …

Asuro Programmable Robot Kit

I was given an Asuro Programmable Robot Kit for my birthday, but haven’t had a chance to look at it until now. It looks like a fantastic integrated solution to use as an introduction to robotics, however there is one …

Whirlpool Daily Roundup RSS Feed

Last year I wrote a Whirlpool Daily Roundup RSS Feed generator, the feed is generated hourly and can be accessed at http://fergofrog.com/wproundup/wproundup.rss. Please set your reader to not download it too often (every 20-30 minutes is fine), it is hosted …

Updated Server

In order to clear some space on my server’s HDD I have wiped and done a fresh install of everything on it. I have additionally added an 80GB HDD for the install, and a 250GB HDD for music. I had …