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Month: February 2019

RJ45 Ethernet Cover

RJ45 Ethernet Cover

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I am working on a project and I needed an easy way to create an Ethernet jack from a standard patch cable. I found these cheap RJ45 Keystone Adapters (https://www.ebay.ie/itm/RJ45-Keystone-Jack-Wall-End-Plug-Cat-5e-Ethernet-LAN-Network-Module-Port-Adapter/252314420824) which you can easily wire to a standard Ethernet cable. I needed a way to cover the exposed connections and attach it to the project so I designed a cover for them. The jack has to be slightly modified in order to fit into my design, two clips have to…

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Use ESP8266 shield for Arduino Wi-Fi

Use ESP8266 shield for Arduino Wi-Fi

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I needed a cheap way to provide Wi-Fi to an Arduino for a project that I was working on. The ESP8266 is an amazing cheap Wi-Fi enabled micro-controller that I have started to use in some of my projects. You can find Arduino ESP8266 shields on ebay or Amazon by searching for “esp8266 arduino shield” for €5 to €10 which is far cheaper than any of the standard Arduino Wi-Fi shields which can be anywhere from €30 to €80! The…

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