Tag: 100daystooffload

Repeat find and till in vim

There are two very useful keys for navigation in vim: find and till. I am using both daily and these are one of the keys I have learned somewhere at the very beginning of my vim learning curve. To explain briefly, there is a group of a so called motion keys, performing a cursor m…

Feelings about the writing break

My pause from the daily writing for a week due to holiday led me to understand how the habit of doing something every day for almost three months rooted into my mind. I was rely reluctant to break my chain of writing and I was determined to do a #100daystooffload challenge in jus…

Holiday break for a week

I am going to a much deserved holiday break, so no posts for a week. I was considering taking my notebook with, but then I thought, I need to take a break from the work altogether, as I am not sure when will I be able to travel again. So instead of a weeks worth of half-baked pos…

Understanding pulse outputs of M-Duino 38AR+

When the need to drive a stepper motor arises, one can turn to the microcontroller. For the task, I am currently using M-Duino AR38+ and I have already written something about it a few days back, link here. Note that an Arduino based controller is suitable for the task because it…

First impressions: QElectroTech wiring diagrams

Facing against the task to document the wiring of the control cabinet I had to choose which software I would do it with. Naturally I have started to look for open source options first. Even though I have already achieved some level of proficiency in KiCAD, it is not very well sui…