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LTO BMS – Development Notes
LTO batteries, or Lithium Titanium Oxide batteries, have one enormous advantage — they can be charged and discharged at sub-zero temperatures. This makes them ideal for applications such as weather stations, Meshtastic nodes, and other outdoor electronics. However, the average hobbyist’s use can be a bit more complicated because they have a lower voltage than […]
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Solar MPPT Charger for Meshtastic
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed that since January 2024, I’ve been experimenting with the LoRa mesh network Meshtastic. I’ve already written several blog posts on the topic, including Meshtastic in Practice, Building a Meshtastic Router, and Building a Meshtastic Router 2. I’ve published a model for the RAK19007 electronics holder […]
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Europe: the Educational Game
Europe is an interactive educational game for children (and adults). It was quite a big project spanning several months and several people with different specialisations were involved. The official opening was on 22 April 2016. This article describes design decisions for electronics, implementation and lessons learned.