Back from the dead

So, here we are again. I have neglected this blog for far too long. Mostly due to personal circumstances, life tends to get in the way sometimes… I have relocated a lot since 2012 and haven’t had the means to invest a lot of time/money/space into this intriguing hobby. So, everything was kind of tugged away and I promised myself I’d pick this hobby up again whenever I had the time and means.

Arduino and CentOS 6

Since my flight sim pc is a CentOS 6 desktop and I am attaching my Teensy handywork to this pc, I wanted to run the Arduino software on this pc (the Arduino software is a prerequisite to the Teensyduino software used for the Teensy boards). This proved to be a bit of a challenge, but I succeeded with the help of some information on the interwebs…

Project 1 update: Teensy board

Last week I came across info about the Teensy board. From the PJRC website:

The Teensy is a complete USB-based microcontroller development system, in a very small footprint, capable of implementing many types of projects. All programming is done via the USB port. No special programmer is needed, only

CentOS 6 auto logon

Currently I am using a CentOS 6.2 desktop machine for my forward view with 2x 22″. One of my wishes is to have the system log on automatically using my account.

‘New’ CPU and SSD purchased

For my forward view desktop, I purchased a used Q6700 CPU to replace my Core 2 Duo CPU (E2180). This Quad Core processor is the fastest processor my MSI P6N Diamond mainboard will support. Since I want to purchase some OpenCockpits hardware, I won’t be investing too much in the desktop at this time.