User:Jermitts

My current full time occupation is designing, building, and implementing automation systems- the hardware and software sides. I've been using Arduino Mega's but recently got my hands on a BeagleBoard and can't wait to really dive in to that. I've also built a few solutions around GuruPlugs (the DreamPlug, more specifically).

I'm not so much into building my own circuit boards (though I've tried it a few times) or printing my own parts (but it sounds like fun!) but more likely to find the cheapest stable and reliable parts and hooking them together. Sometimes that's more towards the software end, sometimes more towards hardware, always a mix of both.

I'm a windows guy really (I ordered the BB with WEC7 loaded) but I've been dabbling in the more techy linux world recently, especially since I added DreamPlugs to the arsenal. My favorite finds to date are DLP's RFID1 transponder for reading and writing RFID tags and HP's $279 21.5" multi-touch monitor (L2105tm). I've put a handful of each of those into full production in the last 6 months.