Footleg
@drfootleg.bsky.social
Maker, Caver, Scientist, Software Dev, electronics, robots. Keeper of Chickens. Director of Cambridge Makespace where I run a weekly RPi and CAD meet up on Tuesday evenings. Host of FootFest, our mini maker camping festival held annually in Suffolk.
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If you are by any chance at #MakerFaire in #Shenzhen next week, come and say hello 👋
I'll be there discussing how making at home opens up paths to industrial automation around the world!
Big thanks to @seeedstudio.com for having me!
www.shenzhenmakerfaire.com/2025/10/28/m...
I'll be there discussing how making at home opens up paths to industrial automation around the world!
Big thanks to @seeedstudio.com for having me!
www.shenzhenmakerfaire.com/2025/10/28/m...
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If you are by any chance at #MakerFaire in #Shenzhen next week, come and say hello 👋
I'll be there discussing how making at home opens up paths to industrial automation around the world!
Big thanks to @seeedstudio.com for having me!
www.shenzhenmakerfaire.com/2025/10/28/m...
I'll be there discussing how making at home opens up paths to industrial automation around the world!
Big thanks to @seeedstudio.com for having me!
www.shenzhenmakerfaire.com/2025/10/28/m...
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If you'd like to pre-register for Potton Pi and Pints on Saturday, 1st November, please head over to Eventbrite and grab a free ticket. #raspberrypi #raspberryjam #bedfordshire #cambridgeshire #potton
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Potton Pi & Pints Raspberry Jam - 1st November 2025
Fancy doing some electronics/computing stuff in a relaxed, social atmosphere? Fancy a chat with fellow geeky-type people?
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August 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
If you'd like to pre-register for Potton Pi and Pints on Saturday, 1st November, please head over to Eventbrite and grab a free ticket. #raspberrypi #raspberryjam #bedfordshire #cambridgeshire #potton
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/potton-pi-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/potton-pi-...
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w00p! @pimoroni have my new Series[D] boards in stock, as well as a bunch of other UM products!
shop.pimoroni.com/collections/...
Please support them (and me) by plundering (legally) some of kit from them - thanks!
#maker #makershelpingmakers #electronics
shop.pimoroni.com/collections/...
Please support them (and me) by plundering (legally) some of kit from them - thanks!
#maker #makershelpingmakers #electronics
All - Pimoroni
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July 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
w00p! @pimoroni have my new Series[D] boards in stock, as well as a bunch of other UM products!
shop.pimoroni.com/collections/...
Please support them (and me) by plundering (legally) some of kit from them - thanks!
#maker #makershelpingmakers #electronics
shop.pimoroni.com/collections/...
Please support them (and me) by plundering (legally) some of kit from them - thanks!
#maker #makershelpingmakers #electronics
Pirate radio from @pimoroni.com c.2018 repurposed to play Swift bird calls in the morning and evening. Learned some crontab tricks to get the script to run and stop at scheduled times. Impressed the hardware works on a modern install of Pi OS Buster lite after all these years. #nature #RaspberryPi
July 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pirate radio from @pimoroni.com c.2018 repurposed to play Swift bird calls in the morning and evening. Learned some crontab tricks to get the script to run and stop at scheduled times. Impressed the hardware works on a modern install of Pi OS Buster lite after all these years. #nature #RaspberryPi
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Summer sale! It's pretty darn hot here in Sheffield-on-sea so if you use the code "SCORCHER" during checkout then you'll get 20% off your order (excluding bare Raspberry Pi boards and shipping)! Use this link to auto apply the discount: shop.pimoroni.com/discount/SCO...
a man wearing headphones is sweating while sitting in an airplane .
ALT: a man wearing headphones is sweating while sitting in an airplane .
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June 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Summer sale! It's pretty darn hot here in Sheffield-on-sea so if you use the code "SCORCHER" during checkout then you'll get 20% off your order (excluding bare Raspberry Pi boards and shipping)! Use this link to auto apply the discount: shop.pimoroni.com/discount/SCO...
Coming to terms with my car writing itself off after spending £2000 on repairs last year, followed by my house showing subsidence problems. All put into perspective by my daughter’s unexpected sudden emergency admission into hospital last month. They’re doing OK now with treatment but still a worry.
June 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Coming to terms with my car writing itself off after spending £2000 on repairs last year, followed by my house showing subsidence problems. All put into perspective by my daughter’s unexpected sudden emergency admission into hospital last month. They’re doing OK now with treatment but still a worry.
Drainage work being done at home, leak in heating and the plumber fails to turn up as a head injury put them in hospital. I took my mind off it all by spilling a full mug of coffee over my desk. Keyboard no longer works. Replacement has strange tilt and no legs to adjust it.
How's your day going?
How's your day going?
June 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Drainage work being done at home, leak in heating and the plumber fails to turn up as a head injury put them in hospital. I took my mind off it all by spilling a full mug of coffee over my desk. Keyboard no longer works. Replacement has strange tilt and no legs to adjust it.
How's your day going?
How's your day going?
A productive day sorting out all my @pimoroni.com #presto C++ code and publishing it finally. Including my touchscreen and accelerometer drivers and a set of example projects to show them in use. See the presto-projects folder here:
github.com/Footleg/rpi-...
github.com/Footleg/rpi-...
rpi-pico/pico-cpp at main · Footleg/rpi-pico
Programs developed to run on the Raspberry Pi Pico and other boards using the RP2040 chip - Footleg/rpi-pico
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June 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A productive day sorting out all my @pimoroni.com #presto C++ code and publishing it finally. Including my touchscreen and accelerometer drivers and a set of example projects to show them in use. See the presto-projects folder here:
github.com/Footleg/rpi-...
github.com/Footleg/rpi-...
I just updated one of my most read blog posts when my Raspberry Pi robot stopped working on Bookworm after I updated the OS to the latest this weekend.
adventures-with-pi.blogspot.com/2021/08/runn...
adventures-with-pi.blogspot.com/2021/08/runn...
Running Robot Code on Start-up with systemd
raspberry pi, coding, electronics, pcbs, robotics
adventures-with-pi.blogspot.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I just updated one of my most read blog posts when my Raspberry Pi robot stopped working on Bookworm after I updated the OS to the latest this weekend.
adventures-with-pi.blogspot.com/2021/08/runn...
adventures-with-pi.blogspot.com/2021/08/runn...
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Soldered 64 @pimoroni.com old school Unicorn hats for my #GalacticUnicorn project, I soldered 3 pins to the power and data pins to be able to access the Neopixels without the 40 pin header.
The way I have stacked the hats looks like I'm maker poker with Neopixels chips :-) I raise you 4096 pixels!
The way I have stacked the hats looks like I'm maker poker with Neopixels chips :-) I raise you 4096 pixels!
June 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Soldered 64 @pimoroni.com old school Unicorn hats for my #GalacticUnicorn project, I soldered 3 pins to the power and data pins to be able to access the Neopixels without the 40 pin header.
The way I have stacked the hats looks like I'm maker poker with Neopixels chips :-) I raise you 4096 pixels!
The way I have stacked the hats looks like I'm maker poker with Neopixels chips :-) I raise you 4096 pixels!
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I'm at Malvern Kit car show this weekend with Hacky Racers, comparing notes with the Cyclekart builders
May 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I'm at Malvern Kit car show this weekend with Hacky Racers, comparing notes with the Cyclekart builders
All set up ready for my monthly kids coding session in the local library village community centre.
May 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
All set up ready for my monthly kids coding session in the local library village community centre.
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This method is fundamental to how modern displays, including computer monitors, TVs, and smartphone screens, produce color images. By varying the intensity of these three primary colors, screens can create millions of different colors.
May 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This method is fundamental to how modern displays, including computer monitors, TVs, and smartphone screens, produce color images. By varying the intensity of these three primary colors, screens can create millions of different colors.
I’ve now put my AA graphics library together with my C++ touchscreen and IMU hardware drivers to implement gravity in my balls simulation on the @pimoroni.com #Presto
May 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’ve now put my AA graphics library together with my C++ touchscreen and IMU hardware drivers to implement gravity in my balls simulation on the @pimoroni.com #Presto
I've enjoyed the articles in Hackspace mag and creative content online by #LewisWorkshop for many years. Losing his driving license on medical grounds with 2 kids to get around is a really tough break. Spread a little love and support his fund raiser for alternative transport. gofund.me/55e6445b
Donate to Get a cargo bike so that I can get around with my children, organized by Andrew Lewis
Hi, my name is Andrew, and I'm a self employed Maker and stay … Andrew Lewis needs your support for Get a cargo bike so that I can get around with my children
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May 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I've enjoyed the articles in Hackspace mag and creative content online by #LewisWorkshop for many years. Losing his driving license on medical grounds with 2 kids to get around is a really tough break. Spread a little love and support his fund raiser for alternative transport. gofund.me/55e6445b
My @pimoroni.com Presto is full up. Can I get a bigger screen please?
April 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My @pimoroni.com Presto is full up. Can I get a bigger screen please?
An idyllic day in the Forest of Dean with all day not as forecast sunshine. We did a 10km family walk.
April 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
An idyllic day in the Forest of Dean with all day not as forecast sunshine. We did a 10km family walk.
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My partner got weirded out by how much my new calathea plant wiggles during the day, so of course I had to capture an 11 hour timelapse of it wiggling.
April 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My partner got weirded out by how much my new calathea plant wiggles during the day, so of course I had to capture an 11 hour timelapse of it wiggling.
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We are temporarily suspending shipping to the US. We lost the EU market recently too and our business is Not Good™
If you are in Australia or the UK, you can still buy from us at www.tabletoptinkering.com. Reposts no matter where you are will be appreciated.
Please support small businesses 💜
If you are in Australia or the UK, you can still buy from us at www.tabletoptinkering.com. Reposts no matter where you are will be appreciated.
Please support small businesses 💜
April 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We are temporarily suspending shipping to the US. We lost the EU market recently too and our business is Not Good™
If you are in Australia or the UK, you can still buy from us at www.tabletoptinkering.com. Reposts no matter where you are will be appreciated.
Please support small businesses 💜
If you are in Australia or the UK, you can still buy from us at www.tabletoptinkering.com. Reposts no matter where you are will be appreciated.
Please support small businesses 💜
The degree to which I feel unsettled by world economic events is such that I have felt nauseous all day, making eating difficult. As someone looking at potential retirement in the coming years my financial future outlook has taken such a hit I am not sure I will have the option to stop working.
April 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The degree to which I feel unsettled by world economic events is such that I have felt nauseous all day, making eating difficult. As someone looking at potential retirement in the coming years my financial future outlook has taken such a hit I am not sure I will have the option to stop working.
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I had a 75% scale McGybeer lizard 3D printed in stainless steel by #jlcpcb and it came out amazing! #3dprinting
March 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I had a 75% scale McGybeer lizard 3D printed in stainless steel by #jlcpcb and it came out amazing! #3dprinting
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Trying out ideas for laying out 64 @pimoroni.com Unicorn hats to make the Gigantic Unicorn this seems to be a winner
March 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Trying out ideas for laying out 64 @pimoroni.com Unicorn hats to make the Gigantic Unicorn this seems to be a winner