Misc. Other Projects

A long time ago we repaired a rather common problem on a NAD C370 amplifier: Namely the “slow start circuit”. And the fix worked great (and it still works)! But now, over 2 years later, the amplifier is back with…

How to go from an irregular form to a technical illustration

November 21, 2019

3D Printing Projects, Maker Tutorials, Misc. Other Projects

A common challenge is how you can go from a free hand drawing to a more technical correct illustration. In this blog post we are going to show you a process you can use to go from a simple hand…

SNMP Temperature Monitoring System – Hardware Update

September 19, 2019

Maker Tutorials, Misc. Other Projects

As written about earlier (Do It Yourself: SNMP Temperature Monitoring System) we use the SNMP monitoring nodes in several use cases here at Norwegian Creations. However the blog post does only a minimal hardware setup with a temporary connection method…

The Making of a Smart Mailbox: Part 1 — An Overview

August 29, 2018

Torstein Grindvik

We’d like to be notified when (physical) mail arrives. Let’s do just that! Project Goals What do we want out of this? First of all, we want to be notified when getting mail. There are many ways to do this.…

Modifying a Portable iPod Docking to Bluetooth

September 14, 2017

Logitech Stock Photo Recently, we found an old Logitech Pure-Fi Express Plus that had been laying around from old times. It was originally made for docking a iPod / iPhone with the old Apple 30-pin Dock Connector. Since this connector…

Repairing a NAD C370 Amplifier – The Slow Start Protection Module Problem

July 5, 2017

A very common problem with NAD amplifiers (here: C370) is that it becomes very slow to start after some years (10+). The time between power-on and deactivation of the protection increases to several minutes! And why is this happening? In this…

Do It Yourself: SNMP Temperature Monitoring System

June 9, 2017

Maker Tutorials, Misc. Other Projects

Here at Norwegian Creations we occasionally need to monitor the temperature of a system. Sometimes we have done this with our DMM with data logging capabilities. But it’s a bad idea to impound our DMM’s for long periods. Therefore we need…

Embedded-desk: How is it equipped now?

February 9, 2016

Misc. Other Projects, Updates

This post is a continuously updated description of the current state of one of our “embedded-desks”. Computer A computer is a great tool. Both for creating things (programming, PCB-layout etc) and it’s a great companion when assembling stuff. Displaying datasheets, graphing…

Wake On LAN enabled button

July 24, 2015

Sometimes you have the need for a device that “just works”. This time we were in need of a small embedded device that could power on a computer over a LAN cable. Luckily there is already a well established standard called Wake…

Creating A Clock with Pomodoro Timer and Visual Alarm

September 3, 2013

The Pomodoro Technique is a widely known method for consciously controlling the amount of time spent on specific activities. In other words, a time management technique. It’s one method amongst a myriad of different methods, all claiming that they…

Phone Controlled Garage Door

August 25, 2013

As you might know, Norwegian Creations has moved in at the new co-working space called DIGS in Trondheim this summer. To get into the backyard of DIGS we need to open an electrical controlled garage door, but we only have one remote:/…

FScontroller Part 1

June 14, 2013

Last October I made a prototype for a custom hardware controller to FreeStyler 512(Stage lighting software). The goal was to make a controller I can use when I’m running a preprogrammed light show (not a programming console, maybe next version?). For those who…

Repairing a dead Apple Airport Express

June 7, 2013

Last summer I got an AirPort Express from one I know in the states. It turned out that it was completely dead when you plug it in the wall. The first thing that hit my head was that the Power…

Automated beer brewing – part 2

October 11, 2012