Wayne Sierke – The South Australian Microprocessor Group Inc.

SAMG website updated

Posted on 14/02/202114/02/2021 by Wayne Sierke

The SAMG website has been revamped! Take a look and let me know what you think.

Installing ESPTool on macOS and programming an ESP8266 “Witty”

Posted on 10/03/202015/02/2021 by Wayne Sierke

Introduction This is a description of how I installed ESPTool on my Apple iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011 running macOS High Sierra) and used it to program an ESP8266 “Witty” module with an esp8266/Basic image. Python 3 was installed and a Python “venv” virtual environment was created to keep the ESPTool libraries in isolation. As the […]

Meeting Proceedings for 12th of April 2019

Posted on 13/04/201920/02/2021 by Wayne Sierke

The April 2019 meeting saw Colin H’s “brief outline/overview of the NBN” turn into a major feature presentation that was greatly appreciated by those who were fortunate enough to be in attendance. The presentation covered the various wired NBN types and the technologies used to deploy them “in the field”. Samples of various copper […]

Fibre to the premises – FTTP

Posted on 13/04/201920/02/2021 by Wayne Sierke

Colin Huckel’s presentation on FTTP, it’s advantages over other technologies and some of the details of how optical fibres work, and how FTTP is delivered in Australia.

Agenda for SAMG meeting Friday 12th of April 2019 at 7:30pm

Posted on 12/04/201920/02/2021 by Wayne Sierke

Colin to give a brief outline/overview of the NBN Peter to overview the ESP8266/ESP32. Are there benefits going to this fabless designed SOC from our trusty mate ATmega328p? Cliff to demonstrate the working atmega328p PWM with pot control Cliff to demonstrate NodeMCU8266 programming Change our motto/slogan from “Symbiosis between electronics and innovation” TO “ “ […]

SAMG AGM Meeting Minutes – 8th February 2019

Posted on 09/02/201920/02/2021 by Wayne Sierke

Meeting held at WEA club rooms, 223 Angas St Adelaide. SAMG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Meeting was opened by Chairman Clifford Shirra at 7:35 pm. PRESENT Clifford Shirra, Chris Burrows, Colin Huckel, Darren Bestt, David Tillbrooke, Ian Fisk, Peter Gheude, Philip Kocent , David Zerk, Rick Matthews, Wayne Sierke, Howard Harvey, Mark Spooner, Kevin Zietz, Thomas […]