https://www.lyndonhill.com/ News from Lyndon, mostly projects and software I have been working on plus some opinion. This is not a blog. https://www.lyndonhill.com/images/lh-rss-ch.png https://www.lyndonhill.com/ Generated manually by Lyndon Reference Organiser 1.4 has been released as a Linux AppImage. This release fixes a number of bugs and issues, adds features including support for DOI metadata, DVI files, multiple URLs and detection of duplicate reviews. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:20:00 GMT https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/referenceorganiser.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/referenceorganiser.html#date03122025 projects In order to demonstrate my technical skills and abilities, I have uploaded some demonstrations of selected Computer Vision and Machine Learning algorithms. An explanation of each subject is accompanied by code (C++, Python, shell scripts, docker images) and example results. More demonstrations will be added in the future. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:00:00 GMT https://www.lyndonhill.com/techdemo https://www.lyndonhill.com/techdemo.html#date27102025 demonstrations Setting up an ESP-01S microcontroller with DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor to report temperatures by MQTT, robustly. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:00:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp01s-robust-temp.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp01s-robust-temp.html#date17092025 projects CountdownTimer 2.6 has been released as a Linux AppImage. This is a maintenance release with minimum new features: alarm sounds are now played in a separate thread and the UI is provided by Qt 6. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:00:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/countdowntimer.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/countdowntimer.html#date17062025 projects OLL 1.4 has been released, with Linux AppImage download restored. This is a maintenance release with no new features. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:20:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/oll.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/oll.html#date10062025 projects When planning for a network change results in software updates in Home Assistant. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:00:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/pihole6-update.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/pihole6-update.html#date05052025 projects The website received a refresh. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:38:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/index.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/index.html#date16042025 news Remotely controlling an ESP-32 Cam using MQTT and integrated with Home Assistant to providee images on demand, say be an automation or manually triggered by a user. Sat, 26 Oct 2024 21:00:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32cam-ondemand.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32cam-ondemand.html#date26102024 projects Remotely controlling a relay using an ESP-01S with Node-Red or Home Assistant via MQTT. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:30:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp01s-relay.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp01s-relay.html#date17102024 projects Connecting my ESP-32 based temperature monitor with Home Assistant by using MQTT message protocol. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:15:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32-temp-reporting.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32-temp-reporting.html#date19092024 projects I built a temperature monitor using an ESP-32 microcontroller, combined temperature, humidity and pressure sensor and Liquid Crystal Display. It was actually a very simple circuit with a hand full of connections built on a breadboard. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 21:33:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32-temp-monitor.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32-temp-monitor.html#date23082024 projects A quick guide to getting set up and started with the ESP-32 microcontroller. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 21:30:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32-getting-started.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp32-getting-started.html#date23082024 projects A quick guide to getting set up and started with the ESP-01S microcontroller. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:00:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp01s-getting-started.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/esp01s-getting-started.html#date07082024 projects My Pi Zero 2 W went offline so I ended up reinstalling it but ended up adding a new, useful tool to my collection. Sat, 11 May 2024 21:00:00 BST https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/pizero2-setup-repeat.html https://www.lyndonhill.com/projects/build/pizero2-setup-repeat.html#date11052024 projects