From The Lab
Flying Tome Drones in the DC Flight Restricted Zone (Legally!)
Want to fly a drone, professionally and legally, in one of the most security-sensitive airspace in the U.S. ? It can be done but requires time and patience to pass […]
Solidity and Ethereum
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain driven cryptocurrency, very similar to Bitcoin but with a few very key differences. Ethereum stands out from similar currencies due to its open source nature […]
Build an offline-compatible website to visualize Personal Safety Messages
Mark Furland | Tony Lawrence | Rich Rarey During field testing in Tome’s Bicycle-to-Vehicle (B2V) safety project, we often generate megabytes of real-time data from bicycles, scooters, pedestrians, and […]
Slackbot: Rebus Leaderboard
Virtual team building is tough. If the event is too long, people may find it a chore to join. Too infrequent, and people may not participate at all. So how […]
ASIC Behavioral Simulation and Synthesis
In today’s lab experiment I revisit the topic of application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). These high-speed and flexible computing fabrics allow for processing in which […]
Pigweed Labday
Pigweed is a mix of libraries and build system for embedded development. The thing that initially sold me on wanting to try it was automatically running tests on embedded devices. […]
BluetoothⓇ LE Modulation Characteristics: Making Waves
It’s often entertaining to browse the sprawling Bluetooth Core Specification document, published by the Bluetooth SIG because, while complex, it is well written and provides insight to why things are […]
Unit Test Failure
As we celebrate quick, loud failure at Tome, with a physical “Fail Brick” that’s passed around the office, I thought it would be appropriate to start 2021 with a brief […]
Building speakers
A few weeks ago, I collaborated with some co-workers to build 12 Balanced Mode Radiator speakers. We chose BMR speakers as they have a wide dispersion pattern without the artifacts […]
Improving the Vue workflow
On my latest project here at Tome, I have been learning the ropes of the amazing Vue framework. It’s been a joy to learn and work with. But like all […]