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title: About me
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url: /about/
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slug: about
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---
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This about page was incredibly out-of-date, so I removed it. If you want to know who I am or what I'm up to, check out these links:
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* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nickpegg)
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* [GitHub](https://github.com/nickpegg)
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---
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title: Projects
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url: /projects/
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---
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Here's a decent number of the projects I've worked on in the past.
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**This is mostly ancient and you should probably check out my [GitHub](https://github.com/nickpegg) profile instead**
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### Posty (2010)
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Links: [GitHub](https://github.com/nickpegg/posty)
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Just a little static page generator I wrote when I got sick of using
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Wordpress. It's quick, it's dirty, but it does what I need it to.
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I guess I'm just never satisfied with using pre-made software packages
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to run my personal website.
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### Beertraq (2009)
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Links: [Website](https://beertraq.com/)
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A website to keep track of which beers you've tried, compare with others,
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read their reviews, and discover new beer. Started in the summer of 2009,
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inspired by The Flying Saucer's UFO Club.
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### Intelligent Drink Dispenser (2009)
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(No code available, sorry)
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This is my Computer Engineering Senior Design project at the University of
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Missouri-Rolla. It's basically a robotic bartender which keeps track of
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customers (via RFID) and their purchases. This was an idea that Richard Allen
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and I have been kicking around for a few years, but it's finally come to life.
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### Nick Tracker (Python, Java) (2008)
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(No code available, sorry)
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Keeps track of where my phone's at, which is usually where I am. Server side
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script written in Python, client written in Java for the Android phone platform.
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Since I've written this, two better applications have hit the Android Market,
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including Google Latitude. I've stopped work on this because I don't feel like
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re-inventing the wheel.
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### CPU Usage Meter (2006)
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Links: [Project page](/cpu-usage-meter/), [Linux source](/media/projects/cpu_meter.tar.gz)
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LEDs on the front of my computer case displaying the CPU load.
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### Serial IR Receiver (2006)
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Links: [Project page](/ir-receiver/)
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A simple serial-based LIRC-compatible IR reciever.
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### ServCheck (PHP)
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Links: [servCheck.tar.gz](/media/projects/servCheck.tar.gz)
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A simple service checker written in PHP. Attempts to open a socket with the
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configured hosts and ports, and outputs an HTML file showing which services
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are up and down. I originally wrote this for the TerminalUnix site to show what's
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working and what isn't.
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### TerminalUnix (PHP)
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A PHP and MySQL driven site, functioning as a web front-end and community site for
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the TerminalUnix server. I started it because I was sick of all of these Content
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Management Systems having features that I didn't want. I sat down during Spring Break
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of 2006 and coded a PHP login system, not knowing about the wonders of some of the PHP
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features. Eventually I coded nice things in such as MySQL access (instead of a flat
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text file), a user adminstration system, and even a news sytem.
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Unfortunately I don't plan on releasing the source code since it's a big hard-coded mess.
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### N-Queens solver (C++)
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Links: [nqueens.tar.gz](/media/projects/nqueens.tar.gz)
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Another Data Structures homework assignment. This solves (brute-forces) the
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[N-Queens Problem](https://www.google.com/search?q=n-queens+problem) using recursion and backtracking.
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title: Kegerator
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url: /projects/kegerator/
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parent: Projects
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---
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I've been homebrewing for a couple of years now, and my least favorite part of
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the whole process is definitely the bottling. Each 5 gallon batch has
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approximately 55 bottles that you have to clean, santize, fill, cap, clean
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again, and put in boxes. I've gotten sick and tired of doing that for every
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batch of beer, so I decided to make the jump and build myself a kegerator.
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![Kegerator mostly finished][0]
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Building a kegerator is fairly simple, only requiring some plumbing and
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woodworking. The only hard part is the cost. Below is the cost for a
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three-keg setup similar to my current two-keg setup.
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### Updates
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#### Feb 20, 2011
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Got the kegerator built yesterday minus a temperature controller. I got a
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little drill-happy and accidentally made three faucet holes instead of two.
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Oops, I guess I'll have to put in that third faucet.
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### Links
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* [Flickr set](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickpegg/sets/72157625971333921/)
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### Bill of Materials
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<table border="1">
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<tr>
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<th>Qty</th>
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<th>Cost Each</th>
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<th>Item</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>1</th>
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<td>$198</td>
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<td>GE 7.0 cubic ft freezer</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>$90</td>
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<td>5 pound CO2 tank</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>$75</td>
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<td>Dual gauge CO2 regulator</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>$47</td>
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<td>3-way CO2 distributor</td>
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<tr>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$40</td>
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<td>Used 5 gallon soda keg</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$6.50</td>
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<td>Ball lock gas disconnect - MFL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$6.50</td>
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<td>Ball lock liquid disconnect - MFL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>7</td>
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<td>$1.30</td>
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<td>1/4" barb-to-MFL connector</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>7</td>
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<td>$0.25</td>
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<td>Flared nylon washers for MFL connections</td>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$20</td>
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<td>Stainless steel faucet shank</td>
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</tr>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$2.25</td>
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<td>1/4" barbed shank tail piece and hex nut</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$0.10</td>
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<td>Rubber shank washer</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$31.50</td>
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<td>Perlick beer faucet</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>$2</td>
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<td>Economy tap handle</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>$6.42</td>
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<td>12' 2x8</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>$3.37</td>
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<td>Roll of weather stripping</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>2</td>
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<td>$5.65</td>
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<td>25' roll of poly ice maker tubing</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>14</td>
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<td>$0.65</td>
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<td>1/4" to 1/2" hose clamp</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th align="left">Total</th>
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<th align="left">$758.09</th>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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### Construction
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By far the most popular way to build a kegerator outside of complete
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fabrication is to take an existing chest freezer and add a collar between the
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freezer and the original lid. This is what I did as seen below.
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![Hinges][1]
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An added bonus to the collar method is that you now have a wooden platform to
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add your faucets and other items without harming the original freezer, in case
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you decide to sell it later or actually use it for storing food. When building
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the collar, you'll want to use something like a 2x8 to have enough clearance
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for the old hinges to attach to the wood.
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To help keep the cold air in the kegerator, it's a good idea to seal the
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collar. I just put some weather stripping down where the collar rests on the
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freezer and filled the collar joints with some extra oil pan sealant I had
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laying around. The weather stripping is nice because if you're not quite a
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master woodworker and can't be bothered to get the collar exactly square, it
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helps fill in your gaps.
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Once the collar's on and the faucets are installed, it's just a matter of
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connecting everything. Don't forget to use your washers to get a good seal! You
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can hand-tighten the MFL connections, but it might be a better idea to tighten
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them with a pair of pliers.
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### Pressure Testing
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Once everything's together, you'll want to pressure test the entire dispensing
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system. What I did was fill the kegs with water and pressurize the whole system,
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and do some test pours. If you have any leaks, you'll either hear air hissing
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or see water leaking out.
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![Pressure testing][2]
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In the case that it is an air leak and you're not
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sure where it's coming from, disconnect things one by one until the
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hissing stops. The part that you last disconnected is the faulty one, so make
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sure that everything's tight on there, especially if it's a hose clamp on a
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barbed connection.
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[0]: https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5462665976_d11faea2aa.jpg "Mostly finished"
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[1]: https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5462060669_436dbe852f.jpg
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[2]: https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5462065415_efefbb9675.jpg "Pressure testing"
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title: CPU Usage Meter
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url: /projects/cpu-usage-meter/
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---
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Back in the day, there was a little obscure operating system called BeOS. The
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company which made the OS was brave enough to put it on their own hardware, too.
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This was dubbed the [BeBox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebox). Among all the
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neat doohickies on the computer were two CPU load meters (one for each processor).
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Now, how cool would it be to have a computer with those?
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__Very.__
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### Download
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Note: Linux code makes use of libserial and libstatgrab. Both must be installed for
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program to work/compile. The UM245R device uses the ftdi_sio driver. It's in the
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2.6 kernel tree, so it should (hopefully) be detected when you plug the device in.
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USB controller program:
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* [Linux code and executable](/media/projects/cpu_meter.tar.gz)
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* Windows code removed due to buginess
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### Updates
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#### Status Update - Nov 27 2007
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Wow, it's been almost a year since I've put work on this. I decided to finally write
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code to make it work under Linux. I ended up throwing out the notion of trying to
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use libusb. After 4 hours of research and code hacking, it worked!
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#### Status Update - Dec 08 2006
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The hardware works and the software works (kinda). Once I get around to cleaning up
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some of the code and adding some documentation, I'll start uploading stuff. Stay tuned!
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#### Status Update - Dec 02 2006
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Got the hardware working on a breadboard. Using DLP's test program, various patterns
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were able to be sent. Video coming soon!
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### Statistics:
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* Cost: $27.69
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* Lines of code (Linux): 83
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* Lines of code (Windows): 1503
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* Sleep lost: Unknown
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### Hardware Design
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The hardware is pretty simple. Using an UM245R, most of the work is done for you. The
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[UM245R](https://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/UM245R.htm) takes in USB data
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and outputs it on the 8 data pins, and those 8 pins directly drive the LEDs. It's not
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quite as simple as that, since there's all sorts of protocol with Ready-to-Read and
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Ready-to-Write and Read and Write pins that go high and low. I just cheated and used
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at 555 timer to generate a clock signal on the RD pin to give me the data. I just
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lucked out and the UM245R outputs the last data if there's no new data available.
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[Circuit Design](/media/img/cpu_meter/circuit.png)
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[Testing the circuit](/media/img/cpu_meter/testing.jpg)
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### Software
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code, I decided to use [LibUSB](https://libusb.sf.net/) to help me with this project. Programming with LibUSB
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is fairly straightforward, which helps since the documentation is rather spotty. Along
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with LibUSB, I also took the Queue class from [nicklib](/projects/) and wrote a UsbDevice class to
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help handle failures better. This stuff can be found in the source package above.
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After wrangling with libusb on the Windows side of things, I decided to throw out
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that idea on the Linux client. It turns out that FTDI makes a driver for the UM245R
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libserial and libstatgrab to get it working.
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The Linux code is rather simple and only does CPU usage. I'm planning on extending
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it to do things such as music visualization. This of course means writing some sort
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### Pictures
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Since my computer was used as a media hub for my two roommates and I my Sophmore
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year at UMR, I figured being able to use my A/V receiver's remote control to
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control the computer would be nice. After doing some quick research, (Win)LIRC
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seemed to be the best solution. Many people either buy a pre-made receiver, or
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build their own receiver that fits on the end of a serial cable.
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### Parts List
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* [A suitable IR receiver module](http://lirc.org/receivers.html) (Vishay 1738 is popular)
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* 1N4148 diode
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* 4.7 uF capacitor
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* 4.7 kOhm resistor
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* 7805 5V voltage regulator
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### Construction
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Construction is fairly easy. I personally used a Vishay TSOP2238 IR receiver
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module and a [instructions](http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/) found freely on the web. Below is the circuit diagram
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that I used. In the schematic, the - pin (GND) on the IR receiver goes to the serial
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GND, the +/Vs pin receives the +5V from the voltage regulator, and the Data pin is
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connected to the DCD on the serial port. Beware that many IR receivers have different
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pinouts! More details on what does what can be found at the [LIRC guide](http://lirc.org/receivers.html). Once the
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receiver is complete, the easiest way to position it is to connect it to a serial
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extension cable and mount it somewhere.
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Schematic:
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### Usage
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Since I primarily used Windows for day-to-day tasks back then, I used [WinLIRC](http://winlirc.sf.net/) to
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handle the receiver. It's configuration files are identical to LIRC. Pre-made
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configuration files are available for a [wide range of remotes](http://lirc.org/receivers.html), but your remote can be
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programmed manually if it needs to be.
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My two main media players were [Winamp](http://winamp.com/) and [Media Player Classic](http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358), which both have some
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sort of support for LIRC. Media Player Classic has it built-in (configuration in the
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Keys options), but Winamp requires a plugin. Luckily, there is one available on the
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[WinLIRC website](http://winlirc.sf.net/).
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### Links
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* [LIRC](http://lirc.org/)
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* [WinLIRC - A Windows port of LIRC](http://winlirc.sf.net/)
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* [List of known working IR modules](http://lirc.org/receivers.html)
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* [Nice construction instructions](http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/)
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