This topic started with a desired to see the difference between driving a DBM LO port with a sine vs a square wave. It is also an opportunity to get familiar with my test equipment. Test Equipment The signals will be generated by a two channel Siglent SDG 1032x signal generator. The mixing products will be observed on… Read More »
Typical task condition statements look like this PowerShell task: Below are example condition statements. Note that you cannot use macro variable format such as $(Build.SourceBranch). Case is ignored on the variable names. Other useful conditions are available from Microsoft. Template Parameter Conditions (From Microsoft documents) Parameter expansion happens before conditions are considered. Therefore, when you declare a parameter… Read More »
Let’s start by saying the PowerShell is one of the most opaque and crappy languages that was ever created. I’m glad some people like it – but as far as me, it sucks. Adding PowerShell to Azure YAML Build Script Adding PowerShell scripts is easy. The example below shows how to create a script with embedded PowerShell code.… Read More »
Use the template below to load the RootID and Guid values for an order if you have the order number. Add your custom code to the “Queries” section. The code shows an example that displays the Settlement Date for the specified order number.
It’s always a pain finding the manuals for test equipment. You might use it for a little while then you don’t need it for 6 months. The perfect solution is to put it where you can always find it quickly. Hmmmm. FG085 miniDDS Function Generator This generator is almost entirely based on the kit that is sold all… Read More »
I was looking around for an easy to use weather API to get simple weather information. I found OpenWeather and the free version allowed me to do all that I wanted. Latitude/Longitude All the weather APIs require that you furnish the latitude and longitude for the location you are querying. You can look it up by ZIP code.… Read More »
Azure has a tool that is used in many DevOps YAML scripts. It has many capabilities – to the point of wondering why they crammed so many unrelated functions into one construct. All of this information is from a Microsoft Azure DevOps Services page: Logging commands. Check it out because I will not list these options: Show percentage… Read More »
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The goal for this project is a simple RTC based clock displayed on a 3.5″ TFT color display. It will be periodically updated with internet NTP clock data and display outside temperature and weather graphic from a local airport METARs data.
I needed to find where a certain column name was being used. Try this…