Notes From the Far East

Chew Eng Han Escape to Malaysia Foiled Just nine days before he was due to begin his jail term – Chew was arrested on Wednesday morning for attempting to flee Singapore in a motorised sampan [CNA1]. Chew Eng Han attempt to flee has ended with ridicule and being mocked by the general populace; just because he was caught, the media portrayed an imbecile and the comedy of the escape plan.  His lack of success could be attributed to perhaps the lack of time to plan, conscience, resources and contacts to make success getaway.  The intrigue brings me to examine if his escape plan was viable in the first place or was it too haphazard.  An escape due to an opportunity appearing suddenly.  If so, it likely to fail and perhaps this was what happened.  As a bail bond jumper, the $1 million bail sum to be forfeited is almost a certainty,  along with it, the risk of being arrested and extradited to Singapore and face an extended jail term.   Shou...

Marlin Programme onto Melzi / Sanguino w/ATMega 1284P 16 MHz using Arduino IDE. Objective To programme Marlin 1.0.7 onto a Melzi Sanguino w/ATMega 1284P 16 MHz board so that it will operate a Mendel Tricolour built 2013/2014. New boards has since been released to replace the Melzi Sanguino however this microcontroller is still usable on the Mendel Tricolour Reprap 3D printer and hence used for educational purposes. Tools 1x PC loaded with Arduino IDE and Marlin files for Mendel Tricolour,  2x Sanguino w/ATMega 1284P 16 MHz chip set and board (Tricolour has a Master and Slave board). 1x USB cable Configuration for Arduino IDE Files > Open > Marlin Multicolour files   //All files including library files will be opened e.g. xxx.h// Tools > Board > Sanguino w/ATmega1284p 16MHz Tools > Programmer > AVRISP MkII Configuration for Sanguino Board to Reset and Programme Jumper JP1 to receive only USB power.  Jumper the pin near the ed...