I found this video particularly helpful: Perfectly Reball Small BGA Chips Every Time. It’s funny this dude’s setup is very similar to mine!
Category Archives: Inspiration
Voyager bug fix
This is too cool. A core dump then binary patch to work around memory hardware failure 15 BILLION MILES AWAY: How NASA Fixed a Software Bug 15 BILLION MILES AWAY | Voyager 1
Microcontroller display
Here’s an interesting video about integrating a display with your microcontroller: The BASICS of Adding a Display to Your Arduino, ESP32, STM32, or other MCU Project. The graphics library he recommends is LVGL.
Running Linux in PDF
CSS library based on Counter Strike 1.6 UI
This turned up in my feed today: CSS library based on Counter Strike 1.6 UI. I was particularly interested in how they implemented the tab panels.
Mail Call #20: GreatFET One, Cynthion, Mesh Holder, USB Cable, Calculus, KVM and More! | In The Lab
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In this video we take a look at what has arrived in the mail from AliExpress, eBay, and Amazon.
- Hannord USB3.2 10Gbps Cable USB A to Type-C 3.2 Data Transfer USB C SSD Hard Disk Cable 3A 60W Quick Charge 3.0 Charge Cable
- Advanced Calculus (as mentioned by my mate Learning as a hobby, see also Nicolas Bourbaki)
- KVM Switch 8 Ports, HDMI 2.0 KVM Switcher and USB 2.0 Hub Support 4K@30Hz for 8 PC Share Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor Compatible with Windows/Linux/Mac System etc
- Great Scott Gadgets GreatFET One Bundle – Hi-Speed USB Peripheral, Logic Analyzer, Debugger and Development Board. Open Hardware. Includes GreatFET One, Wiggler, Cable & 120 Prototyping Wires
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Insane electronics repair
JTAG ‘Hacking’ the Original Xbox in 2023
This turned up on hacker news today: JTAG ‘Hacking’ the Original Xbox in 2023 – Using Intel CPU JTAG to dump the secret bootrom in Microsoft’s original Xbox. There’s some info being collected on github: github.com/Necrosys/x86-JTAG-Information.
Essential CLI/TUI Tools for Developers
There are some interesting tools to learn about here: Essential CLI/TUI Tools for Developers.
EXTRA HANDS FOR SOLDERING – OCTOPUS
I accidentally happened upon this while surfing the interwebs this evening and I thought it was a great hack: EXTRA HANDS FOR SOLDERING – OCTOPUS. This person makes a very respectable third hand out of a few scraps.