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Category Archives: Software
STM32F1 Pico Pwner
I was searching for info about picoPower and I accidentally found STM32F1 Pico Pwner. Looks pretty interesting! It seems to be using power glitching to bypass locks so firmware can be dumped from certain microcontrollers.
Lava Lamp Display | Mini Project JMP002 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay
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In this video I do the Mini Project JMP002 developed and published by Silicon Chip magazine and sponsored by Jaycar Electronics.
The code for this project is here: XC3730_LAVA_LAMP_COLOURS.ino.
The parts for this project are these:
- Duinotech UNO r3 Main Board
- Duinotech Arduino Compatible 8 x 5 RGB LED Matrix Shield
- 0.5m USB2.0 A Male to B Male Cable
The links for this video are these:
- About the Website — In The Lab With Jay Jay § Logo
- Lava Lamp Display – July 2024
- El Cheapo modules: “Intelligent” 8×8 RGB LED Matrix – January 2020
- Lava lamps
- Arduino firmware for JMP002 – Lava Lamp Display
- Lava Lamp Display video – Silicon Chip
- Conway’s Game of Life
- The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure
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YouTube responsive design issue
I’m having a problem with the YouTube player not working properly in my browser, and I demoed the problem I’m having in this video: YouTube responsive design issue.
Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode
Today I learned about Firefox troubleshooting mode.
Fast website
There are some tips on making a website fast in this video: How is this Website so fast!?
Kusan : City of Wolves
At the pub the other night I met the guy who made this computer game: Kusan : City of Wolves.
Most Important Skills for Electrical Engineering
Today I watched Most Important Skills for Electrical Engineering.
Stuff I need to learn includes:
He listed some important soft skills which included:
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Opportunity detection
- Tenacity/high-pain-tolerance
Quake ported to Arduino Nano Matter and Sparkfun Thing Plus Matter Boards
Today I found Quake ported to Arduino Nano Matter and Sparkfun Thing Plus Matter Boards via this article from Hackaday: Quake In 276 KB Of RAM.
The code is on GitHub and there’s a YouTube video with a high-level explanation.

