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Human-Interfacing Devices: HID over I2C

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Arya Voronova

In the previous two HID articles, we talked about stealing HID descriptors, learned about a number of cool tools you can use for HID hacking on Linux, and created a …read more Continue reading Human-Interfacing Devices: HID over I2C→

Posted in device, Hackaday Columns, Hacking, hid, i2c, peripheral, peripherals hacks, Reverse-engineering

A ROG Ally Battery Mod You Ought To Try

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Arya Voronova
The mod as installed into the handheld, complete with the custom 3D-printed back, with a screwdriver being used to install one of the screws

Today’s hack is an unexpected but appreciated contribution from members of the iFixit crew, published by [Shahram Mokhtari]. This is an ROG Ally Asus-produced handheld gaming console mod that has …read more Continue reading A ROG Ally Battery Mod You Ought To Try→

Posted in Battery Hacks, battery swap, gaming console, handheld gaming console, handhelds hacks, how-to, iFixIt, rog ally

Logic Analyzers: Decoding And Monitoring

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Arya Voronova

Last time, we looked into using a logic analyzer to decode SPI signals of LCD displays, which can help us reuse LCD screens from proprietary systems, or port LCD driver …read more Continue reading Logic Analyzers: Decoding And Monitoring→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, how-to, logic analyzer, protocol decoder, pulseview, Reverse-engineering, sigrok, tool hacks

When Your Level Shifter Is Too Smart To Function

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Arya Voronova
Logic analyzer capture, showing the rails constantly oscillating at a high rate

By now, 3.3V has become a comfortable and common logic level for basically anything you might be hacking. However, sometimes, you still need to interface your GPIOs with devices that …read more Continue reading When Your Level Shifter Is Too Smart To Function→

Posted in 1.8v logic, level shifter, level shifting, logic levels, parts, txb0104, txb010x

Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Packs Need Some Extra Circuitry

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Arya Voronova

A LiIon pack might just be exactly what you need for powering a device of yours. Whether it’s a laptop, or a robot, or a custom e-scooter, a CPAP machine, …read more Continue reading Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Packs Need Some Extra Circuitry→

Posted in battery, Hackaday Columns, lithium cell, News

A Simple Line Injector Shows You The Wonderful World Of PSRR

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Arya Voronova
The line injector shown characterising the PSRR of an AMS1117 regulator, with a bunch of stuff connected to it through SMA jacks

[limpkin] writes us to show a line injector they’ve designed. The principle is simple — if you want to measure how much PSU noise any of your electronic devices let …read more Continue reading A Simple Line Injector Shows You The Wonderful World Of PSRR→

Posted in line injector, psrr, tool hacks

Extenders And Translators For Your I2C Toolkit

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Arya Voronova
The I2C extender board on a white background, fully assembled, with two connectors and two indicator LEDs

If you’ve ever been laying out a network I2C devices inside a project box or throughout your robot’s body, you’ll probably know that I2C is not without its pitfalls. But …read more Continue reading Extenders And Translators For Your I2C Toolkit→

Posted in i2c address translation, i2c bus, LTC4317, parts, TCA4307

Finally Taming Thunderbolt With Third-Party Chips

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Arya Voronova
The assembled PCB on red foam, with both a USB-C connector and the ASM2464PD chip visible

Thunderbolt has always been a functionally proprietary technology, held secret by Intel until “opening” the standard in a way that evidently wasn’t enough for anyone to meaningfully join in. At …read more Continue reading Finally Taming Thunderbolt With Third-Party Chips→

Posted in ASM2464PD, NVMe, nvme ssd, peripherals hacks, tb3, tb4, USB4 | Tagged Thunderbolt

USB HID And Run Exposes Yet Another BadUSB Surface

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Arya Voronova

You might think you understand the concept of BadUSB attacks and know how to defend it, because all you’ve seen is opening a terminal window. Turns out there’s still more …read more Continue reading USB HID And Run Exposes Yet Another BadUSB Surface→

Posted in BadUSB, HID keyboard, HID usb, open hardware, pentesting, peripherals hacks, security hacks, usb hid, USB HID Keyboard

Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Batteries In Series

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Arya Voronova

At some point, the 3.6 V of a single lithium ion battery just won’t do, and you’ll absolutely want to stack LiIon cells in series. When you need high power, …read more Continue reading Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Batteries In Series→

Posted in battery, Battery Hacks, ebike, Hackaday Columns, liion, parallel, series, voltage

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