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RV-Bridge Takes HomeKit to the Open Road

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A gray 3d-printed box with RV-bridge embossed on it, and a connector-terminated bundle of wires coming out of it.

In the world of proprietary protocol darkness, it’s comforting to see that the RV realm (Recreational Vehicle, also known as a motorhome) has mostly settled on RV-C, an open protocol …read more Continue reading RV-Bridge Takes HomeKit to the Open Road→

Posted in camper, canbus, Microcontrollers, rv-c, transportation hacks | Tagged RV

Laptop Motherboard? Let’s Boot And Tinker

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Arya Voronova

Last time, I’ve shared my experience on why you might want to consider a laptop motherboard for a project of yours, and noted some things you might want to keep …read more Continue reading Laptop Motherboard? Let’s Boot And Tinker→

Posted in Featured, laptops hacks, motherboard, Original Art, reuse, skills

Programming SPI Flash Chips? Use Your Pico!

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A Pi Pico plugged into a breadboard, with jumpre wires going away from its pins to an SPI flashing clip, that's in turn clipped onto an SPI flash chip on a BeagleBone board

At this point, a Pi Pico is equivalent to a bag full of programmers and debugging accessories. For instance, when you want to program an SPI flash chip, do you …read more Continue reading Programming SPI Flash Chips? Use Your Pico!→

Posted in flashrom, pi pico, Raspberry Pi Pico, rp2040, serprog, tool hacks

Upgrade RAM On Your Pi 4, The Fun Way

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Showing a RAM chip being removed from a Pi 4 board, hot air gun in the shot. Area around the chip is covered with kapton tape.

The Raspberry Pi shortage has been a meme in hacker circles for what feels like an eternity now, and the Pi 4 seems to be most affected – though, maybe …read more Continue reading Upgrade RAM On Your Pi 4, The Fun Way→

Posted in BGA soldering, memory upgrade, RAM, ram upgrade, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 4B, repair hacks

Reclaiming A Pi-Based Solar Datalogger

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Screenshot from the presentation, showing the datalogger product image next to the datalogger specs stated. The specs are suspiciously similar to those of a Raspberry Pi 3.

There’s quite a few devices on the market that contain a Raspberry Pi as their core, and after becoming a proud owner of a solar roof, [Paolo Bonzini] has found …read more Continue reading Reclaiming A Pi-Based Solar Datalogger→

Posted in FOSDEM, green hacks, home hacks, Modbus, Reverse-engineering, solar, solar hacks, solar inverter, solar power

FOSDEM Sees Surprise Pico Balloon Event

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Showing balloon rising up, not too far from the ground, with one of the FOSDEM buildings and sky in the background

At any vaguely-related conferences, groups of hackers sometimes come together to create an impact, and sometimes that impact is swinging something into an airspace of a neighboring country. [deadprogram] tells …read more Continue reading FOSDEM Sees Surprise Pico Balloon Event→

Posted in amateur radio, FOSDEM, HAB, high altitude balloon, pico balloon, radio hacks, rp2040, tinygo | Tagged Balloon

Defender Arcade Rebuilt to Settle a Childhood Memory

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Showing the end result - a Defender machine copy in all its glory, with a colourful front panel with joysticks.

[Jason Winfield] had a nemesis: the Defender arcade machine. Having put quite a number of coins into one during his childhood, he’s since found himself as a seasoned maker, and …read more Continue reading Defender Arcade Rebuilt to Settle a Childhood Memory→

Posted in arcade, arcade cabinet, Defender, games, laptops hacks

All The USB You Can Do With A CH552

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A Hackaday.io page screenshot, showing all the numerous CH552 projects from [Stefan].

Recently, you might have noticed a flurry of CH552 projects on Hackaday.io – all of them with professionally taken photos of neatly assembled PCBs, typically with a USB connector or …read more Continue reading All The USB You Can Do With A CH552→

Posted in CH552, CH554, Native USB, parts, PDI, UPDI, usb, usb host, USB host mode

Missing Finger Gets A Simple Yet Fancy Replacement

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A cinematic shot of the resulting prosthetic finger attached to the glove

The possibility of a table saw accident is low, but never zero — and [Nerdforge] has lost a finger to this ever-useful but dangerous contraption. For a right-handed person, losing …read more Continue reading Missing Finger Gets A Simple Yet Fancy Replacement→

Posted in 3d printed prosthetic, finger, Medical hacks, prosthetic, thumb | Tagged Prosthesis, Prosthetics

ATtiny85 Automates Your Smartphone

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Photo of a smartphone with the ATTiny85 inserted into it, with a screen unlock pattern being drawn on the screen

It might not seem too impressive these days, but when microcontrollers with hardware USB support were more expensive and rare, the VUSB library was often used to create USB devices …read more Continue reading ATtiny85 Automates Your Smartphone→

Posted in ATtiny Hacks, attiny85, phone hacks, smartphone hacking, tiny85, VUSB

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