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Making Ghidra Play Nice With RP2040

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Screenshot of the code decompiled after these patches are applied, showing that all the register writes are nicely decompiled and appropriate register names are shown in the code

Developing firmware for RP2040 is undeniably fun, what’s with all these PIOs. However, sometimes you will want to switch it around and reverse-engineer some RP2040 firmware instead. If you’ve ever …read more Continue reading Making Ghidra Play Nice With RP2040→

Posted in Ghidra, Raspberry Pi, Reverse-engineering, rp2040, SVD file

The Tale Of Two Broken Flukes

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A closeup of the faulty section of the dial - you can spot the plastic rivets that broke off

Some repairs happen as if by pure luck, and [Sebastian] shows us one such repair on Hackaday.io. He found two Fluke 175 meters being sold on eBay, with one having …read more Continue reading The Tale Of Two Broken Flukes→

Posted in epoxy, fluke, fluke meter, repair hacks, test equipment, tool hacks

FOSDEM 2023: An Open-Source Conference, Literally

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Arya Voronova

Every year, on the first weekend of February, a certain Brussels university campus livens up. There, you will find enthusiasts of open-source software and hardware alike, arriving from different corners …read more Continue reading FOSDEM 2023: An Open-Source Conference, Literally→

Posted in cons, Featured, FOSDEM, Interest, linux, open-source, Software, software development, software hacks

Aaron Christophel Brings DOOM to Payment Terminal

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A picture showing acupuncture needles wedged into the inside of the payment terminal

Payment terminals might feel intimidating — they’re generally manufactured with security in mind, with all manner of anti-tamper protections in place to prevent you from poking around in the hardware …read more Continue reading Aaron Christophel Brings DOOM to Payment Terminal→

Posted in does it run doom, payment terminal, Reverse-engineering, security hacks, Will It Doom?

DIY STM32 Scope is Simple, Cheap, and Featureful

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Arya Voronova
The completed oscilloscope in parts, with the screen in the front connected with prototyping wires, protoboarded buttons on the right, and the BlackPill board somewhere behind

Would you like to have a small digital oscilloscope? Do you have a spare BlackPill (STM32F401) board and a TFT display laying around? [tvvlad1234] presents us with a simple and …read more Continue reading DIY STM32 Scope is Simple, Cheap, and Featureful→

Posted in Digital storage oscilloscope, diy oscilloscope, dso, Hardware, oscilloscope, ST7735, stm32, STM32F4, tool hacks

Laptop Motherboard? No, x86 Single-Board Computer!

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Arya Voronova

Sometimes a Raspberry Pi will not cut it – especially nowadays, when the prices are high and the in-stock amounts are low. But if you look in your closet, you …read more Continue reading Laptop Motherboard? No, x86 Single-Board Computer!→

Posted in diy, Featured, laptops hacks, motherboard, Original Art, Raspberry Pi, reuse, SBC, skills

Hacker-Friendly and Elegant Air Quality Sensor Hub

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Arya Voronova
The sensor hub in all its glory, sensor itself on top, standing on 3D-printed feet, and the PCB on the bottom

Ever wanted an indoor environment sensor that’s dead simple yet a complete package? That’s the anotter-sensor-hub project from [Jana Marie], designed for the Sensirion SEN05x series sensors, with a SEN055 …read more Continue reading Hacker-Friendly and Elegant Air Quality Sensor Hub→

Posted in air quality, Air quality sensors, Hardware, home hacks, particulate, particulates

All About USB-C: Replying Low-Level PD

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Arya Voronova

Last time, we configured the FUSB302 to receive USB PD messages, and successfully received a “capability advertisement” message from a USB-C PSU. Now we crack the PD specification open, parse …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: Replying Low-Level PD→

Posted in Featured, how-to, Interest, skills, Type-C, USB-C, USB-C PD | Tagged USB Type C

All About USB-C: Talking Low-Level PD

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Arya Voronova

In this USB-C series, we’ve covered quite a bit of USB-C – things that are well known, things that should be  better known, and a couple things that just appeared …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: Talking Low-Level PD→

Posted in Featured, Interest, skills, Type-C, USB-C, USB-C PD | Tagged USB Type C

KiCad 7.0.0 Is Here, Brings Trove Of Improvements

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Screenshot of KiCad 7 feature that lets you overlay a PCB bitmap image and draw traces over it, being used for board reverse-engineering purposes

Yesterday, the KiCad team has released KiCad 7.0.0 – a surprise for those of us who have only gotten used to the wonders of KiCad 6, and it’s undoubtedly a …read more Continue reading KiCad 7.0.0 Is Here, Brings Trove Of Improvements→

Posted in design tool, eda, KiCAD, News, pcb layout, Reverse-engineering

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