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The Framework laptop prides itself on having reusable parts, and hackers all around routinely challenge the claims by building projects reusing them. Yet again, [whatthefilament] puts the Framework hardware to …read more Continue reading Building An All-in-One Desktop Out Of Framework Parts
The SCPI (Standards Command for Programmable Instruments) protocol is exceptionally popular in lab and workspace tools, letting you configure and fetch data from oscilloscopes and lab scales alike in a …read more Continue reading Let’s Make SCPI More Helpful
The ChipWhisperer has been a breakthrough in hobbyist use of power analysis and glitching attacks on embedded hardware. If you own one, you surely have seen the IDC and SMA …read more Continue reading ChipWhisperer Adapter Helps Reverse-Engineer A Controversial Game Cartridge
Assembling with a stencil is just that much more convenient – it’s a huge timesaver, and your components no longer need to be individually touched with a soldering iron for …read more Continue reading Want Better 0402 Reflow? Consider These Footprints!
Some pictures recently surfaced on social media, showing a small PCB tapped into four points on Cisco-branded boards. What is this about? A NSA backdoor so data can be exfiltrated …read more Continue reading Counterfeit Cisco Hardware Bypasses Security Checks With Modchips
Wonderful things happen when we read the documentation. For instance, we’ve all seen a Raspberry Pi work as an Ethernet adapter over USB, or a ESP32-S2 presenting as a storage …read more Continue reading SteamDeck: Become Printer
Say you’re tinkering with a smart device powered by a CPU that uses Serial Wire Debug (SWD), but doesn’t mark the testpoints. Finding SWD on a board — how hard …read more Continue reading Find SWD Points Quickly, No Extra Hardware Needed
As many people have pointed out, what matters with USB-C isn’t just the standard, it’s the implementations. After all, it’s the implementations that we actually have to deal with, and …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: Pinecil Soldering Iron
Talking about high-quality USB-C implementations, there’s a product that has multiple selling points designed around USB-C, and is arguably a shining example of how to do USB-C right. It’s the …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: Framework Laptop
One amazing thing about USB-C is its high-speed capabilities. The pinout gives you four high-speed differential pairs and a few more lower-speed pairs, which let you pump giant amounts of …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: High-Speed Interfaces