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Kia Recalls Cars Over Airbag Controller Assembly Issue

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Chris Lott

Last month Kia Motors announced a large recall due to possibly defective airbag controller units (ACU). The recall spans many models and model years — in the United States alone …read more Continue reading Kia Recalls Cars Over Airbag Controller Assembly Issue→

Posted in Automotive, car hacks, eeprom, recall | Tagged Airbags, Kia

History of Digital Equipment Corp and Bonus PDP-11 Replica Build

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Chris Lott

[RetroBytes] takes us on a whirlwind tour of the history of the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), its founder Ken Olsen, and during intermission builds up a working replica of the …read more Continue reading History of Digital Equipment Corp and Bonus PDP-11 Replica Build→

Posted in computer history, DEC, Digital Equipment Corporation, pdp-11, replica, retrocomputing

An Interview with Reinhard Keil

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Chris Lott

Over on the Embedded FM podcast, [Chris] and [Elecia] just released their interview with [Reinhard Keil] of compiler fame. [Reinhard] recounts the story of Keil’s growth and how it eventually …read more Continue reading An Interview with Reinhard Keil→

Posted in ARM, C51, CMSIS, interview, Keil, Podcast, software development

Low-Cost, Two-Channel Scriptable Waveform Generator

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Chris Lott

Microcontroller addict [Debraj] decided to make his own programmable sine wave generator, and was able to put it together for under $40 USD. Other than low-cost, his list of requirements …read more Continue reading Low-Cost, Two-Channel Scriptable Waveform Generator→

Posted in AD9833, dds, digital audio hacks, function generator, low cost, tool hacks

Novena Open Source Laptop Reborn as Desktop Machine

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Chris Lott

When your 5-year-old laptop dies it’s usually time for a replacement. But [Andrew Menadue]’s Novena laptop is fully open-source. He has full access to all the documentation, so he decided …read more Continue reading Novena Open Source Laptop Reborn as Desktop Machine→

Posted in laptops hacks, Novena, open source hardware | Tagged Repair

Coin-Operated Graphing Calculator Console

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Chris Lott

Longtime hacker [Peter Jansen] was so impressed with a piece in The Onion from last year that he decided to build this coin-operated Texas Instruments graphing calculator console on a …read more Continue reading Coin-Operated Graphing Calculator Console→

Posted in coin operated, graphing calculator, retro game console, retrocomputing, satire, video game console

Simple Dev Board Module Socket

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Chris Lott

When you’re building a quick prototype or a one-off project it’s nice to be able to securely mount the various modules and development boards. Sometimes these boards have mounting holes, …read more Continue reading Simple Dev Board Module Socket→

Posted in dev board, diy, Microcontrollers, module, mounting, socket

One Tool Twists Wires, and Skewers Shish Kebabs

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Chris Lott

Twisting stranded wire with your fingers in preparation for tinning and/or soldering is almost a reflex for folks making electronic assemblies. But what if the wires are too close to …read more Continue reading One Tool Twists Wires, and Skewers Shish Kebabs→

Posted in diy, how-to, stranded wire, tool, twisted wire

CX-6000 Pen Plotter Upgrade

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Chris Lott

[Terje Io] decided to breathe new life into an old pen plotter — the CX6000 from C. Itoh, a Japanese company that made several printers for Apple in the 1980s. …read more Continue reading CX-6000 Pen Plotter Upgrade→

Posted in c.itoh, grblHAL, hpgl, pen plotter, peripherals hacks, retrocomputing

A Guide to Milling PCBs at Home

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Chris Lott

If you keep up with various retro vacuum tube projects, you probably have run across [UsagiElectric] aka [David]’s various PCBs that he makes on his own Bridgeport EZ-Track 3-axis milling …read more Continue reading A Guide to Milling PCBs at Home→

Posted in cam, CNC milling, EDA tools, how-to, Logic simulation, PCB home milling, spice simulation, vacuum tubes

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