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  Stop the WANPTEK/NANKADF power supply's beeps

  The Nankadf (aka Wanptek) WPS3010H power supply is an excellent piece of test equipment to have on the bench. It does have one fatal flaw, it beeps on every interaction, but do you really own anything if you don't modify it?

  2025-03-30

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  Low Tech Prototyping

  My existing prototypes are too big to fit on the bike, so I turn to one of my favourite low tech prototyping methods; 1:1 scale models in card and fibreboard!

  2025-03-22

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  GNU Terry Pratchett

  In honour of the impact Terry Pratchett's had on my life, I have joined the ranks of similarly nerdy sysadmins and enabled the x-clacks-overhead header on all of my websites and services. GNU Terry Pratchett.

  2025-03-12

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  VanSpoof – A-Muntzing We Will Go

  With my first few VanSpoof prototypes assembled, I had noticed that the L78L05 was sometimes getting a little hot. Instead of knuckling down and calculating more suitable component values, I turned to the tried and tested method of Muntzing to get my power draw down.

  2025-03-05

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  Simplify VCD

  Simplify VCD is a tool designed to make working with Value Change Dump (VCD) files more efficient and faster. This tool enables users to clip sections of VCD files, trim irrelevant data, and reduce the resolution to a more manageable timescale, significantly improving processing speed and usability.

  2025-02-28

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  VanSpoof - Prototype 2 - Echo Firmware

  In part 1 and part 2 of building my first VanSpoof prototype, I managed to flash the microcontroller on the PCB with a blinky demo. This time round, let's see about sending and receiving some serial data.

  2025-02-17

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  VanSpoof - Prototype 1 - Firmware

  Last time, we built a prototype VanSpoof PCB. This time, let’s take it to blinky!

  2025-02-14