Subsequently to the Serial interface issues, I bought an Adeept Robot HAT from Amazon. I have been keeping an eye on it for a while. The schematics and example code for the Robot Hat are available to download, which means that I can work on utilising the designs in my […]
Monthly archives: November 2025
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The Arduino Compatible Pro Micro and the Arduino Leonardo both use the ATmega32u4, which has built-in USB communications. While this eliminates the need for a secondary processor or UART chip, it allows the Leonardo to appear to a connected computer as a USB device, such as a mouse or keyboard, […]
To more accurately measure emissions from a DUT (Device Under Test), it is wise to calculate the path loss, or cable loss, from the receiving device, whether that is a LISN, a Current Clamp, or an antenna. We can do this by using the tracking generator on the EMI receiver […]
At the same time as sorting out Passwordless Sudo on my Ubuntu virtual machine, I am trying to make it match my fairly default Raspberry Pi or other Linux box setup. My default username on a Raspberry Pi is still ‘pi’, not for any real reason other than nostalgia. And […]
At home, I have a Raspberry Pi that I use to develop my ROV and K-9 software. Raspbian seems to have passwordless sudo, meaning you don’t have to enter the user’s password to run a command as root. I share this development machine with my wife, Tamarisk. In the interest […]
Since quite a lot of traffic to this site is related to the meaning of automotive terminal designators, What is KLR, KL15, KL50, KL30, and KL31? and More about KL15, KL30, KL31, KL61, etc, it is probably worth my listing all the pins in the DIN 72552 standard. DIN stands […]