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A Little Bit of Everything

(AI translated, from April 16, 2022) There are no interesting projects, so this will be a small gallery and some grumbling. I’ve complained about this more than once: Some industrial “chiller.” It seems we’ve already stepped well into the 21st … Continue reading

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Shortage of Chips, You Say?

(AI translated, from March 25, 2022) A good person reported that they brought some chips. But somehow there was no time—work piled up. After a few days, I went and saw the remnants…. It even squeezed my heart… STM32F103VBT6: Medium-density … Continue reading

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Strange Bulb

(AI translated, from March 19, 2022) A rather unusual bulb came into my hands: bulb Only two contacts. Based on the design, it looks like it could be a photo or some particle detector. Applying around 4kVDC causes a discharge … Continue reading

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Epochal Yard Event

(AI translated, from March 2022) You go to the countryside for a bit, and when you come back home, you notice changes in the landscape. No wonder those suspicious old men were hanging around. Why on a Saturday? One of … Continue reading

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Software for XRF

(AI translated) For several years now, Olympus has not been able to make decent software. Even the most elementary errors are still not fixed, and don’t even ask about the graphs. In my work, I sometimes need to compare the … Continue reading

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Lack of PCIe lanes?

(AI translated, from 2022.02) I have already written that I use many small disks. Together with the remaining large disks, it totals 10 disks. And I have always wanted to use some fancy RAID controller. However, no matter how many … Continue reading

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Mental Exercise: SVG Language Interpreter

(AI translated) It all starts with a small nonsense: I decided to put a USB port logo on a 3D printed product. I couldn’t quickly find any STL file (for free or download without registration). So I thought to myself—well, … Continue reading

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XRF repair

(AI translated) Continuing while still feeling under the weather (symptoms suggest COVID, but PCR says no), I took another look at the old XRF. I have already somewhat explained how it works and mentioned that the “black fin” isn’t trying … Continue reading

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They forbid plastic straws…

(AI translated) I’ve caught a bit of a cold (probably not Omicron), so I’m as angry as a hornet. Everything irritates me quickly. To vent my anger, I’ll rant a bit. I’m fed up with humanities people – ecologists. I … Continue reading

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XRF analyser

Unfortunately, January was completely empty. A bit of fiddling here, a bit of fiddling there. Some FPGA experiments with soft processors, some uninteresting repairs, some computers, and some programming. Nothing that could really interest readers. Maybe this unfinished repair will … Continue reading

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