Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/11
An interesting re-use: [WayBack] Transform Your ESP8266 Board into a USB to Serial Board Easily with Arduino Serial Bypass Sketch
Via: [WayBack] If you don’t have a USB to TTL board around, you can use an +ESP8266 board instead (or any other Arduino compatible boards with USB). – Jean-Luc Aufranc – Google+
–jeroen
Posted in Development, ESP8266, Hardware Development, IoT Internet of Things, Network-and-equipment, Power User | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/10
#IoT + Google Maps Geocoding API
Convert between addresses & geographic coordinates to determine the location of devices relative to known addresses https://goo.gl/BfwYTF
Edit 202400819: the Googl link above will die, and the link it pointed to (enterprise.google.com/maps/iot) back then pointed to [Wayback/Archive] IoT & Smart Location of Things – Google Maps, Google Cloud.
Source: [WayBack] IoT & Smart Location of Things – Google Maps, Google Cloud
Via: [WayBack] Google Maps API – Google+
--jeroen
Posted in Development, IoT Internet of Things, LoRa - Long Range wireless communications network, Network-and-equipment, Power User, Software Development | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/09
Since I will likely have to enable Skype in a relatively restricted environment, here are some links that likely will help me getting IP lists to open up:
–jeroen
Posted in Internet, Power User, routers, Skype | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/02
Mikrotik has great hardware, great firmware (if you have the right builds), but notoriously bad documentation and a not so great software release and testing process.
So I might consider switching away, so here are some threats that might lead to alternatives:
[WayBack] Router board based on MediaTek MT7620A MIPS processor with 4 LAN port, one PoE capable WAN port, and two mini PCIe slot for 4G LTE module. – Jeroen Wiert Pluimers – Google+–jeroen
Vincent Parret commented at https://plus.google.com/+JeroenPluimers/posts/UWZiufmkdK1
I use ubnt edgerouters, great bang for buck. My ER Pro-8 has been up for 8 months (no reboots) and hasn’t missed a beat, rock solid ipsec vpn. I looked at microtik, but found the edgerouters slightly easier to configure.
Posted in Internet, MikroTik, Power User, routers | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/19
I never realised that Amazon Alexa has an open source account on GitHub: https://github.com/alexa
There are full instructions on getting a Java based Alexa Voice Service (AVS) – also used by Amazon Echo – to run on a Raspberri Pi (3 or better recommended, works on 2 as well) with this extra hardware:
Full instructions are at Raspberry Pi · alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app Wiki and a video is below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baec1CbV6A0
I should find some time to try this out (:
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/08
For my link archive, to get firmware updates installed on my OKI MC342 printer (Mac update fails, Windows update fails, both with “Firmware update failed.”):
download support printer drivers and software utilities for your OKI printers
Source: MC342dn | Drivers & software | OKI UK | Printers & Managed Print Services
[Oki Data] The Firmware Update Utility is used to upload new firmware files to your printer.
Source: Firmware Update | OKI Global
I needed a firmware update because enabling Google Cloud Printing failed.
Source: Cloud Printing | OKI Europe Ltd – Printers, Printing Solutions and Managed Print Services
The reason was error 10a00013 which according to the Cloud Print Manual is “Connection error to the HTTP server (server authentication error). Access the website stored in the Oki Data device (http://(Oki Data device IP address)), and check the imported CA license. Alternatively, update the firmware.”
As the web page didn’t tell me about how to imported CA licenses, I have to update the firmware.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/05/14
Since:
every now and then you will get strange characters in only your development tools.
You can change this Windows setting, but be aware that every now and then, various Windows versions will re-enable the Left Alt+Shift even if you have previously disabled it. As of Windows 7 this occurs far less often, but still seems to occur.
Source: Question: Does anyone else have instances in the IDE (Berlin but has happened…
Comments at https://plus.google.com/+JeroenPluimers/posts/ektRa2qW92L
Posted in internatiolanization (i18n) and localization (l10), Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Power User, Windows | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/04/30
A short while ago, I installed a pair of 1TB Intel 600p NVMe SSD devices.
Performing a straight rsync backup of some 100 gigabyte of data managed to shutdown both of them: the throttling was so much that VMware ESXi lost the volumes on it and showed “Permanently inaccessible device”.
I was quite surprised as the initial reviews did not mention any temperature problems, but apparently there are.
Since then I’ve put a 120mm fan near to it which made the problems go away, but it still every now and then jumped to over 60 degrees Celsius.
Later I “fixed” it in a better way for cooling getting the idle temperature around 30 degrees Celsius and heavy duty temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius:
- Put the NVME drives each on a fan supported PCIe 4x adapter which has different names in the USA and Europe:
- USA: search for
B01NAQPE6J; [WayBack] Amazon.com: Sintech M.2(NGFF) M-Key PCIe 3.0 X4 Card For Samsung SM951 PM951 950 960 PRO SSD: Computers & Accessories- Europe: search for
B06WGLK4CC; [Archive.is] KALEA-INFORMATIQUE © Controller Card PCIe x4 PCIe: AmazonSmile: Electronics- A [WayBack] NF S12A FLX: Noctua 120mm case fan over all the PCIe slots to cool even further
- Added more fans to the [WayBack] Fractal Design: R5 case to ensure better inlet/outlet air flow, especially over the PCI slots and drives using fans of these types:
- Stock 140mm [WayBack] Fractal Design: Dynamic GP-14
- Extra [WayBack] NF-A14 FLX: Noctua 140mm case fan
- Extra [WayBack] NF A6x25 FLX: Noctua 60mm case fan
- Later I will likely replace the fans on the PCIe adapters with a pair of [WayBack] NF A4x10 FLX: Noctua 40mm fans, 10mm height
I did not have to mount any M.2 heatsinks on them yet; they probably won’t fit under the fan anyway
Related links and products:
Before we will come to the benchmark results, we want to show something very special on OCinside.de and that is the heat distribution and temperature of the M.2 SSD with an infrared thermal imaging camera, which also supports image overlay and results in an interesting mixture of the infrared image and real image.
According to the internal temperature diode, there was a temperature of approx. 41°C in idle and up to 70°C under load. With an external temperature sensor and the thermal imaging camera, we’ve measures approx. 18 degrees Celsius more than the internal temperature diode outputs and achieve a maximum M.2 SSD temperature of approx. 87.8°C.
Tip:
Who like to reduce the SSD temperature, for example could:
a) adjust the power saving mode.
b) perform an active SSD cooling by direct ventilation.
c) apply commercially available silicone heat transfer pads to the top and bottom of the PCB.
d) purchase a special heatsink for M.2 SSDs.
e) buy a M.2 PCIe card with heatsink.
Related:
–jeroen
Posted in Hardware, NVMe, Power User, SSD | 1 Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/04/27
Unlike for instance DropBox, Google Backup & Sync does not allow you do move the Google Drive location in a one-step way. You have to go through below ridiculous steps to move it around yourself.
A comment on G+ indicated I should try Insync. Not free, but way more stable and more features.
[WayBack] Insync: A Mini Desktop File Manager For Your Google Drive
Insync adds Google Drive functionality to your Windows, Linux and mac OS desktop. Sync, backup, edit and share files easily with one or multiple accounts. Team Drives syncing for G Suite accounts now available! Try Insync free, no credit card needed.
[WayBack] Unlike for instance DropBox, Google Backup & Sync does not allow you do move … – Jeroen Wiert Pluimers – G+
I got them via [Archive.is] Change default location of Backup and Sync Folder on disk. – Google Product Forums, rephrased and added screenshots:
Posted in Fujitsu ScanSnap, Google, GoogleBackupAndSync, GoogleDrive, Hardware, ix500, Power User, Scanners | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/04/23
Somehow I missed this:
- August 2011: [WayBack] Status: Intel has posted a firmware update for the Intel® SSD 320 Series (firmware 4PC10362) which addresses the Bad Context 13x Error being discussed on the Communities site and elsewhere. You can download the new firmware here: www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware
- December 2012: [WayBack] Download Intel® SSD Firmware Update Tool
- [WayBack] Solid State Drives/Memory cell clearing – ArchWiki
- [WayBack] Intel SSD back to life success story (using Lin… |Intel Communities
So I made a file and an image backup, then updated the firmware.
–jeroen
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 