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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/04/23
[Wayback/Archive] How TINY Can I go? The BEST Power Board is here! – YouTube – GreatScott!
I will try to remake an AliExpress PCB. It is a very handy voltage converter that can take a varying battery voltage and convert it into 3.3V or 5V while only requiring very little current (25uA) on the input. Sounds awesome, but the board is way too huge. That is why I try to push the size limits in this video to the minimum.
Via: [Wayback/Archive] Making a Tiny PCB Design #electronics #diy #greatscott #science #engineering #pcb #tiny – YouTube
--jeroen
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Posted in Development, Electronics Development, Hardware, Hardware Development, Power User, USB, USB-C | Tagged: DIY, electronics, engineering, greatscott, pcb, science, tiny | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/04/18
I wonder how well [Wayback/Archive] H3/H2 Net Card – ODROID is supported by pfSense. It is an M.2 based PCIe network card that adds 4 ethernet ports of 2.5 gigabit each to an ODROID H2 or H3 series (so you have 6 ports total), ideal for some hefty router.
Pictures (from the above link) of the board, cases and mainboard below.
But first: Realtek NICs is not vendor supported on FreeBSD (which pfSense and OPNsense are based on).
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Posted in *nix, BSD, Ethernet, FreeBSD, Hardware, Network-and-equipment, pfSense, Power User, routers | Tagged: homelab, serverbuilds | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/04/08
Posted in Apple, Classic Macintosh, Development, Hardware Development, Hardware Interfacing, Macintosh SE/30, Power User, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Pico, Retrocomputing, RP2040, SCSI, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/18
Posted in .NET, C#, Development, Hardware, Java, Java Platform, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, KVM keyboard/video/mouse, Power User, Software Development, XML, XML/XSD | Tagged: 1644, 2023, 4261, 48558, 48559, 8 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/12
Boy, I always to the Ctrl+Shift+Space on Microsoft Windows (or on MacOS Command+Shift+Space) detour to switch to the Terminal tab in Visual Studio Code
So I was amazed to find the shortcut inside the first bullet in the Google Search quote of the first result at [Wayback/Archive] vscode terminal open new terminal – Recherche Google:
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Posted in .NET, Apple, Development, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, KVM keyboard/video/mouse, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Power User, Software Development, Terminal, vscode Visual Studio Code, Windows, Windows Terminal | Tagged: 143 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/20
Cool: [Wayback/Archive] Thread by @mariusheier on Thread Reader App – USB-A to USB-C. A @cursedconnector ? Or genius?
Image on the right is larger on [Wayback/Archive] Gdn-fwFW4AAao2D.jpg (964×772)
I think it is genius, as it is way shorter than what I found on sites like Amazon, ebay, Aliexpress and others.
For now I am using ones from Amazon that are a tad bit too long (thereby putting too much stress on the USB C output of my laptop), but they are charging only (no video capability): [Wayback/Archive] USB C Female to USB Male Adapter Pack of 3, Type A Power Supply Charger Cable Adapter for iPhone 11 12 13 Pro Max, SE, iPad Mini 6 Air 4 5, Apple Watch iWatch 7, Samsung Galaxy S20 S21 S22 Plus Ultra FE: Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories (image below)
The one Marius posted about is also charging only, but shorter: [Wayback/Archive] 1-10PCS Type-C 3.1 Female to Double-sided USB Am Male Connector 2.0 Charging Version Adapter with PCB Board Inside – AliExpress
Compare with the picture of the Amazon one:
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