Tagged “hardware”

A KVM Over IP I Built From A Spare Pi

Klipper Turned My Slow Printer Into a Fast One

Printing the Parts That Fix the Printer

Designing the Bracket Instead of Buying One

KVM Over IP, Built From a Pi

Reflashing a Router I Should Have Left Alone

A Cheap Logic Analyser and Finally Seeing the Bus

The Router That Took Two Flashes to Forgive Me

Reflashing a Router I Should Have Left Alone

Fixing A PSU Instead Of Binning It

Klipper, and a Printer That Suddenly Flew

A Cheap Logic Analyser and Finally Seeing the Bus

I Printed the Bracket Instead of Ordering It

Reflashing a Router I Should Have Left Alone

a keyboard you build is mostly a firmware project with switches attached

how I bricked a router, and the long way back to a working one

the router that worked fine until I touched it

a weather station that's right about everything except the rain

a five pound capacitor versus a new power supply

is multi-material printing actually worth the faff?

the first few prints, and the first few failures

making peace with the first layer

multi-material printing, and the honest cost of those colours

klipper turned my slow printer into a fast one overnight

making peace with the first layer

a kvm over ip i could actually trust, built from a pi

forty minutes in cad beats a fortnight waiting for a bracket

poking at a usb-c charger until it gave me 20 volts

the router worked fine until i decided to improve it

the printer printing its own spare parts

building a keyboard was the easy bit, the firmware was the fun bit

a cheap logic analyser, and finally seeing the bus

a weather station that is right most of the time

persuading a usb-c charger to hand over 20 volts

the bracket didn't exist, so i drew it

the router that worked fine until i improved it

lessons from the second pi-kvm i built

a pi-kvm in a 3d-printed box, finally

making peace with the first layer

the bracket I printed instead of bought

an esp32 weather station that mostly works

printing parts to fix the printer

the printer that prints its own spare parts

first prints, first failures, and the slow road to a clean benchy

the bracket that didn't exist, so i made it

the router that fought back

a weather station held together with an ESP32 and optimism

a pi cluster that taught me nothing useful but was fun

a heated chamber for abs, eventually

i finally bought a logic analyser, and the bus stopped lying to me

a kvm over ip for the price of a pi

bringing a dead sensor board back with a soldering iron

kvm over ip, built from a pi for the price of a takeaway

a pi-shaped kvm for the machine in the cupboard

my printer hates the first layer and so do i

i built a raspberry pi cluster and learned nothing useful, and i'd do it again

first prints, first spaghetti

a keyboard, soldered by hand, and the firmware that nearly beat me

bringing a dead board back with a soldering iron and some stubbornness

bringing a dead board back with a soldering iron and stubbornness

a thirty-quid kvm over ip from a pi and a hdmi grabber

a dead monitor, two bulging capacitors and a soldering iron

the day klipper made my old printer feel new

the weather station on my shed roof, and the bits that lie to me

a cold joint, a magnifier, and a board that lived again

bricking a perfectly good router for no good reason

four raspberry pis, a stack of jumper wires, and zero lessons learned

sniffing a £6 bluetooth thermometer to find its secret

what's actually happening on the CC line when your charger negotiates

i built a raspberry pi cluster and learned almost nothing

the router that was working fine until i improved it

multi-material printing, and the long argument with myself about whether it earns its place

reflashing a router I should have left alone

a dead psu, one swollen capacitor, and forty pence

reverse-engineering a usb-c charger that lied to me

i built a keyboard and then spent a week on the firmware

the dead psu was a forty pence capacitor

the pi cluster that taught me nothing useful but was fun

an esp32 weather station that mostly works

first prints, first failures, and a lot of wasted plastic

klipper, and the printer that suddenly learned to fly

the afternoon i poked at a usb-c charger with a logic analyser

the dead psu that only needed a 30p capacitor

klipper, and a printer that suddenly flew

i put klipper on the old printer and it stopped being old

poking at a £6 bluetooth thermometer until it talked

the day klipper made my old printer fast

four raspberry pis, one bad idea, no regrets

poking at a four-quid bluetooth thermometer

bricking a router that was working perfectly well

bringing a dead board back with a soldering iron

the day klipper made my old printer fast

a keyboard build, and the part where the firmware fought back

an esp32 weather station, mostly working, which is the best kind

a week of stringing, warping, and one good print

prising open a £6 bluetooth thermometer

i built a four-node pi cluster and learned almost nothing

poking at a cheap bluetooth gadget until it confessed

reflashing a router i should have left alone

the day klipper made my old printer fast

the logic analyser that ended weeks of guessing at i2c

fixing a psu instead of binning it

kvm over ip, built from a pi

the bracket i couldn't buy, so i drew one

printing parts to fix the printer

a back-garden weather station, held together with hope and a BME280

bed levelling, or how i stopped trusting paper

the long road to an enclosure for abs

an esp32 weather station, and the lies sensors tell

two colours of plastic and a lot of wasted filament

a keyboard i built, and the firmware that made it mine

soldering switches is the easy half

a week of spaghetti and warped corners

the logic analyser, or finally seeing what the bus was doing

poking at a cheap ble thermometer until it talked

making peace with the first layer

talking to a tenner's worth of bluetooth

first prints, first failures

bed levelling, the eternal war

bringing a dead board back with a soldering iron and stubbornness

a dead psu, a swollen capacitor, and one evening with a soldering iron

the day klipper made my printer fast

reflashing a router i should have left alone

klipper turned my slow printer into a fast one

bringing a dead board back with a soldering iron and stubbornness

poking at usb power delivery with a logic analyser

i finally stopped fighting bed levelling

multi-material printing, and the maths that put me off

the first week with a 3d printer is mostly failure

making peace with a bed that won't stay level

a weather station held together by hope and a bme280

the router that worked fine until i improved it

two colours, twice the headache

the printer that prints its own spare parts

soldering a dead board back to life

a dead power supply, two bulging capacitors and a soldering iron

a dead power supply, two bulging caps, and a soldering iron

building a box so abs would stop curling

an ESP32 in a jam jar that thinks it's a weather station

a tenner of capacitors versus a new power supply

i designed the bracket instead of buying it

i built a four-node pi cluster and learned almost nothing

i built a four-node pi cluster and learned nothing, gladly

bringing a dead board back with a steady hand and flux

a pi cluster that taught me nothing useful but was fun

bed levelling, the eternal war

soldering a keyboard, then flashing the firmware that makes it mine

the printer printed the parts to fix itself

the router that was fine until i improved it

the first layer is always lying to you

the bed is never quite level

is multi-material printing actually worth the bother?

i built a raspberry pi cluster and learned absolutely nothing, which was the point

soldering a keyboard, then arguing with qmk

my first prints were mostly spaghetti

fixing a psu instead of binning it

warping, cracking, and the box i should have built first

the cheap logic analyser that ended the guessing

a kvm over ip i built from a pi and a capture stick

a heated chamber for abs, eventually

the printer that can only be repaired by the printer

a box of spaghetti and what it taught me

a heated chamber for abs, eventually

poking at a usb-c charger until it gave me 20 volts

an esp32 weather station that mostly works

reflashing a router i should have left alone

a printer, a benchy, and a lot of spaghetti

the dead amp and a five pence capacitor

finally seeing the bus, one logic analyser later

abs warps less when the box is warm

two materials, one nozzle, and a lot of purge

the long road to a heated chamber for ABS

a cheap logic analyser, and finally seeing the bus

four raspberry pis, a kubernetes cluster, and absolutely no point

a tenpence capacitor versus a forty quid power supply

i put klipper on the printer and it learned to move

a dead power supply, a soldering iron, and a tenner saved

building a keyboard, and then flashing it

poking at a four quid bluetooth thermometer

the spaghetti stage of learning a 3d printer

a cheap logic analyser and the moment the bus stopped lying to me

a weather station that's right most of the time

the same printer, twice as fast, after a firmware swap

the printer that prints its own repairs

logic analyser, and finally seeing the bus

building a keyboard, and then arguing with qmk

four raspberry pis, one switch, and absolutely no point

i built a four-node pi cluster and learned almost nothing

i built a keyboard and then spent a week in the firmware

the day i could finally see the i2c bus

the dead board that just had a tired capacitor

the router that was fine until i flashed it

what my laptop charger and my phone were arguing about

two colours, one print, and a lot of purged filament

the bed is never level, and other lies i tell myself

the printer that prints its own repairs

the router, the serial header, and a quiet evening ruined

i reflashed a router that was working perfectly well

building a keyboard, and the firmware that makes it mine

a raspberry pi cluster that taught me nothing useful, and i'd do it again

the router that worked fine until i improved it

bringing a dead board back with a steady hand and a flux pen

building a keyboard, and the firmware that makes it mine

the day i flashed klipper and my printer stopped crawling

a pi cluster that taught me nothing useful, but was fun

an esp32 weather station, warts and all

a cheap logic analyser and finally seeing the bus

the day klipper made my printer feel like a different machine

a dead ATX supply, one blown fuse, and a lesson in respect

the day i moved my printer's brain to a raspberry pi

bringing a dead board back with a soldering iron and stubbornness

i reflashed a router that was working perfectly fine

a cheap logic analyser and the moment the bus stopped being theoretical

building a keyboard, and falling down the qmk hole

four raspberry pis, one switch, and a weekend i won't get back

sniffing a £6 bluetooth thermometer with gatttool

klipper made my old printer feel new

the printer that maintains itself, mostly

the router that was working fine until i improved it

prising open a five pound bluetooth thermometer

when printing a bracket is faster than ordering one

bricking a perfectly good router for no good reason

the bracket nobody sells, so i drew it myself

poking at a £6 ble thermometer until it gave up its secrets

four raspberry pis, a lot of velcro, and no real point

the router that was working fine until i opened it

soldering 67 switches and flashing my own layout

bed levelling, or the war that is never quite won

building a keyboard, and the bit nobody warns you about

building an enclosure so abs would stop warping off the bed

the psu that wasn't quite dead

bringing a dead board back with a hot iron and some patience

my first prints, and the small ways they went wrong

a fiver of capacitors versus a dead power supply

bringing a dead board back from the edge with an iron

the bracket that didn't exist, so i made it

my first week with a 3d printer was mostly spaghetti

the desk-sized data centre that does almost nothing

i built a four-node pi cluster and learned nothing of value

first prints, first failures

the router i bricked, and the serial cable that saved it

the router i should have left alone

the first layer is everything, and the bed is never flat

a mechanical keyboard build, down to the firmware

making peace with a wonky print bed

a year of failed prints, and what i'd tell past me

logic analyser, and finally seeing the bus

the router that worked fine until i touched it

a dead psu, two bulging caps, and an hour with the iron

a cheap logic analyser, and finally seeing the bus

i reflashed a working router for a vlan feature i barely needed

bed levelling, the eternal war

finally seeing the bus instead of guessing at it

the router i bricked, and the serial header that saved it

a tenner of capacitors beats a new power supply

a cheap logic analyser and finally seeing the bus

a bulging capacitor and a fiver's worth of fix

a cheap logic analyser and the moment i2c stopped being magic

prodding a £6 bluetooth thermometer until it talked

the logic analyser that finally let me see the bus

my first week with a 3d printer, mostly spaghetti

an ESP32 weather station, and the long road to "mostly"

a cheap logic analyser and the moment the bus made sense

my printer suddenly got fast, and it was the firmware

the bracket i couldn't buy, so i drew it

sniffing a cheap ble thermometer to find its temperature characteristic

my first week with a 3d printer, mostly spent failing

reviving a doorbell transformer board and learning to reflow

bringing a dead amp board back from the brink

the dead psu that wasn't quite dead

first prints, first failures

bringing a dead psu back from the dead with a soldering iron

bed levelling, the eternal war

soldering a board back to life

a keyboard i soldered, and the firmware that made it mine

a weather station on a chip i can barely get hold of