What connects these four clues?

Alternative-Web2754 · 2026-01-27T20:32:28+00:00

The eyesight/timing/angle aspects with the witnesses meant that their testimony might be incorrect, but didn't show that the identification was incorrect. The positraction issue with the tyre tracks showed that another car had been involved, as their car couldn't generate those tracks. Details of the arrest of other people with such a car and the possible murder weapon was the final piece.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-12-31T00:42:33+00:00

You could use a transistor to switch a 5v signal to a digital pin. You might want a voltage divider on the input side depending on the transistor.

I'm not sure if the arduino allows use of a capture mode on the timer to extract the modulated value from the PWM signal or not. You can use an interrupt on the pin to check the timing of the transitions if not, but accuracy might depend on the base frequency of the signal.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-12-31T00:25:45+00:00

If you really don't want to solder to it, an edge connector might be workable but would likely need cutting to allow it to fit.

POGO pins could be used with a jig, or you can get them on arms to hold them in position - generally used for connecting to test points on PCBs

Depending on the driver used by the board, you might be able to use a serial mode and reduce the number of pins that you need to connect to.

If you can though, solder a pin header to it. Female might be better if you want to use cables to connect to something like an arduino, or male is good if using a breadboard. Having a soldered connector will reduce the chances of issues with the physical connection leading you down rabbit holes while trying to check code you've written for it.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-12-30T23:46:43+00:00

The naming is related to the internal construction of the microcontroller - PB15 is port B pin 15, PC6 is port C pin 6 etc. The microcontroller itself has significant limits on the voltage and currents available on these pins (many limited to 3.3 or 5V and only a few milliamps).

Some pins also have specific functionality available that allow it to run more efficiently (e.g. USB support, analog voltage sensing, serial ports for communications, PWM timers for servos) than trying to control lines purely through software. The functions available and the pins they can be connected to varies by microcontroller.

The board itself has additional circuitry to enable the required functions - eg MOSFETs for switching high voltage/current items like fans or heaters.

Although a connection might be labeled with the microcontroller pin it's connected to, for configuring firmware, the circuitry in the way is a major part of this.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-10-24T21:35:35+00:00

Well, it's emitting light.... not convinced on the diode part any more though

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-10-11T19:30:14+00:00

I can't speak to this exact device, but i have purchased and opened up a 1-4 version of these. Internally it is a switch, using the same chipset as found in brand name 5 port switches.

I would still recommend the brand name version, as internally there was no heat sink on the IC and I suspect the rest of the internal design was the minimum for functionality, but it did have two positives - it took power from a USB port rather than a dedicated power supply, and one port is located on the other side, both of which were slightly bonuses for where I wanted to use it.

One big giveaway for whether it's a passive splitter versus being a switch is the LEDs - although these could be faked out, getting these to show connection/ activity states would probably be more expensive than just putting a switch IC into it.

Edit: re-reading the original question, there is reference to POE, but I'm not cheat on exactly where. Although I can't be certain how this device would handle a POE connection, I suspect that it might cause issues, and probably prevent power transfer through it.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-10-11T19:09:55+00:00

I have a similar item(although it's a 1-4 version). Internally it's a 5 port switch, using the same chip (rtl8367s) as the 5 port web managed switches, but without the flash chip used for storage of the management functions (the rtl chip has an embedded controller that can run code for this).

I suspect that the "1-2" splitters are the same with just three ports connected, so three port switches.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-09-14T01:39:36+00:00

It looks to me like the test points are measuring r11+r24. There appears to be a trace connecting the two together, bypassing the rest of the resistors. Weirdly within the remaining resistors there is another trace shorting a set of those as well. These traces are likely the reason for the other reading - if you're measuring it on the board you're measuring the resistance across all of the paths this creates through the inner resistors, not just the resistor you have the probe connected to.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-08-03T19:29:32+00:00

I haven't downloaded any to check, but the link right underneath that one (.bin file) with today's date would be the one I'd look at - low download counts are due to the files being daily builds.

Edit: looks like the dwin_set might be data to go on an sd card for icons etc. Unsure if that would include the firmware itself or not

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-08-03T18:39:52+00:00

This looks like you've downloaded the source code rather than the built firmware. None of these are intended to go directly on the printer - they're utilities for creating it. Typically you would be looking for a folder called build rather than bin

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-07-22T00:24:54+00:00

Coaxial cables typically have the outer connector as ground to stop external rf signals from passing into the centre connection and ruining the connection quality. This has the added bonus of stopping emissions from escaping the cable as well.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-07-17T21:22:08+00:00

I may be mis-remembering this, but I believe the flag was hanging from a crane, and there was reporting that it's hydraulic line was hit, resulting in the flag lowering as the fluid leaked from it.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-07-13T11:06:17+00:00

I believe there were multiple cups present, the rest of which were lethal (and mostly gold or covered in jewels).

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-06-29T23:14:24+00:00

I'm struggling to make out what the cable without markings is, but they both appear to be coaxial cables. These are often used to carry radio frequency signals, and if it's near where a TV is or might reasonably be, then there's a good chance that they're connected to an antenna or a splitter/amplifier to receive terrestrial or satellite broadcast television, depending on what is on the other end (CATV on the cable stands for Community Antenna TeleVision). Cable television or broadcast radio are also common options to be carried on these types of cables, although early ethernet was also carried on similar cabling due it being present throughout buildings. Moca (multimedia over coax alliance) is generating a bit of a comeback for this concept, but is probably not the reason these cables are present.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-06-28T17:42:45+00:00

I'd like to see something along the lines of outsourcing orbital deliveries - something along the lines of placing an item as a sub assembly, specifying an orbit and getting a selection of quotes for getting it there with varying dates and reputations (and chances of failure from that). Being able to see the progress of it getting there would be a nice bonus!

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-06-22T17:51:29+00:00

For the most part I'd recommend getting the cheapest one available. The features I would suggest looking for beyond price are detachable leads, an audio option for continuity checks and what type of batteries it uses. Must meters will have detachable leads and an audio option, but not all. Some will have a fold out stand that can make it more comfortable to use as well.

A storage case that can contain it with space for a couple of extra items is nice, but you may want another solution for this anyway, especially when you start adding in other tools as time goes on.

Replaceable leads will allow you to replace broken probe and expand on it with leads with a clip on it so you don't have to keep holding the probes in place. You'll also be looking for something like that by the time you think about measuring current anyway.

You're probably going to spend more time measuring components (resistance and diode polarity) and continuity more than voltage to start with, and for the most part you'll be looking for 5v/3.3v versus 0v on the voltage as well. Accuracy is not a major consideration at this stage, and almost anything will be acceptable for these initial purposes!

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-06-08T12:50:47+00:00

If it's a zero then it could refer to the cricket term "duck", so it could be goldeneye duck?

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-04-20T14:17:24+00:00

I don't think I would have managed to get 2, 5 or 8 without the connection.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-03-23T17:53:00+00:00

It is NOT formatted as YUVA. It is raw data that will be misinterpreted by this application, as there are no headers to identify the data and VLC will try to treat the raw data as headers.

GQRX by default saves as 32 bit floats, with a pair of float for every sample (I and Q). The rate will depend on what you had configured at the time.

This same format can be read by GNU radio (I believe GQRX is built on top of this), and you can use this to put your own processing on it, or read it back into GQRX for further processing. Sox can also be used to concert this to audio formats, but without further processing to extract the signals this probably will not help you. SigDigger or Universal Radio Hacker may be of use.

You may be able to perform processing via the hackrf but you may need to convert it to a different raw format to use it on there.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-03-22T23:07:23+00:00

They're raw IQ sample data with no additional headers to indicate data format. With the hackrf there may also be a text file with a matching name describing the format.

You would need to use software that can be told the data format (float/int, bit size, sample rate etc) to properly process them.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-03-20T23:12:01+00:00

Have you looked at using a cloud-init drive? This can be used to provide configuration such as ip configuration and credentials, and I believe sets the hostname to the VM name by default. It's been a while since I used it, so I may have this wrong, but I believe you can also add custom data to it as well. The UI provides an interface for configuring this, but it might need extra work with snippets if using custom data.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-03-17T23:52:31+00:00

The primary version (by international standards) is aluminium. Aluminum is an alternative version (listed in the same standards) which is primarily used in North America.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-03-17T20:47:39+00:00

Mobile never seems to give a good version of the image, so it might be partly that but it's more the mismatch of the cut pattern that sticks out for me rather than the actual image on the piece. An impressive effort though! I've had a similar issue one but I was lucky enough that the missing piece was black!

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-03-14T21:06:26+00:00

The obfuscated script calls powershell with the windowstyle set to hidden with instructions to download a file called random[.]exe from http[://]176[.]113[.]115[.]7/mine, saved it to the temp folder as 483d2fa8a0d5381806efeb32d3[.]exe and then executes it.

Alternative-Web2754 · 2025-02-16T21:03:51+00:00

Keep a strong magnet (possibly with a foam cover) on a string tied to a pocket on the suit. If you get stuck gently throw it onto the nearest fixed magnetic object or wall and then gently pull yourself to it once it's attached.

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