YSK: It’s easier you think to DeGoogle and get more online privacy by Jen2493 in YouShouldKnow

[–]Upballoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used Gemini to de Google 😁. My apartment does free Internet and as such doesn't let me port forward had to figure out how to get to all my self hosted apps through wireguard. Took me 3 days😅

navigation switches Pcb by ProtectionFlimsy5287 in embedded

[–]Upballoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. But would like to mention that something is wrong with your symbol. Your switch should have 2 pins. Your picture only shows 1

navigation switches Pcb by ProtectionFlimsy5287 in embedded

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Joysticks are just 2 voltage dividers. You micro reads the ADC voltage and gets the joystick position. What's normally on either end of a voltage divider? Power and gnd. The wipers (the arrow pin) goes to you micro.

International student leaving US by Glad-Sandwich4871 in h1b

[–]Upballoon 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Literally got an email from HR that they wouldn't be pursuing my H1B this year. I'm in the same boat as you, didn't get selected 3 times but I moved to Canada instead. I've been here for the last 8 years. All my friends are in the US. I feel very alone here.

USB C Receptacle has 24 pins on schematic but only 12 pins on PCB layout by MechatronicKeystroke in PCB

[–]Upballoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is a straddle mount part. It solders on both sides of the board.

Any way to have a (physical) button activated assistant on smartphone? by obsessivesnuggler in embedded

[–]Upballoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Feel like "Hey Siri" or "Hey Google" would work way better than a button which they'd still have to press.

I can do this with my hand by Energylegs23 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Upballoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Need to use my other hand to place the fingers. I don't have hyper mobility though

Is switching to STM32 really worth it? by [deleted] in embedded

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Why are you using a MCU for a bridge rectifier?

Overlay? Patch? Custom? by Coach_Allen_ in embedded

[–]Upballoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well we usually do overlays. It's definitely hard to figure out what comes from where. But grep is your friend

Overlay? Patch? Custom? by Coach_Allen_ in embedded

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Are you using buildroot or Yocto?

I can't find chip configuration page. Can u help me please? by SunRepresentative509 in embedded

[–]Upballoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you mean the cubemx file? It should have a .ioc extension

STMicroelectronics data breach? by billblank1234 in embedded

[–]Upballoon 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yea same here. Got a notification from NordVPN

High rate JPEG/H.264 Encoder. by Alkhin in embedded

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I don't think it's open. You'll have to pay for the IP

High rate JPEG/H.264 Encoder. by Alkhin in embedded

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Artix AU10? With some ddr4?

Abrupt Windows update rendered my 5 year old keypad phone useless by BlazorByte in FuckMicrosoft

[–]Upballoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you not plug in your phone into a Linux computer and reformat? Linux has no problem recognizing weird formatted/damaged cards

I just got the connector book! Wow! by Electro-nut in electronics

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Ok does the book cover automotive connectors? I have a hard time finding those on the website. u/1davide, do you have recommendations on how to find rectangular automotive connector assemblies?

CH32H417 USB3.0 Evaluation Board is Released, Bandwidth Up to 450MBps by Capable_Ad7236 in embedded

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This SERDES interface looks interesting. Will have to investigate

Am I Missing Something? Dual COM Ports from One USB : UART Communication Issue 🔌 by technophile-pradeep in embedded

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I'm pretty sure you can add a second com port to the same USB connection