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Hardware Oscilloscope Reverse-engineer 

Rigol DS1054Z, GW-INSTEK GDS1054B and Hantek DSO4084C digital oscilloscopes

March 12, 2023April 1, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment DS1054Z, DSO4084C, GDS1054B, hantek, instek, rigol

Over a period of five years I have bought myself three low-end modern digital oscilloscopes, the Rigol DS1054Z, GW-INSTEK GDS1054B

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PXL_20230328_032504608
Hardware Radio/TV Vintage Computing 

Grundig GV509M, Panasonic NV-FJ625 and Phillips VR 330 VCR/VHS Player/Recorder

February 28, 2023March 31, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment grundig, panasonic, phillips, vcr, vhs

In my store room I have a collection of three VCRs, Panasonic NV-FJ625, Phillips VR 330 and Grundig GV509M. The

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24c64
General Programming Hardware Microcontroller Software Development 

Emulating EEPROM using flash memory on dsPIC33EP512MC502

January 17, 2023March 28, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment dspic, eeprom, flash, mplab, pickit4, xc16

One thing I don’t like about the dsPICEE3P (and the PIC32MX) lines is that these devices do not have EEPROM

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fsc_futro_s210_thinclient_up_t_1679241853_0985fc93_progressive
General Programming Hardware Networking Software Development Vintage Computing Windows Tips 

Fujitsu Siemens FSC Futro S210 thin client

December 27, 2022March 31, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment fujitsu, Futro, ms dos, thin client, windows 3.11, windows 98

I got from eBay a FSC Futro S210 thin client, which can support up to 512MB RAM, 32GB CompactFlash card

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g2b7h
General Programming Hardware Software Development Vintage Computing Windows Tips 

Powering off a computer using ACPI from DOS

November 30, 2022March 31, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment a86, acpi, ms dos

By default, DOS does not come with a command to shut down or power off the computer. Back in the

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PXL_20230326_170052052
Hardware Networking Software Development Vintage Computing Windows Tips 

HP Compaq NC6120 laptop, the king of ports, a must-have for retrocomputing enthusiasts

July 27, 2022March 28, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment nc6120, windows 7, windows 98

In an attempt to find a laptop which has a parallel port but is modern enough to run Windows 7,

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PXL_20230324_153333703.MP
Hardware Oscilloscope 

Vintage oscilloscopes to the test: Hitachi VC-6025, GW-INSTEK GOS-6103 and Kenwood CS-5275

May 20, 2021March 29, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment hitachi, instek, kenwood

After having fun with the VFO4351A 140MHz~4.4GHz RF signal generator on my Rigol and Hantek oscilloscopes, I decided to do

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PXL_20230324_072617197 (1)
Hardware Oscilloscope 

VFO4351A 140MHz~4.4GHz RF signal generator based on ATMEGA 8A and ADF4351

April 24, 2021March 29, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment DS1054Z, DSO4084C, VFO4351A

To replace my aging and bulky National Panasonic VP-8177A function generator, I bought the VFO4351A 140MHz~4.4GHz RF signal generator module from

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time difference
General Programming Hardware Microcontroller Software Development 

Software Real Time Clock (RTC) for the dsPIC33EP512MC502

March 15, 2021May 9, 2021 ToughDev 0 Comment dspic, rtc

Although the dsPIC33EP512MC502 does not have an integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) for time keeping, this can easily be overcome by configuring

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Microchip DS70211 wrong FVCO formula
Hardware Microcontroller 

16-bit stereo audio DAC on dsPIC33FJ128GP802

February 19, 2021May 13, 2021 ToughDev 0 Comment dac, dspic

The dsPIC33FJ128GP802 is among the few devices in the dsPIC33F family that have an integrated 16-bit stereo DAC module. The DAC can be

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dsPIC CTMU
Hardware Microcontroller 

Measuring temperature using the dsPIC Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU)

January 8, 2021March 28, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment ctmu, dht11, dspic

In an attempt to save an I/O pin originally used for the DHT11 to measure ambient temperature in one of my

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AliExpress USB SD Card MP3 Player
Hardware 

Mini USB/SD MP3 player module (AB20CL5A5U) from AliExpress

December 8, 2020May 8, 2021 ToughDev 0 Comment aliexpress, mp3, usb

I purchased a mini USB/SD MP3 player module from AliExpress for a mere $4, shipping included, which arrived in great

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Since 2008, ToughDev has been publishing technical sharing articles on a wide range of topics from software development to electronics design. Our interests include, but are not limited to, Android/iOS programming, VoIP products, embedded design using Arduino/PIC microcontrollers, reverse-engineering, retro-computing, and many others. We also perform product reviews, both on new and vintage products, and share our findings with the community. In addition, our team also develops customized software/hardware solutions highly adapted to suit your needs.

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