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It is very easy to touch the wrong thing and cause permanent damage or death. If you are wanting to repair similar monitors yourself, please arm yourself with safety equipment such as an Isolation Transformer, and insulated tools. And read read read all about CRT repair before even attempting anything similar. Your family with thank you. text/html 2025-02-05T22:36:21+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/build_your_own_mobile_phone?rev=1738794981&do=diff Build your own Mobile Phone with the LilyGo T-A7670SA I'm not a smartphone user, and I rarely carry my little feature phone. But since Telstra shut down the 3G network, my perfect little flip-phone from 2010 gave me a big hug and moved away. You'd think in the 14 years since that we'd have an assortment of superior options, but in reality we don't. If they have the features, the buttons are clunky. If it's a beautiful build, it lacks features. text/html 2022-10-21T04:16:21+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/burger-with-the-lot?rev=1666325781&do=diff The great Aussie Burger in the Canberra/Queanbeyan Region I'm a professional burger connoisseur and advisor. Not professional in the sense that I am paid for it, nor is my advice ever formally sought after. But I do know what a proper hamburger is, and what it isn't. I also know some of the best places around the Canberra region where you can still get it. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/charlieplexing_on_the_esp32?rev=1612229059&do=diff Charlieplexing LEDs on the ESP32 The ESP32 has a stack of GPIO pins allowing you to attach a whole bunch of LEDs. But it's a neat practice to try using fewer pins with several LEDs using Charlieplexing. There's quite a few things you can learn along the way. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/circuits?rev=1612229059&do=diff Falstad Experimental Circuits High Frequency DC over a Capacitor (Impedance) $ 1 0.000005 10.20027730826997 50 5 50 R 176 112 64 112 1 2 70.93 2.5 2.5 0 0.5 r 176 112 272 112 0 27.28 c 272 112 272 224 0 0.00009999999999999999 3.974293323438439 g 272 224 272 304 0 o 2 64 0 4099 5 0.2 0 2 2 3 38 1 0 1 220 Resistor 38 0 3 1 1000 Frequency text/html 2024-07-02T23:13:05+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/custom-ember-data-the-easy-way?rev=1719961985&do=diff Custom Ember Data the easy way One of the best features of EmberJS is Ember Data. One of the most infuriating features of EmberJS is Ember Data. If you live in an ideal world, and your backend data format of choice is JSON:API, then you're on the happy path, and the world is your oyster. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/dokuwiki_url_rewrite_windows_plesk?rev=1612229059&do=diff Setting up URL Rewrite on shared windows Plesk hosting Setting up URL rewriting for Dokuwiki is a little bit of a challenge under shared Windows Hosting. Much easier under Linux hosting as the use of .htaccess is pretty straight forward. Under Windows, you need to use web.config and is often doubtful if you have everything you need on your hosting provider to make this happen. This article will help you get the most commonly desire text/html 2023-02-12T20:59:25+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/dotnetcore_webapi_to_windows_plesk?rev=1676235565&do=diff Deploying an open, insecure .NET Core WebAPI to a Plesk host If you don't have an account with the likes of the Azure or AWS, but you have your own Windows-based hosting, and you'd like to deploy your own .NET Core WebAPI, it's likely to be quite possible. Even if the host doesn't officially support your version of .NET. text/html 2024-05-19T04:40:35+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/electronic_component_testing_cheatsheet?rev=1716093635&do=diff Electronic Component Testing Cheatsheet When doing a repair job, it's nice to have a handy testing cheatsheet for a range of electronic components. So far I haven't found one, so I created my own here which covers everything from very basic fuses and resistors to MOSFETs. All using a multimeter and other tools. I've tried to cater for absolute beginners to intermediate hobbyists. text/html 2023-09-20T04:53:34+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/ember-autotracking-object-arrays?rev=1695185614&do=diff Ember Auto-tracking Object Arrays - Deep Dive There will be many times when an Ember application needs to work with simple temporary data (POJOs), but setting up models and working with Ember Data's store might be overkill. The user might still want to bind this data to controls and have it perform dynamically when the data changes. text/html 2022-06-27T22:35:49+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/ember-routes-and-troubleshooting?rev=1656369349&do=diff Ember.js Routes and Troubleshooting One of the nicest features of Ember.js is the ability to easily create a route and a page template and be able to browse to it in seconds. A good understanding of how routing works can help hunt down bugs and unintended data calls. text/html 2023-05-08T06:12:31+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/esp32_from_scratch?rev=1683526351&do=diff ESP32 From Scratch This guide will show you how to quickly set up an ESP32, placement onto a breadboard, wiring, the software, and finally sending code to it. You will need an ESP32 Dev Board which you can purchase online from a variety of vendors. Prices can vary too. Mine was purchased from Aliexpress here: text/html 2025-02-02T21:16:40+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/esp32_ota?rev=1738531000&do=diff ESP32 OTA and Rollbacks - What happens under the hood? Over The Air (OTA) provides a way to send firmware to your ESP32 board in the field without the need for a cable and physical access to the device. The purpose of this article is to manually step through the various stages of the OTA process and illustrate the state of the ESP32 at each stage. text/html 2022-01-01T05:32:15+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/esp32_with_ssd1306_libraries?rev=1641015135&do=diff ESP32 with SSD1306 oLED display libraries There's a lot of articles out there already on using these little 128×64 oLED monochrome displays with an ESP32 or with an Arduino board. However with setting up, I had to find my own way around several quirks so it's worth jotting them down here. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/esp8266_serial_monitor?rev=1612229059&do=diff When ESP8266 is a right pain in the Serial ESP32 is pretty straight forward when it comes to serial debugging with the console via the USB connection. However when trying the Amica NodeMCU ESP8266, serial was not a straight forward process via the Arduino IDE. text/html 2024-04-04T21:34:11+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/feathers2_apa102?rev=1712266451&do=diff ESP32-S2 and the APA102 RGB LED I recently picked up the UnexpectedMaker FeatherS2 which is an ESP32-S2 based board in a feather form-factor. It's a really nicely produced board from an Australian Indie hardware manufacturer. Of course, when you receive a new board, the first thing you're going to want to do is flash the LED, right? It's in the constitution. And this one has an RGB LED. Sweet, three signals to the LED. That won't be hard. text/html 2026-03-16T10:08:59+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/first_weeks_with_the_commodore_64u?rev=1773655739&do=diff The first few weeks with the Commodore 64 Ultimate Only the very astute among you would have noticed that I've been on a bit of a Commodore fanboy high since July 2025 with the resurrection of Commodore and the production of the Commodore 64 Ultimate. There are probably hundreds of reviews out there already. I've deliberately avoided reading any just yet while piecing this article together. But if I happen to wind up covering the same stuff text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/fourth?rev=1612229059&do=diff forth text/html 2021-03-13T02:49:14+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/generating_vga_with_an_fpga?rev=1615603754&do=diff Generating VGA with an FPGA (Verilog) Generating a VGA signal can be a rewarding achievement as an FPGA project. There are loads of explanations and illustrations online on how to generate VGA signals. But sometimes the concept is not clear. I'll attempt to introduce each concept as plainly as possible. text/html 2024-03-19T03:05:52+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/gs_2000_home_theatre_modification?rev=1710817552&do=diff Great Shiny GS-2000 (modification) I've owned this interesting GS-2000 “PC Home Theatre System” for many years. It's a rarer configuration. One of the speakers pictured here contains the controls, beefy transformer and PCB. The speaker wire connects it to the second speaker. There is no intermediate rack here. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/gtkwave_simulation_for_ice?rev=1612229059&do=diff FPGA Verilog simulation using GTKWave on the iCE40-feather One of the nice things about working with FPGAs and Verilog is the array of open source tools and development boards that are available. For this article I'll be using the iCE40-feather development board by Josh Johnson which is based on the text/html 2025-09-24T08:50:31+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/hacking_region_on_lg_lhb655nw?rev=1758703831&do=diff Hacking Region Free DVD on the LG LHB655NW Home Theatre Unlike the rest of the streaming world, I like to own my things. Unless the cancel-culture-woke-folk start making house calls I can continue to enjoy Season 2, Episode 4 of the IT Crowd on DVD. Streamers can't. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/hugo?rev=1612229059&do=diff Setting up a minimal Hugo website I discovered a most excellent thing recently for developing websites: Hugo. More truthfully, a friend got me onto it. At first I couldn't see the point of something that generates static pages from source. Why not just use PHP or .NET or some other server side solution? As it turns out, there is something pretty elegant about being able to serve out standard text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/latex_macro_single_optional_argument?rev=1612229059&do=diff Single Optional Argument for a LaTeX Macro I recently needed to create a new macro for a User manual. The macro was to output a defined character, but in a colour specified by the author. Therefore, I needed a macro that accepted a single optional argument. text/html 2024-07-18T11:59:40+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/making_embedded_systems?rev=1721303980&do=diff Making Embedded Systems - A Reader's Review When I first heard that Making Embedded Systems 2nd Edition was up for pre-order, I jumped onto Amazon and handed over my dollars. For a period of time, I have been self-training in a variety of areas of electronics and embedded systems development but in a reasonably random and not entirely organised fashion. text/html 2022-05-16T22:53:26+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/my-fathers-survival?rev=1652741606&do=diff My Father, the pilot's story of survival My father, Adrian Johnson, was a remarkable man with a reputation as an excellent pilot with a string of adventures during his years. In 1959, long before I was born, he was piloting a charter flight from Wagga Wagga (YSWG) destined for Alice Springs (YBAS) when his plane went missing. He was 22 years old at the time. text/html 2022-07-03T22:31:05+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/my-time-with-covid?rev=1656887465&do=diff My time with COVID I've been waiting my turn for quite some time now. And with children at school, it had to happen sooner or later. So how was my time with COVID and how did I fair? One member of my family contracted it, which lasted for around three days. Then another member got it, with initial mild symptoms to a strong sore throat and fatigue lasting three days. text/html 2025-09-27T12:10:15+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/my_time_at_commodore?rev=1758975015&do=diff My time at Commodore When I reflect back on my career, there have been quite a few special and golden moments. One of my fondest experiences goes right back to the start with Commodore Business Machines in Lane Cove. Younger readers probably have little idea of who this company was, why they were so special or what they made. But for the rest of us who grew up through the 80s and 90s, those days of the Commodore 64 and Amiga know all too well the magic of those machines and the community tha… text/html 2026-03-09T21:53:09+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/nrf9151_zephyr_queues_cpp_trouble?rev=1773093189&do=diff Nordic NRF9151, Zephyr Message Queues, C++ and troubleshooting the less obvious Recently I worked on a product solution using a development platform based on the Nordic nRF9151 chipset. One of the key requirements was to integrate a serial-based RFID module. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/nvvp32_repair?rev=1612229059&do=diff NV-VP32 VHS/DVD Combo Unit Repair Had an NV-VP32 on the bench during the week. This is a VHS/DVD combo unit that can act as a converter for burning tapes to disk. I plugged the unit in and switched it on. Pressing the power button only showed F09 on the display. text/html 2021-02-23T11:26:46+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/open_source_on_goboard?rev=1614079606&do=diff Open Source FPGA toolchain on The Go Board The Go Board is an excellent FPGA dev board that contains four switches, four LEDs, two 7-segments, a PMOD, and a VGA connector. I love it for sketching out quick ideas and experiments. For details on buying one, plus all the documentation and video tutorials, head to: text/html 2021-05-25T11:17:37+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/panasonic_sa_pt170_repair?rev=1621941457&do=diff Panasonic SA-PT170 Repair On the bench this time is a Panasonic Home Theatre System, the SA-PT170, or sometimes labelled as an SC-PT170. This unit was working for a good solid ten years but would no longer turn on. When pressing the power button, there would be a relay click then one second later a second click as the power shut off. No display showed on the front of the unit. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/pi1541?rev=1612229059&do=diff Building the Pi1541 I first heard about the Pi1541 created by Steve White on Chicken Lips Radio. There had been other solutions in the past for hooking up an SD card to a C64/128 but nothing for the average hacker that would fully emulate a 1541 or daisy chain to another real 1541. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/pic16f1455?rev=1612229059&do=diff Minimum setup for a PIC16F1455 on a Breadboard + PICkit3 If you need a quick setup for the PIC16F1455, fast wiring and code to check output from a pin, this article is for you. Firstly, the breadboard layout: Shown is the 6-pin header where you connect your PICkit3. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/pic16f1455_oscillators?rev=1612229059&do=diff Oscillators on the PIC16F1455 Oscillators on a PIC can be a bit of a minefield to understand. Especially learning to read through a datasheet. There are internal and external oscillators (many external options), PLLs, low frequencies and high frequencies. So it can be a little daunting just to get a baseline start. text/html 2021-12-14T12:07:39+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/pic32mx270f256b?rev=1639483659&do=diff Minimum setup for a PIC32MX270F256B on a Breadboard + PICkit3 My first experiments with PIC Microcontrollers was on the PIC32MX170F256B. But after discovering that there was no USB module on that controller, I then purchased a PIC32MX270F256B which did have one. text/html 2024-05-12T11:39:55+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/pinball_controller_pcb?rev=1715513995&do=diff Digital Pinball Controller PCB Back in 2017 I produced two digital pinball machines controlled with real hardware flippers and tilt function. These machines were the Xero Pinball and Reload Bar Pinball tables. See <https://alienabductionunit.com/pinball> for an overview of the tables. Mobile and desktop only versions of the Hip Pocket Pinball Series are still available for free (and ad-free) download. text/html 2022-02-03T12:18:58+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/ra3_on_pic16f1455?rev=1643890738&do=diff Using GPIO RA3 on a PIC16F1455 The PIC16F1455 is only a small microcontroller with 14 pins. The datasheet does claim up to 14 I/O pins, but practically RA0, RA1, RA3, RA4 and RA5 are available on PORT A, and RC0, RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4 and RC5 are available on PORT C. And that's it. There is no PORT B. text/html 2021-04-18T12:00:07+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/raspberry_pi_pico_review?rev=1618747207&do=diff Raspberry Pi Pico Setup and Review Saw the ad for the Raspberry Pi Pico from Core Electronics the other week. I'm not usually one swayed by advertising, that's kind of my thing. But the Pico at $5.75 each, I couldn't pass it up. And anything Pi usually gets snapped up pretty quick. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/reactconf_and_spacecapsule_adventure?rev=1612229059&do=diff ReactConf 2020 and Space Capsule Hotel Adventure In February, myself and a couple of mates from work attended ReactConf 2020. We got to choose our own accommodation. And we chose the Space Capsule Hotel in Sydney. We booked it, then read the fine print. text/html 2024-08-22T09:18:40+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/reactjs_and_friends?rev=1724318320&do=diff ReactJS and Friends Refresher Whenever I take a spell from ReactJS it sometimes takes a little bit of time to warm up again. You might be the same. Hopefully this article will serve as a good reminder for when you need to stretch your legs again. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/remove_harvesting_from_windows_10?rev=1612229059&do=diff How to remove harvesting from a new Windows 10 instance Microsoft has a sea of settings that have their best interests at heart. The biggest one being Cortana, and placing ads on the lock screen. When receiving a new laptop or PC that has Windows 10 installed, there are a number of things that you can do to shut Microsoft out. text/html 2022-01-01T05:28:36+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/repairing_adafruit_grand_central?rev=1641014916&do=diff Repairing an Adafruit Grand Central M4 A while back, my friend, Professor McSwivells purchased an Adafruit Grand Central M4. Unfortunately it was dead on arrival, and after being in touch with the staff at Adafruit, they reluctantly refunded the purchase but also banned the account. text/html 2023-09-28T00:38:49+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/right_to_repair?rev=1695861529&do=diff "Right To Repair" - the problem in a name I am a huge fan of repairing electronic equipment. It's a fun activity and very satisfying preserving good gear and bringing things back to life. But I should state up front that I do not do this because of any sort of environmental concern or interest. However, what does chap my hide is wastefulness and pollution. Especially our steady progression as a throw-away society and our being subject to planned obsolescence. text/html 2024-03-20T21:18:47+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/s32d850t_monitor_repair?rev=1710969527&do=diff Samsung 32" S32D850T Monitor Repair I had a 32“ Samsung monitor on the bench from a friend at work who only used it for four years before the power went out and wouldn't turn on again. On one attempt to turn it back on, there was a small pop and that was it. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/scratch?rev=1612229059&do=diff One of the unique features available within Orx is the ability to switch languages in game using locale features. While many game engines allow a user to program using locale to some degree, Orx lets you switch languages back and forth in real-time. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/second?rev=1612229059&do=diff Second Second text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/simple_webassembly_emscripten_c?rev=1612229059&do=diff Simple start with WebAssembly/Emscripten and C/C++ Starting out with the Webassembly and Emscripten has been an interesting experience. There are some quirks to get around a somewhat fragmented support community that I have found so far. But I am really excited by this technology. In many aspects, it's a return to where I started, assembly coding on 8-bit and 16-bit machines. And it's a shot in the arm for the browser, opening up many new possibilities for frontend web development. text/html 2021-09-22T05:39:14+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/sqlite_dotnet_ef_vscode?rev=1632289154&do=diff Creating a .NET Core application with Entity Framework and SQLite in VSCode One of the nice things about SQLite databases is that they are so quick to spin up and work with. That's opposed to the overhead of something like SQL Server and it's installation. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/ssd1315?rev=1612229059&do=diff SSD1306 and SSD1315 oLED Modules for the Pi1541 As mentioned in my previous article, while building the Pi1541, I had a lot of difficulty getting the oLED module to work. I blamed it on the fact I had accidentally purchased an SSD1315 instead of an SSD1306. I fiddled a lot with the text/html 2026-03-16T10:07:49+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/start?rev=1773655669&do=diff The first few weeks with the Commodore 64 Ultimate first_weeks_with_the_commodore_64u Only the very astute among you would have noticed that I've been on a bit of a Commodore fanboy high since July 2025 with the resurrection of Commodore and the production of the Commodore 64 Ultimate. There are probably hundreds of reviews out there already. I've deliberately avoided reading any just yet while piecing this article together. But if I happen to wind up covering the same stuff text/html 2021-07-23T10:06:14+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/teac_fd-235f_amiga_floppy_repair?rev=1627034774&do=diff TEAC FD-235F 4161-U Amiga Floppy Drive Repair A lighter job this time around. Since fixing the Amiga 1081 monitor, I got the bug to get out my old Amiga 1200 and see if it still runs. My original TEAC FD-235F 4161-U floppy drive died maybe a year before I stopped using the Amiga. I had to replace it with another drive that was too tall, meaning the case could never be properly closed. text/html 2021-03-17T21:25:13+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/the_animals_of_canberra?rev=1616016313&do=diff The Animals of Canberra It was one of the hens that noticed it first. She had passed by the house quite early that day and had observed the new sign. It was right next to the first rule that stated: “All animals are equal”. She could not read it of course, so had gone to fetch Muriel the goat to read it for her. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/third?rev=1612229059&do=diff Third Third Second text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/tracks?rev=1612229059&do=diff Milky Way - The Church She's so high. text/html 2021-02-02T01:24:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/vectors_of_objects?rev=1612229059&do=diff Passing Vectors of Object Pointers in C++ Learning to use vectors in c++ is fairly straight forward. But passing the collection to a function and returning an instance is not demonstrated as often. The following code snippet should show a nice complete flow in one shot. Take a look: text/html 2021-03-04T10:41:20+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/verilog_wire_and_reg?rev=1614854480&do=diff Simple guide to Verilog Wire and Reg types The aim of this article is to help clear any confusion for beginners when using verilog wire and reg data types between modules. We'll start with the basic rules for both. The simple wire rules are: * A wire from an outer module can be connected to the input or output of an inner module. text/html 2021-10-29T21:59:36+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://blog.waynejohnson.net/doku.php/vulcan_dishlex_milano_dishwasher_repair?rev=1635544776&do=diff Repairing the Vulcan Dishlex Milano Dishwasher Two weeks before the International Repair Day 2021, our 26 year old dishwasher from 1995 packed it in. It came with the house, and was pretty old back then. We never used it all that much over the years. But recently it has been used more, and I guess the old girl couldn't cope.