PIC-PG2C is a simple JDM serial FLASH programmer. It runs directly off the serial port, requiring no external power source. There is some concern it will not work with low power serial ports, such as those found on laptops. I am happy to report however that it works on an …
After seeing what can be done with a webcam, I decided to try it. I asked my cousin for her webcam which she bought a while back - some generic Chinese product, with no identifying brands. macam reported it as Generic ZC031P Webcam.
So anyway I dis-assembled it (with permission of …
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It seems some friends of mine keep track of me through my blog... which seems weird in a way, but OK :-) So for those ppl, I currently have chicken pox but is otherwise well.
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lmfit expects
fitting functions with prototypes in the form:
double
function_name(double, double *);
For example:
double
sin_fit(double t, double * p)
{
return p[0] + p[1] * sin ( 2 * M_PI * ( p[2] * t + p[3]));
}
Note that while
"font:12px Courier, mono;">lm_minimize takes a
pointer to an array of parameters …
To get KIT81 and its variants working under linux, you need picprg, and configure it as follows:
| Pin | Polarity |
| Vpp | \- |
| Vdd | \- |
| Clock | \+ |
| Data out | \+ |
| Data in | \+ |
The following screen shot shows what the configuration screen should look like:
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asciigram: n.
A relative of the emoticon, an asciigram is an upright diagram of a gesture or body language construct using ascii characters.
Currently the following are somewhat popular:
| \o/ | hands in the air |
| \o\> | salute |
|
\ |
hands behind/above head, surrender |
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For those wondering, the ipod is acting as a signal generator, playing some sine waves. The PDA is showing resistor colour codes, they still don't come as second nature yet :-P
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So I needed 20V, and I have no battries. But I had plenty of plug packs. But I didn't want to break any of them open. Enter the screw, and problem solved!
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It was fun while it lasted,
Steve
This article is about CMB, its beauty, and significance in cosmology.
The above diagram is the graph of energy density vs frequency for the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). One way to interpret it as a graph of how many photons per frequency were detected coming from CMB. The curve is …
The driving logic and motivation behind VSU can be summed up in the following quote from a report produced by the Student Association Inc:
Do like the sign says and run for your life.
This new sign was created by IAEA in response to the fact the existing warning sign -
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