Siliconfish

Hobby blog about tech tips I've picked up, projects I'm working on, or links to useful information and cool stuff. I'm an Electrical Engineer and professional Analog IC designer for 25 years playing in my spare time. Arduino, hacking consumer electronics, video game hardware, satellite TV, PC building, Android apps, appliance repairs and whatever else that interests me.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Arduino - avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00 error

This error happens whenever the Arduino IDE software can't talk to the Arduino board. Code compiles and it gets to 90% on the progress...

Friday, July 19, 2013

Nintendo 3DS power jack repair

My daughter's Nintendo 3DS wouldn't charge well any more. The power plug on the 3DS was obviously very worn out and bent looking, a...

Monday, July 15, 2013

Spoofing OBDII to pass emissions test

This is a bad idea, but I just wanted to get it out of my system. Today I had to take my old Honda for a state emissions test. The t...

Sunday, July 14, 2013

LCD system monitor for PC case bling using Arduino

This post is about a project to build a CPU/system monitor display for the front of a Windows desktop computer. Lights that get brighter as ...

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Software Installation Notes for New PC

This post is just a boring record of installing my software environment on my new desktop PC. This is my new i7 4770K, dual video card, fo...

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Aaaack! Husqvarna 7021P 21 inch mower put oil in the gas tank!

This post is really off topic for my blog, but it is useful advice and funny too, so here goes. Now that all is back to normal I can tell t...

Friday, June 14, 2013

Intel Haswell 4770K PC build

I'm building a new desktop PC since my previous rig got killed by a lightning power surge. This PC is for software development, engine...

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