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  • Dec 2, 2024 Remote Control of Rigol DS1054z Oscilloscope
    Remote Control of Rigol DS1054z Oscilloscope # Controlling the Rigol DS1054z oscilloscope remotely can be incredibly useful for automation, data collection, and analysis. This post outlines the steps I took to set up remote access to the oscilloscope using various tools and software, including DSRemote, PulseView, and Python libraries. Trying to Capture Oscilloscope Data via USB/LAN # There are a couple of tools available to remotely control or view the Rigol DS1054z:
  • Oct 31, 2024 HP-DPS800AB-11A as Lab Power Supply
    HP-DPS800AB-11A: A Versatile Lab Power Supply # Introduction # For electronics enthusiasts and hobbyists, a reliable lab power supply is an essential tool. Recently, we discovered a treasure trove of HP-DPS800AB-11A power supplies at an incredibly low cost on Facebook Marketplace. These units offer a wealth of potential for repurposing as versatile lab power supplies. Technical Specifications # The HP-DPS800AB-11A, also known by various other part numbers, is a 12V, 800W server power supply.
  • Jun 1, 2023 Homelab
    A location for all my home automation projects, network testing and such. Flashing IT Mode to H710P Setting up Proxmox on R720 Pi-Hole and DNS for local network all devices have automatic DNS server given from USG all devices should be DHCPed, not static. only UGS and Pihole have static ip on the network Unifi network setup Unable to resolve reference to ../../wiki/r-6iv9p0fu from projs/homelab/_index.mdHomelab Unifi Firewall Rules Highspeed 2.5gbps setup
  • Jun 14, 2022 Thin Client with Rpi4
    Setting up Proxmox # Thin Client with Rpi4 # primary goal is to have remote development Setting up Display Manager on Rpi4 # no previous Display Manager installed # Install general xserver sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg sudo apt-get install xinit # Install LightDM packages sudo apt-get install lxde-core lxterminal lxappearance # remove some unnecessary stuff sudo apt-get purge xscreensaver Run the backup of the autostart script for LXDE #Backup old system autostart file sudo mv /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart.
  • Jun 11, 2022 Raspberry Pi Unifi Controler
    Bastion Host # Installing Unifi # Run this to install unifi and pi-hole wget "https://github.com/SmokingCrop/UniFi/raw/master/install-unifi-pihole-English.sh" -O install-unifi-pihole.sh && chmod +x install-unifi-pihole.sh && ./install-unifi-pihole.sh Setting up PiHole # https://nuxx.net/blog/2020/12/01/pi-hole-and-pivpn-with-ubiquiti-unifi/ Setting up backup # used Unable to resolve reference to ../../wiki/r-0a332c44 from projs/homelab/rpi-unifi-controller.mdautofs to get /mnt/data/lab/backup directory mounted used crontab for backing up Unable to resolve reference to ../../wiki/r-b9pmiuv6 from projs/homelab/rpi-unifi-controller.mdUsing Crontab to Schedule work
  • Jun 5, 2022 Setting up Proxmox on R720
    Plan is to have server run Proxmox, with TrueNAS TrueNAS will get HDD passthrough, hence Flash IT Mode Firmware to H710P all proxmox and its Get HW DVD caddy and an old SSD for Proxmox use this, because r720 cannot boot into a PCIe NVMe drive NVMe to PCI2 adapter Samsung 1tb NVMe for all VM GPU Powercable for nVidia card relatively simple installation of proxmox plug in USB with latest proxmox ISO boot up and select boot device with use UEFI boot install, follow prompts.
  • May 29, 2022 Flash IT Mode Firmware to H710P
    flash both linux and dos iso into two separate usb sticks remove raid controller battery - and dont put it back factory reset bios, pull power, pull battery, completely clear all settings put DOS usb in first, and boot into it Get into system boot menu Enables you to enter System Setup (BIOS) . Enables you to enter system services and starts Lifecycle Controller (for iDRAC/Lifecyle Contoller enabled systems) Enables you to enter Boot Manager.
  • Nov 7, 2021 Installing Fusion 360 on Linux
    Get Started Here Install Zenity and run this command mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/fusion-360/bin" && cd "$HOME/.config/fusion-360/bin" && wget -N https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cryinkfly/Autodesk-Fusion-360-for-Linux/main/files/builds/stable-branch/bin/install.sh && chmod +x install.sh && bash install.sh && exit references https://github.com/cryinkfly/Autoesk-Fusion-360-for-Linux