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Part two begins with a 76MB data log from a 10 minute drive around Circuit Of The Americas to lunch. There is an incredible amount of data zipping around your cars network every second. With the laptop connected to USB2CAN serial port and SavvyCAN on the laptop, constant logging was set. From this starting point Continue reading Porsche 718 Cayman CAN BUS Track Day Data
This is going to be the first in a series of posts that cover CAN BUS discovery on my 2018 Porsche Cayman. The goal of this project is to unlock all of the hidden CAN PID s (and ultimately build a DBC file and repo for them). Ultimately unlocking all of the cars sensors for use Continue reading Unlocking the Porsche 718 CAN BUS
Quick post to chat about tools: As a collector of them, and as a maker and hacker, I find that I have boxes of very specific tools for very specific applications. I have wood working tools; Mechanics tools for working on cars; Plumbing tools; Car electrical specific tools; Soldering and circuit board electrical; Watch repair; Continue reading The Common Tool Set
There s a fable I once heard on a forum Reddit or was it YouTube? about not showering with your watch. Obviously we re talking about a water resistant watch with a dive rating of 30 meters or more. It goes something like: The water pressure from the shower falling a few feet is enough Continue reading It s okay to shower with your dive watch.
If you ve ever heard a CNC machine or a 3D printer, you know the zip, zip, ziiiiiiip sounds it makes are coming from the 3 stepper motors trying to keep up with the chips or hot plastic nozzle. Old hard drives were driven with full size stepper motors, and the sound is a Hollywood staple. Continue reading A Better (inexpensive but completely overkill) Watch Winder
In 1995-1996 I ran a Macintosh GUI BBS on a computer I rescued from the trash. The Macintosh SE/30 was prized for its ability as a server, and at one point mine had four external SCSI drives attached to it, two Hayes Accura V.92 14.4K Modems, and the 40MB built-in drive running System 7. With Continue reading Restore an old Mac
My first thought was: Antenna clipped to the edge of the truck bed easy right! How am I going to get the antenna wire poked into the bed of the truck? There is nothing back there, no holes, no grommets. For a commercial vehicle this makes sense for the eventual tool-cab or dump body Continue reading Budget Mobile Ham Radio Install in Chevy Colorado.
I ve recently been immersed in a space sim called Elite:Dangerous. (It s in Gamma and will be out shortly 12/16/2014.) I play with a small casual group that s not about to build a ship cockpit in our living rooms or all splurge for a dev kit VR Oculus Rift. Some of us have played Elite on Continue reading Easier, Better, Arduino IMU Head Tracker
Disappointing finish for my Iomega StorCenter ix2. The second drive failed and it has been replaced with a Synology DiskStation DS212j with WD Red drives. (more on that later) I was doing some consolidation and cleaning of the computer room yesterday and I decided it was time to wipe some hard drives including the ix2 Continue reading My ix2 is EOL and doesn t finish strong or secure
The Square Knot can t save you, and just forget about the silly Sheepshank. You already know how to tie a half hitch, slip knot, and the noose, right? Whether sailing, camping, fishing, climbing, or rallying Here are five knots that you should know. Click more to see how you did 1. Bowline The Bowline Continue reading Five knots you should know.