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  Migrating my Mastodon server to Masto.host

  I migrated my Mastodon server from a self-hosted DigitalOcean droplet to an instance provided by Masto.host. The process was straightforward and took less than an hour.

  2025-06-17

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  Back 2 Basics - R-2R Ladder DAC

  The first in a series of 'back to basics' projects, building real, practical, circuits. This time it's an R-2R Ladder DAC.

  2025-06-09

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  I presented at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit

  Apologies for the break in blogging, but I've spent the past month preparing for, and then giving, my 'VanSpoof and F**dG3ar' talk at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit.

  2025-06-05

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  I'm presenting at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit

  I'm presenting 'VanSpoof and F**dG3ar: Reverse engineering proprietary bike components to prevent e-waste' at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit and will cover everything involved in designing replacement, open source, parts to repair VanMoof e-bikes.

  2025-04-30

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  Selling Products on Tindie

  I'm now selling my electronics kits on Tindie! I've listed my Spy! Break! Inject! and VanSpoof projects as assembled products, kits and bare PCBs.

  2025-04-24

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  VanSpoof v1.0

  I'm happy to announce the v1.0 release of VanSpoof. My VanMoof X3 now starts up, without an e-shifter connected, and does not show an Error 44 status! The bike thinks it's connected to a working, functional, e-shifter!

  2025-04-17

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  VanSpoof - Prototype 2 - Shrunken PCBs

  The VanSpoof PCB has to be no bigger than 31.5 mm by 21.5 mm to fit. Unfortunately, Molex's SMD footprints are quite wide so the board needed a fair bit of layout work to make everything fit.

  2025-04-08