Some of us may have recently stumbled over these mysterious ‘Mini 560’ synchronous buck converter modules at various e-shopping websites. These little modules claim to take in 7-20 VDC and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/hunting-for-part-numbers-analyzing-the-buck-converter-on-mini-560-modules/)

So What’s All This HaLow Long-Range WiFi About Then?
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/so-whats-all-this-halow-long-range-wifi-about-then/

We’re all used to wireless networking, but if there’s one thing the ubiquitous WiFi on 2.4 or 5 GHz lacks, it’s range. Inside buildings, it will be stopped in its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/so-whats-all-this-halow-long-range-wifi-about-then/)

Reinventing Rotary Switches with Stepper Motors
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/reinventing-rotary-switches-with-stepper-motors/

When you need to make very tiny measurements, even noise in closed relays can throw you off. [Marco] was able to observe this effect and wanted to build a switch …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/reinventing-rotary-switches-with-stepper-motors/)

The Long Road Towards Reverse Engineering The ESP32 Wi-Fi Driver
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/the-long-road-towards-reverse-engineering-the-esp32-wi-fi-driver/

Although much of the software that runs on the ESP32 microcontroller is open source, the Wi-Fi driver is not. Instead, it uses a proprietary binary blob. This was no problem …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/the-long-road-towards-reverse-engineering-the-esp32-wi-fi-driver/)

Camera and Lens Repair Hack Chat
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/camera-and-lens-repair-hack-chat/

Join us on Wednesday, May 29 at noon Pacific for the Camera and Lens Repair Hack Chat with Anthony Kouttron! Unlike the normies, most of us are pretty comfortable looking …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/camera-and-lens-repair-hack-chat/)

A System Board for the 8008
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/a-system-board-for-the-8008/

Intel processors, at least for PCs, are ubiquitous and have been for decades. Even beyond the chips specifically built by Intel, other companies have used their instruction set to build …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/a-system-board-for-the-8008/)

The Emperor’s New Computer
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/the-emperors-new-computer/

You walk into a home office and see an attractive standing desk that appears bare. Where’s the computer? Well, if it is [DIY Perk]’s office, the desk is the computer. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/the-emperors-new-computer/)

Connecting (And Using) High-Capacity Batteries in Parallel
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/27/connecting-and-using-high-capacity-batteries-in-parallel/