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Simple Wall-Mount Power Switch for rPi – pt1

Part 1 : The idea So, I’ve been using a Raspberry Pi as my bench computer due to it size and that I can use the GPIOs from it. It worked great so far but the power supply that I purchased has a On/Off switch on it that is not extremely convenient. I had the […]

Ellie
Published on July 8, 2024

OpenWRT on RTL8196E in WiFi repeater – pt1

Part 1 : Talk to me… So, I’ve been fiddling with this old device from 2013ish. it’s a WiFi repeater from an unknown brand. On the bright side, I managed to crack it open and find out the potential UART port (without pins obviously), and the chip inside seems to be a genuine Realtek RTL8196E, […]

Ellie
Published on July 5, 2024