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NEC uPD6102G datasheet edit / delete
The chip used (or at least carefully emulated) by Pioneer's laserdisc remote controls. This datasheet explains the timings of the protocol.
to electronics ir laserdisc remote retrotech ... on 17 July 2019
stb-tester : A post-mortem report on the stb-tester ONE's infrared transmitter reliability edit / delete
Why FTDI chips don't work reliably for IR (sadly).
to electronics ftdi ir lirc remote ... on 17 July 2019
Albert's FTDI IR receiver / transmitter edit / delete
The FTDI IR patches I contributed to many years ago. These are all now in lirc with various extensions (at least one of which broke the chip I originally used!).
to electronics ftdi ir lirc remote ... on 17 July 2019
Deinterlacing, Scaling, Processing: Classic videogame systems on LCD and Plasma screens edit / delete
Reviews of composite video decoders, from a console gaming perspective.
to interlace ntsc pal retrocomputing retrotech video ... on 17 July 2019
Pioneer CLD-1450 mods edit / delete
I've done the NTSC bypass mod to mine, which works well; you can do it more tidily from the underside of the board. (I suspect the mystery remote control mod he mentions is to the remote control itself, since the two keys are in the same column.)
The BBC transform PAL decoder edit / delete
The patent linked here has a more detailed technical description of the approach.
Home | St Kilda Soay Sheep Project edit / delete
"The Soay Sheep Project has been running in its current form since 1985, with continuous collection of information about individuals including genetic parentage, morphological data and life-histories. This has enabled ground-breaking research into topics including population dynamics, evolution and genetics, ageing and parasite infection in a natural setting." It turns out Soay sheep are very cute and have terrifying population dynamics.
to biology research scotland sheep st-kilda statistics ... on 18 January 2019
Tony Hoare's 1965 proposal for adding records to Algol. It's quite nice.
to algol cmp409 data-structures language-design retrocomputing ... on 15 January 2019
Washington Tunnels edit / delete
"Washington sits atop an interconnected layer cake of transportation, utility, and pedestrian tunnels extending three dimensionally beneath city streets. Given their importance to daily life in the nation's capital, it's surprising to find that the full picture of Washington's various tunnels remains unpainted. This project aims to complete that picture." I'm reminded of Joseph Brennan's transit site...
to architecture history transport tunnel us ... on 08 January 2019
Speakeasy Vintage Music ยป Speakeasy Legacy Support edit / delete
Circuit diagrams and manuals for various Speakeasy products.
to audio electronics hammond organ ... on 05 January 2019
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tasty by Adam Sampson.