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Raspberry and RFID reader/writer, first test

An RFID system is always made up of two components: the transponder, Proximity Integrated Circuit Card (PICC) the detector or reader , Proximity Coupling Device (PCD) The RFID reader/writer (13.56MHz) RF522 for arduino can be used in Raspberry. In this … Continue reading

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Car on-board diagnostics (ODB II) with android, first tests

Short version With an android phone and ODB adapter one can get access to the standardized diagnostic interface(s) of a car. I bought an ODB II bluetooth adapter to find out what information is available from a car. With a … Continue reading

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Free vector graphics and icons by freepik

Freepik has made several vector graphics and icons available. Worth to take a look. Their icons are available also at flaticon. In this blog, I try to make a short story by using freepik icons. Please note that, icons are … Continue reading

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Raspberry Pi and physical interfaces, part 2

This blog continues from the previous blog Raspberry Pi and physical interfaces. Case: GPIO with 1 LED output and 2 inputs First the push button & LED example is modified to include also another input, a hall switch. For the … Continue reading

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Raspberry Pi and physical interfaces

Raspberry Pi contains several GPIO pins, which can be used as digital input or outputs (GPIO = General-purpose input/output). For example, if GPIO4 is defined as output, then setting the output value to 1 provides 3.3V into that physical pin … Continue reading

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“Tiger in the cage” examples, bow-tie analysis as part of risk assessment

Bowtie analysis might be an helpfull tool for risk assessment. I used yEd to create my own bowtie (see the source at the end). Bow tie analysis in the ISO 31010. Bow tie analysis is a simple diagrammatic way of … Continue reading

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Raspberry Pi as security device, first look on IPFire

Raspberry Pi is an interesting candidate for a low cost, low power, small and open source based security device to be used at small office or at home office (SOHO), or for protecting your home automation… However, some preconcerns were … Continue reading

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