How does an OS boot? //Source Dive// 001
In this installment of //Source Dive//, we’re learning about the xv6 Operating System; Specifically the low-level boot code that gets the CPU in the correct state to run the OS!
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Explaining USB: From 1.0 to USB4 V2.0
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Frank
- October 29, 2022
- Barnatt
- Christopher Barnatt
- DisplayPort USB
- fastest USB
- Micro USB
- universal serial bus
- usb
- USB 1.1
- usb 3.0
- USB 3.1
- USB 3.2
- USB 4
- USB 4.0
- USB Display Port
- USB DisplayPort
- USB Micro-A
- USB Micro-AB
- USB Micro-B
- USB Mini-A
- USB Mini-AB
- USB Mini-B
- USB power
- USB power delivery
- USB specifications
- USB standards
- USB tutorial
- USB-C
- USB3
- USB4
- USB4 V2.0
- USB4 Version 1.0
- USB4 Version 2.0
USB connectors and specifications tutorial, including USB 1.1, USB 2.0, USB 3.2, USB4 Version 1.0, and USB4 Version 2.0. Video also covers USB DP (DisplayPort), USB PD (power delivery), as well as the USB Type-A, Type-B, Mini-B, Micro-B, USB-C and nine other connectors.
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5 things you didn’t know your USB Flash Drive could do
Before you throw out old flash drives, check out the 5 epic things you can do with your Flash USB drives that you may not know about!
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How does a USB keyboard work?
Folks today don’t realize how impactful USB has been on the world of peripherals. No more messing with dipswitches, SCSI numbers, drivers, etc. Just true plug and play. It works so reliably it feels like magic.
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The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Review
Jeff Geerling puts the Compute Module 4 through its paces and compares it to the Raspberry Pi 4 and Compute Module 3+, highlighting some great new features like a PCI Express 1x slot on the IO board and NVMe support. Content index: 00:00 – Introduction 03:29 – A Complete Redesign 04:35 – PCIe, USB 3, […]
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Should You Build or Buy a 5V USB Portable Solar Power Charger?
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Frank
- August 3, 2020
- 4W
- 5V
- Amazon
- Beginner
- beginners
- boost
- buck
- buy
- cell
- charge
- charger
- circuit
- constant
- converter
- current
- DIY
- do
- electronic
- Electronics
- epoxy
- flux
- fold
- foldable
- garden
- Go
- greatscott
- Guide
- it
- light
- load
- make
- maximum
- measure
- mppt
- on
- open
- or
- output
- panel
- pen
- point
- portable
- Power
- project
- resin
- review
- short
- Solar
- solder
- sun
- tapping
- test
- tester
- the
- track
- tracking
- Tutorial
- usb
- voltage
- wire
- yourself
In this video, GreatScott! takes a closer look at a commercial 5V USB portable solar power charger. After measuring its output power and pretty much “short reviewing” the product, I will try to make my own DIY version that should cost around the same while outputting more power! Let’s get started!
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How to Convert Laptop Webcams to USB Webcams
The pandemic instantly increased the demand for webcams as video conferencing took off. Increased demand plus disrupted supply chains means $30 webcams are selling for twice that (or more). Fortunately, Matt from DIY Perks shows how to make an external webcam by taking the webcam module out of an old laptop.
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