10 posts · 2013—2017

Archive

An archive of posts from between 2013 and 2017. Some of it is still the only write-up of its subject on the internet — which is why it is still here.

2017

2016

  • ARM GCC Toolchain in Ubuntu 16.04

    Installing a Contiki-compatible arm-none-eabi-gcc on Xenial, back when the stock package could not build it. Since obsolete.

  • Ubuntu 16.04 on the Google Pixel 2

    Installing Ubuntu 16.04 on a Chromebook Pixel 2: touchpad, touchscreen, media keys, sound, and that enormous screen resolution.

  • Contiki - CoAP over minimal-net

    Getting CoAP traffic to actually flow between a native minimal-net Contiki app and a server on the host machine.

  • OTA for Contiki (CC2650 SoC)

    A complete over-the-air firmware update system for ContikiOS on TI CC26xx SoCs: bootloader, flash layout, image metadata and a CoAP image server.

  • GalliumOS + HDPI Display (Pixel 2015)

    Getting a readable desktop out of GalliumOS on the Chromebook Pixel 2 without giving up the 2560x1700 panel.

2015

2014

2013

  • TechCrunch Disrupt 2013

    A Raspberry Pi, a 15-amp relay and an internet-connected coffee machine, built over a weekend at TechCrunch Disrupt.