High ESR in Capacitors
ESR stands for Equivalent Series Resistance. It refers to the internal resistance that appears in series with an ideal capacitor.
Python Virtual Environments
I was recently getting back into Python and needed to install a library to communicate with a Tapo smart plug.
Manjaro -invalid or corrupted package.
I came across an error during a regular update saying: "invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)" A bit of digging…
Manjaro Update Mirror Refresh
I run Manjaro on a laptop and desktop, and occasionally during an update the process will freeze. I have found…
ATMega328P - Bootloader & Program
The following describes the process to upload a bootloader and control program to a blank ATMega328P microcontroller in one operation…
Arduino IDE on Ubuntu 24.04
There are some well documented problems in starting the Arduino IDE in Ubuntu 24.04. I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on…