#garfield Logs

Jul 05 2017

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06:51 PM Tom_itx: rue_house, you found a saleae 32bit for linux? i had several but fear they're all bad now
06:57 PM Tom_itx: if you have one...
07:20 PM zhanx: good luck on that Tom_itx I searched a while back for some
07:23 PM Tom_itx: he found one i think
07:24 PM rue_shop3: yea
07:24 PM rue_shop3: it works
07:25 PM rue_shop3: "all bad now" = burned out?
07:25 PM zhanx: i am still looking for one
07:25 PM rue_shop3: china
07:25 PM zhanx: k
07:25 PM Tom_itx: i've got windows ones
07:26 PM Tom_itx: i had 4-5 linux versions
07:26 PM zhanx: long day at work
07:26 PM Tom_itx: latest was 1.1.20
07:26 PM rue_shop3: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1sets-New-Arrival-USB-Logic-Analyze-24M-8CH/32306037085.html
07:26 PM rue_shop3: $5
07:28 PM zhanx: ordering\
07:28 PM Tom_itx: rue you have the saleae 32bit linux software?
07:28 PM zhanx: Tom_itx: http://support.saleae.com/hc/en-us/articles/210245603-Older-Saleae-Logic-Beta-Downloads
07:28 PM rue_shop3: yea, took some digging to find it on their site
07:29 PM rue_shop3: they burried it
07:29 PM Tom_itx: where?
07:29 PM Tom_itx: i'm looking
07:29 PM rue_shop3: dont remember
07:29 PM rue_shop3: historical archive or soemthing
07:29 PM rue_shop3: older version
07:29 PM zhanx: scroll down the 32 bit is on there
07:30 PM rue_shop3: I'm only waiting on 22 things now...
07:30 PM zhanx: 18 for me
07:30 PM Tom_itx: i only see 64 for linux
07:30 PM zhanx: i got a huge box today of stuff
07:30 PM rue_shop3: cool
07:30 PM zhanx: http://downloads.saleae.com/logic/1.2.10/Logic+1.2.10+(32-bit).zip
07:31 PM Tom_itx: linux?
07:31 PM zhanx: yes
07:32 PM rue_shop3: Logic 1.2.10 (32-bit)
07:32 PM rue_shop3: yea
07:32 PM zhanx: i got like 48 more leds to wire up :(
07:32 PM rue_shop3: haha
07:33 PM rue_shop3: maybe it should have been an array of 100w'ers
07:33 PM rue_shop3: 1kw led strip?
07:33 PM zhanx: no this way i can place them were i want them on the truck
07:34 PM zhanx: i got a psu so i can power them all in place at what my alt does and buck boost them and test etc placement
07:34 PM Tom_itx: i've got old ones for windows if you ever want em
07:34 PM rue_shop3: OOOOOOh
07:35 PM rue_shop3: thats what zxct1009 is!
07:35 PM rue_shop3: nowonder I paid so much
07:35 PM rue_shop3: current monitor
07:35 PM zhanx: yea i use my fluke for that
07:36 PM rue_shop3: no, its a high side current mirror for current monitoring
07:37 PM rue_shop3: https://www.digchip.com/datasheets/parts/datasheet/539/ZXCT1009-pdf.php
07:37 PM zhanx: my boss wanted my multimeter today cause he is too lazy to get his own and i laughed and said sure. he freaked when he realized he has not a clue how to use it
07:37 PM rue_shop3: dont let him measure voltage with the current setting!
07:37 PM rue_shop3: mine has a fuse, but its a bitch to replace
07:37 PM zhanx: is it a 289?
07:38 PM rue_shop3: hu?
07:38 PM rue_shop3: oh mine
07:38 PM zhanx: fluke 289
07:38 PM rue_shop3: no, its a small microprocessor thing
07:38 PM zhanx: i like it because i can use it with my tablet
07:38 PM rue_shop3: eats 9V batteries like they are mints
07:39 PM rue_shop3: :)
07:39 PM zhanx: http://en-us.fluke.com/products/digital-multimeters/fluke-289-digital-multimeter.html
07:39 PM rue_shop3: did you buy it or was it a going away present from the mil?
07:40 PM zhanx: i bought it
07:40 PM rue_shop3: those are nice ones
07:40 PM zhanx: my 115 was a going away present
07:40 PM rue_shop3: heh
07:40 PM rue_shop3: have you seen the lower grade "disconnect the measuring head and watch the numbers from other there"?
07:41 PM zhanx: yea they are nice but when you hand it and a 10.1 tablet to some one that is not a electrical guy they tend to run
07:41 PM zhanx: no
07:41 PM rue_shop3: 233
07:41 PM zhanx: k
07:42 PM rue_shop3: leave it on the circuit and take the screen with you
07:42 PM zhanx: nice
07:42 PM zhanx: i see it
07:42 PM zhanx: but i do like it on my ta
07:43 PM zhanx: tablet etc
07:43 PM rue_shop3: yea, just reminded me
07:44 PM zhanx: for me its handier when i am i doing a ton of electrical crap and have the laptop, my multi and a test light etc
07:44 PM * Tom_itx hugs his 77 :)
07:45 PM Tom_itx: i've had that thing for ~25 yrs i bet
07:45 PM zhanx: Tom_itx: i did a refrigeration trailer today, slap my tablet on the side, watched the milli volts on the rpm sensor and the computer reading.
07:46 PM rue_shop3: to date the meter I liked the most is my micronta 22-188
07:46 PM zhanx: my 115 is the work horse for me
07:46 PM rue_shop3: its got the fastest sampling/settling time I'v seen on a meter
07:46 PM Tom_itx: my first one was some pos i got from RS when i was a kid
07:47 PM Tom_itx: micronta maybe?
07:47 PM zhanx: the one you fried later?
07:47 PM rue_shop3: prolly
07:47 PM rue_shop3: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usedphotosna/46096581_614.jpg
07:47 PM rue_shop3: that
07:47 PM rue_shop3: my first meter, and by far, the fastest at reading values
07:48 PM rue_shop3: AND the 2AA batteries it takes last for like 2 years at a time, even if I leave it on for 3 weeks straight
08:08 PM Tom_itx: rue_shop3, how can i tell what ver linux i'm running?
08:08 PM rue_house: cat /etc/debian_version
08:09 PM rue_house: or do you mean uname -a
08:12 PM zhanx: or preferences -> System Info
08:18 PM Tom_itx: i was afraid i had stretch loaded on the ssd
08:18 PM Tom_itx: but this says it's wheezy which is what i need
08:31 PM rue_shop3: k...
08:58 PM zhanx: soldering leds is getting tedious
09:00 PM * rue_house stands beside his 4 robot arms "haha"
09:03 PM zhanx: can you mind control them?
09:03 PM rue_house: not *YET*
09:05 PM zhanx: ok 4 zones setup and working out of 10
09:05 PM rue_house: how many leds ea?
09:06 PM zhanx: that is the fun part
09:06 PM rue_house: ... the CAT scan CD disk has a LOT of data....
09:06 PM zhanx: these 4 zones are 7 each
09:07 PM zhanx: next 4 zones are 5 leds each
09:07 PM rue_house: more than my PIN number
09:07 PM rue_house: :)
09:07 PM zhanx: and the last 2 zones are 6 leds each
09:07 PM rue_house: just using constant current eh?
09:07 PM zhanx: yep
09:07 PM zhanx: was thinking of pwm later on
09:08 PM zhanx: but get it working first and add to it later
09:08 PM zhanx: i got other projects to get to
09:10 PM zhanx: like an engine rebuild i think
09:10 PM rue_house: mmm interesting
09:20 PM Tom_itx: ok, how do i compare 2 files in linux?
09:20 PM zhanx: dif
09:21 PM zhanx: sorry diff file1 file2
09:26 PM Tom_itx: ty
09:33 PM rue_shop3: if you want it side by side, use the -y option
09:33 PM rue_shop3: which you need to less
09:34 PM Tom_itx: building my xilinx bitfile...
09:34 PM Tom_itx: just to be safe
09:34 PM Tom_itx: the human readable files all look ok
09:47 PM rue_house: ok
09:47 PM rue_house: sounds good
10:53 PM Tom_itx: a bum was crushed in a trash compactor here today because he was sleeping in a dumpster
10:53 PM Tom_itx: broken up but will recover
10:54 PM rue_house: ok, list for tommorow
10:55 PM rue_house: a) take apart circuit baords
10:55 PM rue_house: b) weld tabs on pipe bender
10:56 PM rue_house: oh geez I have a vaccation comming up next week, I need to make a target list for that
10:57 PM rue_house: plastic, If I want to print, I'd better order palstic tonight
11:11 PM Tom_itx: pla or abs?
11:13 PM Tom_itx: ok xilinx is installed on windows and linux and tested
11:13 PM Tom_itx: redid my bitfile
11:13 PM Tom_itx: i think all the configs are in order now
11:13 PM Tom_itx: will test tomorrow on the machine
11:14 PM Tom_itx: the bitfile came out exactly the same size on both OS
11:17 PM rue_house: cool
11:17 PM rue_house: so to check the other machines
11:17 PM rue_house: first run a test
11:18 PM rue_house: with smartctl -t long
11:18 PM rue_house: it'll get the hd to self-diag
11:18 PM Tom_itx: after sleep maybe
11:18 PM rue_house: then, next day, check results with smartctl -a
11:18 PM rue_house: make sure that reallocated sector count is 0
11:18 PM rue_house: last column, "value"
11:19 PM rue_house: <rue_house> a) take apart circuit baords
11:19 PM rue_house: <rue_house> b) weld tabs on pipe bender
11:19 PM rue_house: It'll arrive monday, the 3rd day of my vaccation
11:19 PM rue_house: I dont think I can burn thru what I have before then
11:19 PM Tom_itx: i bet if you tried...
11:21 PM Tom_itx: it was good this happened in a way. i needed a review on xilinx