A serial monitor is an easy way to debug your projects. As we step through code, it’s nice to see a “Hey! I’m working, moving to next thing!” across the monitor, and not so nice to see nothing – the ...

I am going to be updating the firmware on a pallet of routers. This is not my usual gig, and the last time I would have done anything like this I'd have reached out for Hyper Terminal, but it's not in ...

The true test of a man’s patience is crimping pins onto the end of a cable that leads to building a custom serial cable—especially if it’s the first time you’ve even handled a serial cable in a decade ...

Sometimes a simple piece of hardware or software — and the presence of mind to install it — can make all the difference in the world when the walls come crashing down. One of these items is the ...

When fiddling around with old computers, you can occasionally find yourself in a sticky situation. What may be a simple task with today’s hardware and software can be nearly impossible given the ...