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Pulsecounter PCB’s have arrived
I posted recently about detecting power loss in an AVR and quickly writing values to EEPROM before power is lost completely and have since received the PCB’s I ordered from oshpark. This is the first time I have…
Read More »This website is now exclusively SSL
Google have announced (Ironically via a non SSL website) that they will now take into account whether sites use secure, encrypted connections as a component of their ranking algorithm. On this announcement I’ve switched my website to exclusively…
Read More »AVR – Detecting loss of power and writing to EEPROM
As part of a recent AVR project, I wanted a way to increment a counter and store it even if the power was lost. This could be done with an external flash memory device, but I wanted to…
Read More »Huawei HG630B. Inspecting the firmware
My previous posts on hacking the HG630B didn’t result in me getting root/console access to the router, so it’s time to look into the firmware. I downloaded the latest version of the firmware. These are the details of…
Read More »Huawei HG630B. Connecting to the UART
In my previous post I guessed that a five pad header on the rear of the PCB could be a UART of some type. I quickly soldered a header to the pads, connected my Saleae logic analyzer up,…
Read More »Huawei HG630B. Peeking inside
Let me be the first to say, it is really hard to open up the HG630B without breaking anything. You have to get the foot off first, this can be done with a small flathead screwdriver and a…
Read More »Huawei HG630B. Got Root?
Huawei HG630B. Got Root? Telecom New Zealand are distributing the Huawei HG630B router as their ‘Home Gateway’ for residential customers. These routers are particularly interesting as they are Tri-Purpose. They have three WAN interfaces: an RJ11 socket for…
Read More »Yes, I’m still alive!
Wow, It’s June already! Yes, I’m still alive, I’ve been busy, but I intend to start posting again soon.
Read More »Migrating to new server – again…
I’m in the middle of migrating to a new server. If you have any problems on my site, please send an email to
Read More »Now available in SSL
My website is now available over SSL by using the https:// prefix. You will need to have the CAcert Root certificate installed – Follow the instructions here. Once you’ve installed the CAcert Root certificate, click here to access…
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