Ever since the factories started installing computers in trucks, the aftermarket world has been hacking into them. Some of the first computer modifications required you to open the ECU and swap out a ...

Performance-oriented computer tuning for cars has been around since Michael Jackson had a nose, and devices preloaded with various forms of binary thaumaturgy have figured prominently in enthusiasts' ...

When your bench supply's capacitors are all charged up with nowhere for that charge to go, an active down-programmer is a handy technique that brings rise and fall times back into a viable range. Here ...

Just like a PC’s USB port, the serial port on a PC can also in some cases serve as a power supply. A USB port can provide as much as 500 mA at 5V, but a serial port provides less power. Even with the ...