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Tag: Hard drive

September 21, 2010 Black God

Benchmark: How to know your Hard disk speed on Ubuntu in 4 clicks?

Recently I thought of testing the hard disk performance with hdparm command, which initiated to write about this graphical way of running Read Benchmark in just 3 mouse clicks with Disk Utility in Ubuntu. Disk Management in Ubuntu has become easy with Palimpsest tool called Disk Utility. Apart from disk partition management, it

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August 4, 2010 Black God

Building Home NAS Box cum Digital Photo Frame

I am building my own NAS (Network Attached Storage) box which can serve as a Digital Photo Frame also. The I have got the finalized the hardware. Working on the software features of its media features. It is going to be powered by Debian GNU/Linux. I am planning to utilize

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May 19, 2010 Black God

How to predict hard disk failure in Ubuntu with 3 clicks?

Hard disk is becoming crucial for our data storage in this digital age. We need sophisticated and simple to use tool to predict the failure and also to monitor the health status continuously. SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) is a standard in Storage Industry to detect and report failures developed internal

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Machine Learning

  • Machine Learning Machine Learning
    Machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence that uses statistical techniques to give computer systems the ability to "learn" from data, without being explicitly programmed. Python, Prolog, R and Lisp are common language used in ML. PyTorch and Tensorflow are popular frameworks.

Learn Digital Design

  • Digital Design Fundamentals Digital Design Fundamentals
    This is a series of post on Digital Design Fundamentals required for a Firmware Engineer. It includes many basic building blocks used in Hardware (FPGA/ASIC) design. This should help a Firmware Engineer to effectively understand Hardware Micro-architecture documents from Design team.

Play with Gadgets

  • Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi
    Raspberry Pi is an revolutionary board hackable for any purpose you imagine. Its support for standard linux stack and GPIOs makes it easy to implement any embedded system protocols. It deserves its place right from learning hello world LED programming to Home theatre system building.
  • MSP430 MCU MSP430 MCU
    MSP430 is a power efficient Microcontroller from TI, suitable for wearable devices. This section includes posts on eZ430 Chronos and MSP430 Launchpad kit.
  • DE0-nano FPGA DE0-nano FPGA
    This section features posts on DE0-nano FPGA Kit based projects. This kit has Cyclone IV E series FPGA with 32MB SDRAM, 40 Pin GPIOs, Accelerometer, AD Converters, built-in LEDs and Switches, etc. necessary to explore the world of FPGA.
  • 8051 MCU 8051 MCU
    The Intel 8051 is an 8-bit microcontroller which means that most available operations are limited to 8 bits. 8051 chips are used in a wide variety of control systems, telecom applications, robotics as well as in the automotive industry. By some estimations, 8051 family chips make up over 50% of the embedded chip market.

Projects

  • DIY: Hi-Res Music Player based on Intel NUC + Ubuntu Linux + Fiio E10K USB DAC

    DIY: Hi-Res Music Player based on Intel NUC + Ubuntu Linux + Fiio E10K USB DAC

  • Temperature Monitor using MSP430 Launchpad and LM35 Temperature Sensor

    Temperature Monitor using MSP430 Launchpad and LM35 Temperature Sensor

  • Basic SOPC, BSP and Application development with DE0-nano Altera FPGA Kit

    Basic SOPC, BSP and Application development with DE0-nano Altera FPGA Kit

  • Binary counter and 7-segment LED Display with DE0-nano FPGA board

    Binary counter and 7-segment LED Display with DE0-nano FPGA board

  • Distance Meter using MSP430 Launchpad and Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04

    Distance Meter using MSP430 Launchpad and Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04

  • Building Home NAS Box cum Digital Photo Frame

    Building Home NAS Box cum Digital Photo Frame

  • Linux Media Center Computer or Digital Photo Frame Viewer using old laptop

    Linux Media Center Computer or Digital Photo Frame Viewer using old laptop

Recent Articles

  • DIY: Hi-Res Music Player based on Intel NUC + Ubuntu Linux + Fiio E10K USB DAC

    DIY: Hi-Res Music Player based on Intel NUC + Ubuntu Linux + Fiio E10K USB DAC

    August 8, 2019
  • Machine learning: Automatic Trainable Linear Regression using Tensorflow

    Machine learning: Automatic Trainable Linear Regression using Tensorflow

    November 16, 2018
  • HOWTO: Here is how to resize KDE Plasma Application Launcher (Main menu)

    HOWTO: Here is how to resize KDE Plasma Application Launcher (Main menu)

    September 5, 2017
  • How to enter Indian Rupee (₹) symbol in KDE Plasma desktop in Linux

    How to enter Indian Rupee (₹) symbol in KDE Plasma desktop in Linux

    August 29, 2017
  • Linear Regression solving through LibreOffice Calc Spreadsheet application in Linux/Windows

    Linear Regression solving through LibreOffice Calc Spreadsheet application in Linux/Windows

    August 29, 2017

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