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Debugging Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430G2 Launchpad with MSPDebug tool in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Black God

This post brings you a way to debug Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430G2 Launchpad Development tool from Ubuntu Linux using MSPDebug tool. This tool provides source level debugging capability. Basically it supports MSP430 MCUs  with JTAG and Spy Bi-Wire interface. It also supports … Continue reading →

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Setup Build and Debug environment for MSP430 MCUs using mspgcc and mspdebug in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Black God

  MSPGCC is a GCC toolchain for the Texas Instruments MSP430 family of ultra low power MCUs, This includes the GNU C compiler (GCC), the assembler and linker (binutils), the debugger (GDB), and some other tools needed to make a … Continue reading →

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Debugging eZ430-F2013 MCU with MSPDebug tool in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Black God

This post brings you a way to debug eZ430-F2013 Development tool (Texas Instrument) from Ubuntu Linux 10.10 using MSPDebug tool. This tool provides source level debugging capability. Basically tt supports MSP430 MCUs  with JTAG and Spy Bi-Wire interface. It also supports … Continue reading →

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Debugging eZ430 Chronos with MSPDebug tool in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Black God

Following my post on Configuring ez430 Chronos Wireless Development Tool in Ubuntu Linux, which talks about control center, this post brings you a way to debug eZ430 Chronos from Ubuntu Linux using MSPDebug tool. This tool provides source level debugging … Continue reading →

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Configuring ez430 Chronos Wireless Development Tool in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Black God

  I have got my first wearable development kit in Watch form. This one is from Texas Instruments. It is called eZ430 Chronos Wireless Development Kit. It is based on 16-bit Ultra Low Power Micro controller Unit (CC430F6137). This Watch … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting QNAP Debian NAS box by setting up DHCP and TFTP servers in Ubuntu

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Black God

I have QNAP TS-110 home NAS box installed with Debian Linux 6.0 (Squeeze). Recently it was broken with latest kernel update (I expect all these since it is a Testing branch). I took this opportunity to learn more on recovery … Continue reading →

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HOWTO: Adjust your monitor backlight from command line in Linux

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Black God

This is a simple tips to adjust the monitor backlight from command line in linux. This is very useful in portable devices like Laptop and Netbooks to conserve power. Here I am using Ubuntu 10.10 Beta. You need xbacklight command … Continue reading →

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How to launch your application in a specific CPU in Linux (CPU affinity)?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Black God

CPU affinity is a characteristic of Scheduler, which assigns a specific set of CPUs to a Process. Once it is assigned, the Process scheduler can’t run this process in any other CPUs. Linux kernel does manage the CPUs effectively (Natural … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Black God

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 … Continue reading →

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Review with screenshots: New Installation wizard for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Black God

Ubuntu 10.10 code named as Maverick is nearing release in coming October. It has come up with new installation wizard with some good improvements and some missing features. Overall it awesome, but some missing features for advanced users. Here is … Continue reading →

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How to access remote linux machine files through SSH from GNOME File browser Nautilus

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Black God

This is a simple note on how to access remote linux machine files through SSH from GNOME File browser Nautilus. My server is Debian Squeeze and Client is Ubuntu 10.04. Remote machine configuration Install the OpenSSH package as shown below. … Continue reading →

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How to configure NFS Server and mount it in Ubuntu

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Black God

This is a little note on how to configure NFS (Network File System) server and mount it in Ubuntu. The server is Debian Squeeze and Client is Ubuntu 10.04. Here is how to get it done. Server configuration Step-1: Installing … Continue reading →

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Automated Data backup of Ubuntu Linux using Remote Backup software rsnapshot in Debian

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Black God

  rsnapshot is a software written in Perl to make backup of local and remote file system. The well proven rsync is behind this utility. rsnapshot does not need root user intervention to restore the data of a normal user. … Continue reading →

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DIY: Installing touchlib based cheap touch pad on Ubuntu 10.04

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Black God

While I was watching the below youtube clip, I was not able to control my passion to try it out. This is actually a do it yourself cheap touch pad for your computer. This is a touch pad made with a … Continue reading →

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How to get Lilliput DisplayLink based USB Monitor UM-70 (17e9:02a9) working in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Black God

Recently I got a DisplayLink based 7″ USB Monitor manufactured by Lilliput. The model is UM-70, which supports 800×480 resolution. It works without any external power. It takes power and graphics data from USB port. It has built-in Graphics chip … Continue reading →

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