* tabemann
doesn't trust the chinese with parts that could be counterfeit in the first place (as opposed to generic parts)
<tp>
with very good reason
<tp>
one cant trust most chineese stuff
<tp>
not mcu's
<tp>
hell not IC's
<tp>
tabemann, I see the Chinese SWD programmers come with the GD32f103 clone chips now
<tp>
or he CS32F103, I think thats it
<tp>
it's close enuf to work
<tp>
it even uses the STM FW !
<tabemann>
the stuff that I'll buy chinese are stuff like USB cables, serial dongles, dupont cables, USB breakout boards, stuff like that
<tp>
yeah
<tabemann>
like with my MCU board, for my (yet unused) RPi I bought it from an officially licensed distributor, so I knew it was kosher
<tabemann>
*boards
<tabemann>
Adafruit I think it was
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<tp>
rpi's arent cloned I believe
<tp>
and adafruit, seed studio etc are all ok, like mousser
<tp>
avenet etc
<tabemann>
I can't believe that I bought an RPi just to have one, when I had no projected use at the time and still have no projected use in the future
<tp>
oh, the blackmagic stuff can also run on a rpi I believe
<tp>
so a rpi cn be a gdb server, htag and swd programmer
<tabemann>
hmm that way I can actually use my rpi for something
<tabemann>
question - do rpis default to having a serial console over USB
<tabemann>
because it does have an HDMI (mini?) port
<tabemann>
but I don't want to hook up a monitor
<tp>
depends, I usually use ssh for a console over ethernet to one
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<tp>
when you configure raspbian you add a file in the SD card that tells it to use SSH by default
<tp>
I use them a fair bit
<tabemann>
what do you need when configuring raspbian?
<tp>
theyre very useful, but sadly not all x86 source will work on them
<tp>
not much, a SD card and a rasbian image
<tabemann>
I have that
<tp>
it's a very handy spare computer
<tp>
I used one as a e4thcom terminal for a year of so
<tabemann>
so you have to hook up an SD card writer to write to the card to write the relevant files, then insert it in the board?
<tp>
theyre a bit slow compared to a decent pc, for instance stuff that takes 10 minutes on this can take 24 hrs on a rpi
<tp>
no you just dl the raspbian image, write it to the card, mont the card on your pc and create a simple file with the ssh thing
<tp>
a Google will find it
<tp>
the machine then boots up and gets a IP and you ssh to that and youre in
<tp>
damn compiling blackmagic probe isnt easy, this Linux source is terrible
<tabemann>
how do you configure the users - does it just allow you to root in without a passwd?
<tp>
once, Linux people did source perfectly
<tabemann>
assuming that you'll change the root passwd afterwards
<tp>
iirc when you log in first tiMe it then sets that up
<tp>
it's all dead easy
<tp>
thats why the rpi is so popular
<tp>
I have about 5 of them
* tabemann
will need to invest in a couple short ethernet cables and, unless he can find the one he has, a switch
<tp>
hahah
<tp>
$17 for a 5 port switch
<tp>
$5 a ethernet cable
<tabemann>
anyways, I'm falling asleep, and will get the stuff needed for interfacing with that rpi when I get around to actually needing a blackmagic probe