Monday, October 27, 2014

FTDI Bricking all the non genuine FTDI chips #26


FTDI are used for easy USB connections in microcontroller and are widely used.  FTDI updating drivers in windows machine for detecting the counterfeit Ics and then re writing their internal eeprom’s Product id to zero so that no machine can read the usb device again. They are bricking the chips and no use for  further.
FTDI been hitting their own market and all the users are real mad. Here’s the video on EEVLOG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU66as4Bbds


Friday, October 10, 2014

ENABLE LARGE CROSS HAIR IN ALTIUM DESIGNER #25

We have the default small cursor as

Then to change to large cursor or cross hair.



Step 1 :
Go to preferences. DXP -> Preferences or Tools -> Preferences


Step 2:
Navigate to PCB editor -> General.


Step 3:
Click on the drop down menu with small 90 chosen.



Step 4:
Choose large 90 and hit enter or OK.

Then its done.