Software

The intel i915 driver does not load the GuC and HuC binary blobs automatically due to previous issues / security concerns with the binary blobs. However, without loading these blobs, more of the processing is performed on the CPU. I use a Dell XPS 9360 as my portable laptop, and its CPU isn’t aging well with only the dual core processors (plus HT). I use PoP! OS as my main linux OS on all of my machines, however this same process should work the same for Ubuntu and family....

The TC66C Reverse engineering the TC66C USB-C Meter This is an interesting little USB-C meter, which I quite like. It has a very similar feel and operation to the meter I modified previously (TC64). This meter does support bi-directional measurement, so no modifiations were required to be able to use the meter at the device end of the cable. This unit will also act as a trigger unit which is really handy for devices that lack USB-PD functionality (Looking at you TS80, grumble, grumble)....

WARNING If you are planning to use the SPI method on a raspberry pi 1, compute module 1 or a pi zero, please read the extra instructions at the end of the page. These devices require a driver patch & kernel rebuild. (Its not hard, just slow). Secondary SD For one of my upcoming projects featuring a raspberry pi zero, extra internal storage is required and I wanted to keep the USB port free for connecting as a OTG connection....