Welcome to ACKspace; a hackerspace located in Heerlen, The Netherlands.

A hackerspace is a place where people get together, socialize, share knowledge, tinker and build stuff.

In order to make this possible we have a collection of tools, (useful) stuff, work area and a lounge where we can relax and discuss our favorite games.

Become a participant

Welkom bij ACKspace; een hackerspace in Heerlen, Nederland.

Een hackerspace is een plek waar mensen samenkomen, socializen, kennis delen, knutselen en dingen bouwen.

Om dit mogelijk te maken hebben we een verzameling gereedschap, (bruikbaar) spul, een werkruimte en een lounge waar we kunnen ontspannen en onze favoriete spellen kunnen bespreken.

Deelnemer worden

Willkommen bei ACKspace; ein Hackerspace in Heerlen, Niederlande.

Ein Hackerspace ist ein Ort, an dem Menschen zusammenkommen, Sozialisieren, Wissen teilen, Dinge basteln und bauen.

Um dies zu ermöglichen, haben wir eine Sammlung von Tools, (nützliche) Sachen, einen Arbeitsbereich und eine Lounge, wo wir uns entspannen und unsere Lieblingsspiele diskutieren können.

Werden Sie ein Teilnehmer (Englisch)

Upcoming events

D&D Adventures (Meeting, 15 July 2022)
ACKsession (Meeting, 19 November 2022)
Pizza-meet (Meeting, 1 July 2023)

Featured articles:

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Featured:	Yes
State:	Completed
Start date:	2022/12/30
Start time:	13:10
End date:	2022/12/31
End time:	3:00
Contact:	Xopr
Kind:	Conference
Location:	Location::ACKspace
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Short description:	<insert tagline here>

prehistorische VGA beamer
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga i7
- OBS Studio
- 4 media files: stinger, ultragoedkoop "live" tijdschema, achtergrond en testbeeld
Sony XV-T550 controller omgebouwd voor midi
HDMI capture stick
mini-HDMI naar HDMI adapter
HDMI naar VGA adapter
VGA naar HDMI adapter (niet gebruikt)
HDMI verleng-set (niet gebruikt)
VGA kabel
HDMI cables
projectorscherm:
- deken
- houten lat
- 4 meter touw
- 2 meter ductape
Lack tafel
spanningsslof met lang snoer

Wees niet verlegen om informatie/presentatietips te vragen via alle mogelijke kanalen; er zijn weinig deelnemers die voor de kost presenteren dus alle begin lijkt moeilijk.

information

Enkele eigenschappen van het evenement:

lezingen, workshops, projecten, discussiepanels; alles wat informatie omvat is welkom.
de lezingen worden NIET gefilmd om fysieke aanwezigheid te stimuleren; foto's maken graag alleen na expliciete toestemming van de betrokkenen.
naar gelang het publiek is de kans groot dat het merendeel Nederlandstalig gaat zijn; slides mogen Nederlandstalig zijn om de drempel van presenteren wat te verlagen.
als naslagwerk zou het fijn zijn om de gebruikte slides te kunnen publiceren op de website.

talks

Dit zijn de lezingen in (an)alfabetische volgorde:

De chemie van het brouwen

In deze open paneldiscussie begeleid door aes256cbc wordt dieper gekeken in welke organische verbindingen ontstaan zijn bij een brouwproces; wat hun invloed is op het eindresultaat,

waar terpenen, humulonen, sachariden aminozuren en esters run rol spelen, en hoe dit tot een complex geheel vormt.

Er is een mogelijkheid om donaties te doen voor een naslagwerk incluis standaard referentiemateriaal te onderhouden.

duration: 3h

tags: panel discussion, chemistry, brewing

Ik ben geen type voor het scripten van de SpaceAPI

Deze workshop is een introductie van TypeScript (een syntactische superset van Javascript) en de bekende SpaceAPI.

xopr gebruikt hierbij Deno (van de maker van Node) om MQTT berichten te lezen.

duration: 1h

tags: TypeScript, SpaceAPI, MQTT

Ontwikkeling van biocompatibel kunststof

Wirexbox praat je bij over de scheikunde van biocompatibel kunststof.

duration: 5m

tags: chemistry, plastic, 3D printing

Maak je eigen planeet

In deze workshop leert Prodigity de beginselen van Blender en hoe je hierin je eigen planeet kunt maken.

duration: 45m

Organische rasterafbeelding

Deze workshop is in het leven geroepen om "parallel processing" toe te passen om een organische rasterafbeelding te genereren door middel van haken.

Wolkje legt uit welke techniek gebruikt kan worden om dit te bewerkstelligen.

Om mee te doen aan de verwerking van deze afbeelding is aanmelding vooraf en €5,- nodig om de juiste "interface" te kunnen toepassen.

"It takes (yarn) balls to crochet" en zoals het verbasterde mantra gaat: "Haak de planeet!"

duration: 1,5u

tags: workshop, organic, crochet

Prodigity Prolog promotie

Prodigity vertelt over de ins en outs van Prolog, een op predicatenlogica gebaseerde programmeertaal.

duration: 15m

USB-C all the things!

xopr vertelt over zijn ervaringen met USB-C: wat is het (wat is het niet); wat zijn de mogelijkheden en een paar voorbeelden waar je wellicht niet aan gedacht had.

duration: 1h

tags: USB-C, USB-PD

schedule

Dit is de geplande planning:

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

20:00

21:00

22:00

23:00

0:00

Organische rasterafbeelding

Prodigity Prolog promotie

USB-C all the things!

Lightning talks / open mike session

Ontwikkeling van biocompatibel kunststof

Ik ben geen type voor het scripten van de SpaceAPI

Maak je eigen planeet

De chemie van het brouwen

WiPhone

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Members	Vicarious, Stuiterveer, xopr
GitHub	WiPhone build
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Yay, WiPhone!

Be cautious charging the WiPhone on a Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 3 Pro

xopr's WiPhone broke down: his guestimates are that the device in USB-A port 1 that supported adaptive charging might bring the second USB-A port to 9V or 12V (out of spec), which in this scenario will fry the CP2104 USB-UART chip when you would plug it in second, no matter how short the time frame would be.

custom firmware

you can use the ACKspace modified firmware by setting https://ackspace.nl/WiPhone/WiPhone.ini into the ota.ini file (or via the telephone) Current applied patches:

LoRa 868MHz
ackspace.nl fake NAPTR (hardcoded IP)
fix fiddly unlock (mentioned here)

Work in progress:

LoRa menu (currently crashes the phone, don't use)

notes

read documentation here
report bugs at https://github.com/ESP32-WiPhone/wiphone-firmware/issues
enable/disable automatic firmware settings at Menu » Settings » Firmware settings
before you use LoRa, make sure to edit Hardware.h, look for RF95_FREQ and set it to 868MHz for EU:

#define RF95_FREQ 868.0 (See this (somewhat sparse) issue)

enable UDP by adding u=UDP_SIP to an account in data/sip_accounts.ini (not yet tested)

Get started

download source code
run V="0.8.30"; unzip WiPhone-$V && rm -fr WiPhone && mv WiPhone-$V WiPhone
open WiPhone/WiPhone.ino using Arduino
once: set up IDE (see documentation for details):
- Open preferences (CTRL+,) and add https://wiphone.io/static/releases/arduino_platforms/package_WiPhone_index.json (comma separated) into Additional Boards Manager URLs
- go to Tools » Boards » Board Manager and install WiPhone
- Arduino option Tools » ESP Sketch Data Upload: download ESP32FS-1.0.zip into the ~Arduino/tools directory with mkdir -p ~/Arduino/tools && unzip ESP32FS-1.0.zip -d ~/Arduino/tools
- TODO: esptool.py serial: sudo pip install pyserial (check your default python version)
Select Tools » Boards » Wiphone » Wiphone arduino
compile with (CTRL+r)

custom mods

command line build

The provided repo contains several patches and a semi-automated build/upload process to create your own custom binary (without opening the Arduino IDE) This includes:

caret cursor color fix
lockscreen fix (mentioned here as well)
LoRa 868MHz, menu is WIP
ackspace.nl fake NAPTR (hardcoded IP)
loudspeaker fix (mentioned here)

FSBrowser app

Work in progress by stuiterveer

NFC reader

Work in progress by Vicarious

5V injector

To charge the Wiphone (with 5V, including charging indicator), without using USB (since xopr's UART is broken), he soldered 2 cables with female dupont ends to the 5V rail (not VBUS). With troubleshooting, he also noted some useful pads/components, more or less reversed engineered: File:Wiphone testpads components.svg

Here is the result

Ground on the bottom pad indicating "-" 5V on the left side of the "big" resistor above the right pogo header (not yet done in the picture) Dabbed in hot glue on the solder joints and strategically slightly right/above the center polycarbonate bridge (not in picture)
Wifi antenna cover just fits on top. Dabbed in hot glue: strategically slightly right/above the center polycarbonate bridge
Female dupont connectors fit nicely through the QWIIC slot on the LoRa daughter board.

LoRa

ACKspace aankoopbudget

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ACKspace heeft een budget beschikbaar gesteld voor het kopen van spullen.

Het budget wordt ieder kwartaal met €50,- verhoogd.

Op deze pagina kan men aangeven welke spullen ze graag in de space willen zien.

Welke spullen er gekocht zullen worden, wordt bepaald door een telling van stemmen tijdens de deelnemersvergaderingen.

Het budget voor de pizza-meet van 4 april 2020 is €325,05

Het budget voor de pizza-meet van 3 oktober 2020 is €425,05

Het budget voor 3 oktober 2021 is €625,05

Het budget voor 2 juli 2022 is €675,05

Spelregels

Alleen producten die in de tabel staan worden overwogen voor aankoop!
Alle velden in de tabel moeten correct ingevuld zijn!
Producten worden alleen van webshops gekocht!
Prijs moet inclusief btw & verzendkosten zijn!
Je stem is alleen geldig als je aanwezig bent op een deelnemersvergadering!
~~Per deelnemersvergadering kan er maar max 1 product gekocht worden!~~
Meeste stemmen gelden.
Je kunt stemmen voor sparen als je meer geld in het potje wilt zien of voor stemonthouding als je onverschillig bent.
Bestuur niet lastig vallen om producten in de tabel toe te voegen; doe het zelf.
Bestuur bepaalt uiteindelijk hoe groot het budget is.

Productnaam	Productprijs	Waarom hebben we dit nodig?	Productpagina	Nickname
Osciloscoop Probes 4 stuks	€ 22	Voor de twee osciloscoops, (3 stuks ch1, ch2 trig en 1 voor de 2e scoop) of (4 stuks omdat we nu eenmaal 2 scoops hebben)	link	CoolePascal
Netwerk upgrades: Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X SFP	€75,- (soms zo laag als €65,-)¹	Ons netwerk kan wel weer een beetje liefde gebruiken; deze router heeft out of the box belachelijk veel configuratiemogelijkheden en is geschikt voor klein- en thuiskantoor. de 5 Gbit poorten kunnen passive-power-over-ethernet schakelen en de SFP poort is ideaal om glas te verbinden. Met 1.4M packets/s (64 byte pakketten; 80kpps voor 1518 byte pakketten) is dit de ideale bang-for-buck router met migratiemogelijkheden naar 3.4Mpps/490kpps en 3.4Mpps/650kpps voor respectievelijk ~€210,- en ~€300,-. Al deze routers zijn geschikt om de LITE/MESH Unifi accesspoints te voeden. Zie ook de vergelijkingstabel	link	xopr
Netwerk upgrades: 2x Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC LITE (of combinatie met Ubiquiti UniFi AC Mesh	2x€75,- (soms zo laag als 2x€65,-), Mesh: ~€90,- (soms zo laag als €79,-)¹	Bij een upgrade van de router hoort natuurlijk ook een upgrade van het draadloze netwerk; perfecte plaatsing van het wifi netwerk (niet zoals thuisrouters in de meterkast waar nooit iemand verblijft). Deze schoteltjes bevatten 2x2 MIMO voor zowel 2.4 als 5GHz en met een actief draaiende controller ondersteunen ze ook mesh, load balancing en band steering. Ze ondersteunen 4 SSID's per band, en er is out-of-the-box-support voor WPA2-enterprise en VLAN om het netwerk te kunnen segregeren van testnetwerk en actief netwerk. xopr stelt voor om er 1 in de slACKspace en 1 in de stACKspace te plaatsen voor goeie dekking tot in de tussenruimte en load-balanced in de hACKspace. Als suggestie kan er 1 MESH variant gekozen worden welke geschikt is voor buiten (in geval van kleine events) en welke komt met verwisselbare antennes. ¹⁾ om niet onder te doen voor ons huidige netwerk is minimaal een router en 1 accesspoint nodig (gezamelijk ongeveer €150,-)	link mesh variant	xopr
Desoldeerstation - ZD-8915	€106	Maakt los wat vast zit. Headers verwijderen? Fluitje van een cent.	link	Adnub

Aankopen die reeds zijn gedaan:

Productnaam	Productprijs	Waarom hebben we dit nodig?	Productpagina	Nickname	Status
Soldeerdampafzuiging	€ 61,99	Soldeerdampen horen niet in je longen thuis	link	Prodigity	Roelke heeft er een voor de space geregeld!
Oven	€ 74,95	Grotere oven zodat er standaard diepvriespizza's in kunnen. Ook makkelijker schoon te maken. Kleine oven eventueel hergebruiken als reflow soldeeroven?	link	Adnub	Besteld met de pizzameet van 2020-01-04!
PoE gigabit switch	~€50,- (~€65,- voor managed)	Voor experimenteren/testen van Telefoons, IP cams en PoE in het algemeen, maar ook voeden van accesspoints, Raspberry Pi's en mediaconverters.	unmanaged 4(+1) poorts PoE+ & managed 4(+4) poort	xopr	Besteld met pizzameet van 2022-07-02
Vriezer voor pizza.	€258	De pizzaspace van Nederland heeft 24/7 access nodig tot pizza! Eventueel kan Ackspace pizza te koop aanbieden aan de deelnemers? Geselecteerde vriezer heeft een inhoud van 65 liter en is no-frost (maar moet volgens handleiding alsnog 2 keer per jaar ontdooid worden).	link	Adnub	Besteld met pizzameet van 2022-07-02

Items die niet meer relevant zijn of niet worden aangekocht:

Productnaam	Productprijs	Waarom hebben we dit nodig?	Productpagina	Nickname	Status
Paar nieuwe bureaustoelen.	€59,99 * 2, 3, of 4	De bureaustoelen beginnen steeds baggerder te worden. Als we nu gewoon eens investeren in een paar nieuwe, dan kunnen we de echte schrott weggooien. Voor tussen de €40,00 en €60,00 heeft Ikea een aantal geschikte exemplaren, onderstaande lijkt mij de beste hiervan.	link	Computer1up
LED Matrix 8x32	€ 14,58	RGB!!!	link	Thunder1410	Is een consumable endus niet voor deze lijst bedoeld (waar dan wel? hmmm wordt besproken)

ACKsession

Event: Main Page
Featured:	Yes
State:	Active
Start date:	18-02-2023
Start time:	00:00
End date:	18-02-2023
End time:	23:59
Contact:	Adnub
Kind:	Meeting
Location:	Location::ACKspace
URL:
Fee:	Free
Short description:	Werken aan een project? You go girl!

synopsis

Vanaf heden (9-7-2022) is er elke:

vóórlaatste zaterdag tussen 00:00 en 23:59 (de hele dag dus) een hacksessie evenement.

Het is dan de bedoeling om deze paar uurtjes exclusief te gebruiken om aan je project of willekeurige hack te werken, al dan niet als groepje. Gezien de huidige situatie is een virtuele space ingericht on als nog samen te werken zonder fysieke aanwezigheid te hoeven hebben. Je hoeft niet per se mee te doen, maar dit is natuurlijk hét moment om verder te komen met projecten.

Heb je een idee, maar weet je niet hoe je het kunt uitwerken? Vraag het dan op de mailinglijst, IRC of Telegram groep.
Kom je een onderdeel te kort? Mail het bestuur.
Ben je op zoek naar inspiratie? Kijk eens op patches welcome of bij de geparkeerde projecten en voeg jezelf gewoon toe aan je nieuwe favoriete project
Is iets, maar dan ook iets niet duidelijk? Gewoon vragen!

data

De volgende dagen zijn gekozen voor 2022:

Zaterdag 21 mei
Zaterdag 18 juni
Zaterdag 23 juli
Zaterdag 20 augustus
Zaterdag 17 september
Zaterdag 22 oktober
Zaterdag 19 november
Zaterdag 24 december (weekend van kerst)

De volgende dagen zijn gekozen voor 2021:

Zaterdag 23 januari (met aansluitend een online movie night geplanned)
Zaterdag 20 februari
Zaterdag 20 maart
Zaterdag 17 april
Zaterdag 22 mei (pinksterweekend (Hackers on a Bike, anyone?))
Zaterdag 19 juni (weekend van pinkpop)
Zaterdag 24 juli (midden in de bouwvakvakantie)
Zaterdag 21 augustus
Zaterdag 18 september
Zaterdag 23 oktober (een week voor halloween)
Zaterdag 20 november
Zaterdag 18 december (begin van de kerstvakantie, week voor CCC)

Spacestate sensors

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GitHub	SpaceAPI-sensors
Description	You can't manage what you don't measure
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This project ties strongly with the MQTT setup (to connect to the SpaceAPI) as it uses Tasmota^[1] on ESP devices for feature bang and ease of use.

Note that you're more than welcome to add any sensor (or actuator) that you might see fit for our hackerspace. Think: 3D printer nozzle temperature or filament weight, outside radiation, air quality, motion sensing, window opener and the likes; this project is proof anyone that can handle a screwdriver and PC can do this.

synopsis

Create a modular repository of sensors and outputs to keep an eye on temperatures (and/or other stuff), especially for monitoring the server room, and optionally, the [sl|h|st]ackspace(s), including the space state switch.

intro

After some iterations of the Space state switch and some versions of the Spacestate indicator, some different types of temperature sensors, it was time to make it easy on ourselves: switch to MQTT and use Tasmota^[1].

In most cases, an off-the-shelf ESP device will suffice, but since not all devices are not galvanically isolated from mains, it's more practical to use an ESP-12 PCB for things where contacts are bare (like the Space state switch).

Here are the steps to setup such a device

configuring a spacestate sensor from scratch

Most of this (apart from the MQTT configuration) only applies to the Spacestate sensor board (see image); it will setup a pinout template that matches the board.

Under Configuration, click Configure Other
Paste this template: {"NAME":"ACKsensor","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,1],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18} and check Activate
Fill in Device Name (ACKtemp or ACKstate) and Friendly Name 1 (Space state switch or leave as is)
Save (will reboot)
Click Configure Module
Make sure Module type is ACKsensor (0)
Set functions for GPIO17 (ADC), GPIO16 (Typically Switch 1 or Button 1) and GPIO12 (DS18x20 which is connected to 3.3v using ~4k7 pull up) ^[2]
Save (will reboot again)
Click Configure MQTT
Set Host (192.168.1.42), User (temperature or spacestate), Password (currently, only xopr knows these passwords), Topic (temperature, switch or spacestate) and Full Topic (ackspace/hackspace/%topic%/%prefix%/)
Save (will reboot yet again)

notes and troubleshooting

GPIO16

Note that this pin is special (it lives on a separate register internally, but more important, its internal pull resistor is to ground (pull-down) ^[3]^[4]^[5]

ADC/GPIO17

Note that the analog in is 0-1V maximum; use a voltage divider to limit its input.^[6] and ^[7]

space state

To read a switch without having a corresponding relay one has to remember the default switch action is TOGGLE, which can be used in traveler-system (hotelschakeling) style: one can turn the light on with switch 1, turn it off with switch 2 (software) and turn it on with switch 1 again while the switch physically is in a different state. To change the behavior of the switch, use switchmode^[8]:

switchmode 1
restart 1

Note that if you need the reverse (switch connects to poweroff), you need switchmode 1. Also note that restart 1 is needed to store the configuration.

multiple switches on the spacestate sensor

By default, one can use a single switch/button without a relay set. If you want to provide MQTT state for multiple switches without having corresponding relay outputs, you need some rule magic;^[9]

Rule1 ON switch1#state DO publish ackspace/hackspace/%topic%/stat/RESULT {"POWER1":"%value%"} ENDON
Rule2 ON switch2#state DO publish ackspace/hackspace/%topic%/stat/RESULT {"POWER2":"%value%"} ENDON
Backlog Rule1 1; Rule2 1

other devices (switches)

Note that the space has a modified sonoff POW (old revision) that allows switching with a regular toggle switch while able to monitor the power usage. It uses the following template: {"NAME":"Dangerous POW","GPIO":[32,160,0,0,0,2592,0,0,224,2656,2688,288,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":6} Note that while the GPIO is 5V relative to GND, it most likely is 225V above earth potential: insulate well and never connect it to your PC.

calibrating POW module

To calibrate a POW module (like in the hackcorner), you need the following^[10]:

Multimeter (for measuring mains voltage)
Resistive load (higher=better, like the 500W SMD rework station)

Steps:

monitor mains voltage
go to the sonoff console tab of the device
turn on the hot air station and crank up the dial
input the following (adjust the voltage and current accordingly)

for current, you use the formula: P/U*1000 = 500/227*1000 = in this case

VoltageSet 227
PowerSet 500
CurrentSet 2202.64
restart 1

recovery

When a device doesn't respond or won't connect to wifi, you might need to trigger recovery mode^[11] by:

power it off for 30 seconds
power on 7 times with less than 10 second interval

Note that this only works if SetOption65 is 0 (which one would have disabled if brown-outs occur often.

links

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tasmota homepage: https://tasmota.github.io/
↑ GPIO-Conversion: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/GPIO-Conversion/
↑ Github comment on GPIO16: https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota/issues/3263#issuecomment-427155769
↑ Usable pins with description: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Peripherals/#usable-pins
↑ Boot modes and corresponding pin pulling: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Expanding-Tasmota/#boot-modes
↑ Tasmota ADC: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/ADC/
↑ calibration/tuning: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Commands/#adcparam
↑ Switchmode: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Buttons-and-Switches/#switchmode
↑ Distinguish switch 1 and 2 without the use of relay 1 and 2: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Rules/#distinguish-switch1-and-switch2-without-the-use-of-relay1-and-relay2 this rule section
↑ Power Monitoring Calibration: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Power-Monitoring-Calibration/
↑ Device recovery: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Device-Recovery/

IX2412

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Has a

Mediatek MT7621AT
8GB SD card
Winbond 25Q128JVSM 128Mbit serial flash
USB2512B USB2.0 hub
U-blox LILY-W131 wifi 2.4GHz, based on Marvell Avastor 88w8801
Quectel EC25-E (Main, DIV, GNSS)

Power (over Ethernet) compatibility:
barrel plug: none 24V

	straight	crosslink
802.3af	yes	unknown
legacy	unknown	unknown
compatible	unknown	unknown
Unifi	unknown	unknown

Note: has a 4p pluggable terminal block 12-24V

connecting UART

use 3.3V logic to be safe

Run terminal client in 56k 8N1: minicom -D/dev/ttyUSB0 -b57600 -os And make sure Hardware Flow Control is off: choose Serial port setup, f (to open the configuration menu, press Ctrl+a, o)

Uboot env

After pressing space to interrupt (within 1 second) you get:

Please choose the operation: 
   0: Load system code then write to Flash via Serial.
   1: Load system code to SDRAM via TFTP.
   2: Load system code then write to Flash via TFTP.
   3: Boot system code via Flash (default).
   4: Enter boot command line interface.
   7: Load U-Boot code then write to Flash via Serial.
   8: System Load UBoot to SDRAM via TFTP. (hidden in menu)
   9: Load U-Boot code then write to Flash via TFTP.

in the command line interface (4), you can continue booting with bootm bc050000

MT7621 # printenv
bootcmd=tftp
bootdelay=1
baudrate=(57600)
ethaddr="AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF"
ipaddr=192.168.1.1
serverip=192.168.1.2
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial

root password

The short answer is: it's on a "factory" partition in the flash, most likely located at 40000_HEX.

How to get root without copying the flash (only using serial):

within the boot sequence at 3/4 of the log: search for "factory", most likely it reads something like:

[ 2.290000] 0x000000040000-0x000000050000 : "factory"

remember 40000_HEX (and add 20_DEC so it becomes 40014_HEX
reboot (either press and hold the reset button >4s or pulse X2 pin 2 and 7
press space in the serial monitor (you have 1 second if it says Press space to enter the bootloader... ).
press 4
and type spi read 40014 10
- it will return something like this:
read len: 16

38 4d 6d 42 52 32 35 6d 73 6d 0 0 0 0 0 0
use an online converter or run this in a javascript console:
"38 4d 6d 42 52 32 35 6d 73 6d 0 0 0 0 0 0".split(" ").filter(n=>n!=="0").map(n=>String.fromCharCode(parseInt(n,16))).join("")

You can also retrieve it from the bin file: dd bs=1 skip=$((0x40000+20)) count=10 if=ixrouter.bin 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\000'

Oh by the way, it's 8MmBR25msm

pins and connectors

X2

Labeled. located near reset button, 3.3v logic.

GND
RX
TX

X3

For programming/reading the SPI flash chip. Note that soldering a straight header will conflict with a SOIC clamp.

VCC
RST
CLK
DI
DO
CS
GND

To reset, connect pin 2 and 7 with a small resistor (used 180Ω)

open ports

PORT     STATE SERVICE
22/tcp   open  ssh
53/tcp   open  domain
9230/tcp open  unknown

firmware image

extraction

Used minipro on a TL866II+ with 8 pin SOIC clamp while keeping the board in reset (connecting X2 pin 2 and 7)

$ minipro -p W25Q128JV@SOIC8 -r ixrouter.bin --vcc=3.3 -y
Found TL866II+ 04.2.86 (0x256)
Warning: Firmware is out of date.
  Expected  04.2.128 (0x280)
  Found     04.2.86 (0x256)
WARNING: Chip ID mismatch: expected 0xEF4018, got 0xEF7018 (unknown)
Reading Code...  27.08Sec  OK

file information

To extract the image parts, you need sasquatch and jefferson additional to binwalk, see: binwalk dependencies

$ binwalk --signature --term ixrouter.bin

DECIMAL       HEXADECIMAL     DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
78080         0x13100         U-Boot version string, "U-Boot 1.1.3 (Dec 21 2017 - 10:47:42)"
327680        0x50000         uImage header, header size: 64 bytes, header CRC: 0x4DD3DDDF, created:
                              2018-08-07 13:36:39, image size: 1213865 bytes, Data Address:
                              0x80001000, Entry Point: 0x80001000, data CRC: 0x82EB32CA, OS: Linux,
                              CPU: MIPS, image type: OS Kernel Image, compression type: lzma, image
                              name: "MIPS OpenWrt Linux-3.18.75"
327744        0x50040         LZMA compressed data, properties: 0x6D, dictionary size: 8388608 bytes,
                              uncompressed size: 3663424 bytes
1541609       0x1785E9        Squashfs filesystem, little endian, version 4.0, compression:xz, size:
                              6334418 bytes, 1478 inodes, blocksize: 262144 bytes, created: 2018-08-07
                              13:36:44
7929856       0x790000        JFFS2 filesystem, little endian

Note that xopr used mtd-utils but jffs2reader gives an Unsupported compression method! error.

generated config file

The config file, to be generated online and put on a stick looks roughly like this:

# Router configuration
# Generated by Xosperois Dimitri for ACKspace on Mon Jan 1 1900

ixrouter.wan.3g_apn={auto|MyApn}
ixrouter.wan.3g_pincode=[1234]
ixrouter.wan.3g_mtu={1200|1499}

ixrouter.wan.ip_use_dhcp={true|false}
ixrouter.wan.ip_address=[192.168.42.100]
ixrouter.wan.ip_netmask=[255.255.255.0]
ixrouter.wan.ip_gateway=[192.168.42.1]

[ixrouter.wan.dns_server=8.8.4.4]
[ixrouter.wan.dns_server=1.1.1.1]

ixrouter.wan.digital_input_mode=[disable_vpn_low]

ixrouter.wan.http_proxy_address=[10.0.0.1]
ixrouter.wan.http_proxy_port=[6667]
ixrouter.wan.http_proxy_authentication=[basic]
ixrouter.wan.http_proxy_username=[proxyuser]
ixrouter.wan.http_proxy_password=[6667]

ixrouter.wan.wlan_ssid=[publicwifi]
ixrouter.wan.wlan_key=[myfipassword]

ixrouter.wan.ixapi_entry_point=https://ixsec-api.ixon.net:443/
ixrouter.wan.ixapi_account_id=nnnn-nnnn-nnnn-nnnn-nnnn

ixrouter.lan.gateway_less_routing=true

ixrouter.lan.ip_address=192.168.140.1

convert to regular (4G) router

you need:

IXrouter3
mini (the regular) SIM card without an active pin code

steps:

make it a fresh install, login and type:
either firstboot -y && reboot now (soft factory reset)

or umount /overlay && jffs2reset && reboot now (hard factory reset)
login via ssh ( root@192.168.27.1) on LAN port (2-5) or 3.3v serial terminal header near the sim card slot
disable ixagent completely:
/etc/init.d/ixagent stop

/etc/init.d/ixagent disable
edit /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf
disable or remove src/gz chaos_calmer_ixpackages http://...

add: src/gz chaos_calmer_luci http://archive.openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05.1/ramips/mt7621/packages/luci
insert wan cable (check IP lease) and run the following:
opkg update

opkg install luci-ssl Note that uqmi doesn't want to install command line, use luci system software to install

~~unsure/future: opkg install luci-app-openvpn~~
via luci (https://192.168.27.1), remove all network firewall zones and add:
WAN (wan, wan6, wwan) masquerading & MSS clamping (maybe include sta_wan and sta_wan6)

LAN (lan) allow forward to DESTINATION zones WAN
save & apply

enable the 4G router

Note that when a sim card is present, it will connect automatically and be the primary route to internet.

go to network interfaces and edit WWAN
Protocol: DHCP client, switch protocol and set a nice hostname. Save & Apply
click Connect
if this doesn't seem to work (no RX data), either reboot, go to System Software and install (filter for) uqmi
login with SSH and type the following:

/sbin/uqmi -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --set-device-operating-mode offline

/sbin/uqmi -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --set-device-operating-mode reset

wait 20 seconds

/sbin/uqmi -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --set-device-operating-mode online

/sbin/uqmi -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --set-autoconnect enabled

enable wifi AP

By default (and using the cloud config generator), the U-blox wifi device is set to station (client) when booting. The script is at /lib/wifi/ublox.sh and it read properties generated via ixrouterconf2uci (not sure whether it's possible to trigger the correct data via the ixconfig). The driver is Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver (cfg80211)

To prepare for accesspoint mode, run the following:

uci set wireless.ap_lan_dev.channel='11'
uci set wireless.ap_lan_iface.ssid='ACKspaceWifi'
uci set wireless.ap_lan_iface.key='Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope.'

To switch, do this:

uci set wireless.ap_lan_dev.disabled='0'
uci set wireless.sta_wan_dev.disabled='1'

To apply the new wifi settings, run /etc/init.d/network reload and to permanently store them, use uci commit

spacenet

Not possible with the current (closed) driver+firmware

Short version: remove wpad-mini and install wpad. Rest might be command line settings only since the web interface for wifi doesn't play nice with the current setup.

setup openVPN (automatically connects)

Note that this will have OpenVPN connect automatically and DNS might give problems. If so, select both WAN and VPN in the second-to-last step.

To connect to the ACKspace VPN (tun), change the interface:

go to Network Interfaces and Edit VPN
under Physical Settings choose Custom interface: tun+
Save & Apply
go to Network Firewall and add a Zone:
VPN (vpn) masquerading (possibly also MSS clamping)
Save & Apply
locate your ackspace.ovpn file and make sure it contains the following line:
auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/login.conf
copy the file:
scp ackspace.ovpn root@192.168.27.1:/etc/openvpn/ackspace.conf
SSH into the router and create the following file containing username and password on a separate line: /etc/openvpn/login.conf
/etc/init.d/openvpn restart
finally, in Luci, go to Network Firewall -> Zone LAN and click Edit
switch Allow forward to destination from WAN to VPN
Save & Apply

custom scripts

These modified scripts restore some of the functionality that seems to be absent when not using the ixagent daemon.

custom wifi monitor. When 4G/LTE is enabled, the signal quality will display the cell strength (Reference signal received quality).

blinking red: pending sim card not active
red: bad signal
purple: medium signal
blue: good signal

Also, the blue act led will light when the VPN is active (and blink when (dis)connecting) /etc/init.d/wifi-monitor

Click here to view the source code

#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common

START=85
STOP=86
SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
EXTRA_COMMANDS="run_monitor"
EXTRA_HELP=$(cat <<EOF
        run_monitor     Run the signal strength monitor
EOF
)

MONITOR_APP="/bin/sh /etc/rc.common /etc/init.d/wifi-monitor run_monitor"

LED_PATH="/sys/class/leds/ix2:%name:3g"
LED_NAME_RED=red
LED_NAME_BLUE=blue

UPDATE_DELAY=5

LED_MORSE_DELAY=300

log()
{
	echo "wifi-monitor: $1" > /dev/kmsg
}

get_signal_value()
{
	local value=`iwinfo mlan0 info | grep 'Quality'`

	if [[ "$value" == "${value/Link Quality//}" ]]; then
		# No value found
		echo "?"
		return
	fi

	echo "$value" | sed "s/.*Link Quality: //"
}

set_led_status()
{
	local led_name=$1
	local trigger=$2
	local arg=$3

	echo $trigger > ${LED_PATH/%name/$led_name}/trigger

	case $trigger in
	"none")
		echo $arg > ${LED_PATH/%name/$led_name}/brightness
		;;
	"morse")
		echo $arg > ${LED_PATH/%name/$led_name}/message
		echo $LED_MORSE_DELAY > ${LED_PATH/%name/$led_name}/delay
		;;
	"timer")
		echo $arg > ${LED_PATH/%name/$led_name}/delay_on
		echo $arg > ${LED_PATH/%name/$led_name}/delay_off
		;;
	esac
}

update_led()
{
	local signal=$(get_signal_value)
	VPN=$(route|grep tun|awk '{ print $2 }'|grep -v "*"|head -1)
	if [[ -n "$VPN" ]]; then
		ping -W 1 -c 1 $VPN > /dev/null
		VPN=$?
	fi
	if [[ -n "$VPN" ]]; then
		echo "none" > /sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn/trigger
		echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn/brightness
	elif [[ -n "$(ps w|grep openvpn|grep -v grep)" ]]; then
		echo "timer" > /sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn/trigger
		echo 500 > /sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn/delay_on
		echo 500 > /sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn/delay_off
	else
		echo "none" > /sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn/trigger
		echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn/brightness
	fi

	# Check if cellular device is enabled multiwan, then dont override
	if [[ "1" == $(uci get mwan3.wwan.enabled) ]]; then
		signal="off"
	# Check if wireless device is enabled
	elif [[ "1" == $(uci get wireless.sta_wan_dev.disabled) ]]; then
		if [[ -x "/sbin/uqmi" ]]; then
			# get rsrq (bad -40 to -3 good) status
			RSRQ=$(/sbin/uqmi -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --get-signal-info|grep rsrq|grep -Eo "\-[0-9]+")
			if [[ "$RSRQ" -ge -10 ]]; then
				# Excellent
				signal="5/5"
			elif [[ "$RSRQ" -ge -15 ]]; then
				# Ok
				signal="3/5"
			elif [[ "$RSRQ" -ge -20 ]]; then
				# Terrible
				signal="1/5"
			elif [[ "$RSRQ" -ge -40 ]]; then
				# None
				signal="0/5"
			else
				signal="pending"
			fi
		else
			signal="off"
		fi
	elif ! ifstatus sta_wan 2> /dev/null | grep -q "pending.*false"; then
		signal="pending"
		logger -t wifi "Interface 'mlan0' is pending"
	fi

	# Only update signal value when needed
	if [[ "$signal" == "$last_signal" ]]; then
		return
	fi

	case $signal in
            "pending")
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  none 0
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE timer 1500
                ;;
            "0/5")
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  timer 1500
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 0
                ;;
            "1/5")
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  none 1
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 0
                ;;
            "2/5")
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  none 1
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 1
                ;;
            "3/5")
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  none 1
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 1
                ;;
            "4/5")
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  none 0
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 1
                ;;
            "5/5")
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  none 0
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 1
                ;;
            *)
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED  none 0
		set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 0
                ;;
        esac

	last_signal=$signal
}

start()
{
	service_start $MONITOR_APP
}

stop()
{
	log "Killing wifi signal strength monitor"

	SERVICE_SIG="KILL" service_stop $MONITOR_APP

	set_led_status $LED_NAME_RED none 0
	set_led_status $LED_NAME_BLUE none 0
}

run_monitor()
{
	log "Running wifi signal strength monitor"
	last_signal="off"

	while /bin/true; do
		sleep $UPDATE_DELAY

		update_led
	done
}

custom reset that toggles VPN service if pressed <3s In the future, the opticoupler input will be used for this and the short reset will (re-)enable the access point.

/etc/rc.button/reset

Click here to view the source code

#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common

APP="leds"

PID_FILE="/tmp/run/rc.button.reset.pid"
LED_PATH_R="/sys/class/leds/ix2:red:status"
LED_PATH_B="/sys/class/leds/ix2:blue:vpn"

log()
{
	echo "rc.button.reset $1" > /dev/kmsg
}

process_reset_button()
{
	# Start sleeping
	sleep 3 &

	local SLEEP_PID=$!

	# Put PID of sleep process to file
	echo $SLEEP_PID > $PID_FILE

	# Wait for sleep to finish
	wait $SLEEP_PID

	# If sleep was killed, do nothing
	if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
		# Remove PID file so next push can work properly
		log "User let go before timeout - not resetting"
		rm "$PID_FILE"
		exit
	fi

	# User waited 3 seconds after pressing the button. Factory reset time

	# Update file so next button press knows it can't be stopped
	echo "TOOLATE" > $PID_FILE
	log "Waited long enough - factory resetting now"

	# Stop IXagent to get control of LEDs
	log "Stopping IXagent"
	/etc/init.d/ixagent stop

	# Inform user we've started to factory reset
	log "Setting LEDs"
	echo "timer" > $LED_PATH_R/trigger
	echo 50 > $LED_PATH_R/delay_on
	echo 50 > $LED_PATH_R/delay_off

	echo "timer" > $LED_PATH_B/trigger
	echo 60 > $LED_PATH_B/delay_on
	echo 60 > $LED_PATH_B/delay_off

	# Do a reset on the 3G module
	# Should improve stability and ease-of-use
	echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/3g-perst/value

	# Do the actual factory reset
	jffs2reset -y
	if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
		log "jffs2reset failed!"
	fi

	reboot
}

if [ "${ACTION}" = "pressed" ]; then
	if [[ -z "$(ps w|grep openvpn|grep -v grep)" ]]; then
		/etc/init.d/openvpn start
	else
		/etc/init.d/openvpn stop
    fi
	if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
		log "Ignoring pressed - already running"
		exit
	fi

	log "Starting reset"
	process_reset_button &
fi

if [ "${ACTION}" = "released" ]; then
	if [ ! -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
		log "Ignoring released - not running"
		exit
	fi

	SLEEP_PID=$(cat $PID_FILE)

	if [ "TOOLATE" = "$SLEEP_PID" ]; then
		log "Button released after reset started"
		exit
	fi

	log "Stopping reset"
	kill $(cat $PID_FILE)
	if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
		log "Kill failed"
		exit
	fi

	log "Reset stopped"
fi

return 0

oneliners

echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/wifi-pd/value # disable wifi
echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/wifi-pd/value && wifi reload # enable wifi
echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/3g-perst/value # disable 3g (fast)
echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/3g-power-enable/value # disable 3g (slow)

alternative power

It is possible to power the router with a USB-C powerbank for off-the-grid usage, ideal for a hackers on a bike tour. All you need is:

a USB-C powerbank that supports >=12V
USB-C to USB-C cable ZY12PDN USB-C Fast Charge Trigger Poll Detector, set to highest voltage possible (but lower than 24V)
removable screw terminal connector (two or [1] pins) (see the green connector in this picture)

Tested on a fully charged Xiaomi Mi Powerbank 3 (20Ah) and had an uptime of 26:45h.

spacenet

Alternative power combined with a Unifi PoE hack, this could be used for a mobile spacenet. xopr's "event" accesspoint has spacenet on VLAN 6; it's easier to add a VLAN than to reprovision the accesspoint every time:

in Network > Switch
- Add, 6 off, tagged, tagged, tagged, tagged, off, tagged
- Save, apply
in Network > Interfaces
- Add new interface...
- Name: ACK
- Protocol: Static
- Covering: VLAN interface eth0.6
- Next >
- Setup DHCP server (first!)
- IPv4 192.168.6.1
- Netmask: 255.255.255.0
- Advanced: Bring up on boot
- Create firewall zone: LAN
- Save & apply

Disable regular wifi with uci set wireless.sta_wan_dev.disabled='0' and apply with /etc/init.d/network reload. (TODO: verify that it's back up after reboot)>

TODO

new firmware: determine DSA wan/lan layout location (U-boot?)
new firmware: determine gpio pinout mapping
new firmware: get/compile working U-blox LILY-W131 (Marvell Avastor 88w8801) driver+firmware
new firmware: get/compile working Quectel EC25-E driver
determine DNS requests when vpn is active (currently doesn't work)
toggle/enable AP upon short reset
determine external gpio

also see

https://www.ic4.be/2019/07/04/de-ixrouter-onder-de-loep/

SpaceStateIndicator

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My verry fancy space state indicator broke down, so i tried to recreate it using stuff i had laying around, which was a Wemos D1 R1 arduino clown to which i added a shield with a RGB led. There is also an output to drive a beeper that sounds if the space state changens to 'Open'

Pin Numbering on this board is a bit confusing but this how i did set it up.

Led-Red	pin 7
Led-Green	pin 6
Led-Blue	pin 5

(In this version i did not hookup the beeper anymore, although the software still supports it) The RGB Led is hooked up to the pins using 100 Ohm resistors which offers adequate current to give a clear indication.

In the code provided below the login credentials for your personal wifi router have to be setup. The flashy light sequence "Das blinken das lichtes| shows during startup if everything goes well. The following startup stages are implemented for diagnostics

During startup	All colors will flash once
During WiFi login	Blue Color flashing Red until login was sucsesfull
Running	Red, Green or Yellow depending on the SpaceState or Dark on server error.

Eventualy the Space indicator should show eighter Green for OPEN or Red for closed. If there is a problem in requesting the actual space state, the indicator shows Yellow. And it will remain dark if the server could not be connected.

The SpaceState is requested each 15 seconds, indicated by a show blue flash on the indicator

You can copy the code into a Arduino sketch Select for the board LOLIN(WeMos) D1 R1

If you can't find this board in your Arduino IDE most likely your setup has no support for ESP32 yet. In this case click on File->Preferences And add the following line to 'Additional Boards Manager' https://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json

Then tools->Board->Board manager And perform a update. Afther this, you'd select the WeMos board and compile the sketch

// Title:       SpaceStateIndicator.ini
// Function:    Arduino Space State indicator for home
// Author:      CoolePascal (C) 2022 Common Licence dinges

// Board:       WeMos D1 R1
// Port:        ..
// CPU:         ESP-8266 (Warning, Select WeMos Board !)
// Programmer:  Arduino Gemma or WeMos D1

const char *ssid       = "YourWifiRouter";
const char *passwd     = "YourWifiPassword";

const char *host       = "ackspace.nl";
const int   port       = 443;
const char* streamId   = "....................";
const char* privateKey = "....................";

#define ACQUIRE_REPEAT_DELAY 15000
#define ACQUIRE_FLASH_DELAY  100

#define LEDR      D13
#define LEDG      D12
#define LEDB      D7
#define BELL      D8

#define OFF        0
#define LED_RED    1
#define LED_GREEN  2
#define LED_BLUE   4
#define LED_YELLOW 3
#define LED_BELL   8

#define SPACE_ACQUIRE   LED_BLUE
#define SPACE_OPEN      LED_GREEN
#define SPACE_CLOSED    LED_RED
#define SPACE_UNKNOWN   LED_YELLOW

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

// Set multi color led
void set_RGB(int rgb)
{
    digitalWrite(LEDR, (rgb&LED_RED)==LED_RED);
    digitalWrite(LEDG, (rgb&LED_GREEN)==LED_GREEN);
    digitalWrite(LEDB, (rgb&LED_BLUE)==LED_BLUE);
    digitalWrite(BELL, (rgb&LED_BELL)==LED_BELL);
}

// Dim the LED, flash once BLUE, then flash RED n times
void Signal(int n)
{
    int t=250;
    set_RGB(OFF);
    delay(t);
    set_RGB(LED_BLUE);
    delay(t);
    for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
    {
       set_RGB(OFF);
       delay(t);
       set_RGB(LED_RED);
       delay(t);
    }
    set_RGB(OFF);
}

// Hardware test
void hw_test()
{
     int t=750;
     set_RGB(LED_RED);
     delay(t);
     set_RGB(LED_GREEN);
     delay(t);
     set_RGB(LED_BLUE);
     delay(t);
     set_RGB(LED_YELLOW);
     delay(t);
     set_RGB(LED_BELL);
     delay(t);
     set_RGB(OFF);
     delay(t);     
}

// Initialize ports and Wifi connection
void setup()
{
    int l=1;
    
    delay(1000);
    pinMode(LEDR, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(LEDG, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(LEDB, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(BELL, OUTPUT);

    hw_test();

    set_RGB(LED_YELLOW);
    WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
    WiFi.begin(ssid, passwd);
    while(WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)
    {
        if(l)
           set_RGB(LED_RED);
        else
           set_RGB(LED_BLUE);
        l=l==0;
        delay(300);   
    }
    set_RGB(LED_YELLOW);
}

// Main loop
void loop()
{    
    static int spacestate;
    static int spaceopen=0;
    int chime=0;
    
    WiFiClientSecure client;
    int clientresult=0;

    // Startup, try to connect
    if(client.connect(host, port))
    {
        unsigned long timeout = millis();

        String url = "/spaceAPI/";

        // Connected to server
        set_RGB(SPACE_ACQUIRE | spacestate);
        delay(ACQUIRE_FLASH_DELAY);

        client.print(String("GET ") 
                     + url + " "
                     + "HTTP/1.1\r\n" 
                     + "Host: " + host + "\r\n"
                     + "Connection: close\r\n\r\n");

        while(!clientresult)
        {             
            if(client.available() == 0)
            {
                if(millis() - timeout > 5000)
                {
                    clientresult=-1;
                    // Server connect timeout
                    Signal(8);
                }    
            }
            else
            {
                clientresult=1;
                spacestate=SPACE_UNKNOWN;
            }                 
        }

        // If connected to server
        if(clientresult==1)
        {
            // Read lines from page until done
            while(client.available()>0)
            {
                String line = client.readStringUntil('\n');
                int l = line.indexOf("\"state\":");
                if(l!=-1)
                {
                    if(line.indexOf("\"open\":true")>l)
                    {
                        spacestate = SPACE_OPEN;
                        if(!spaceopen)
                           chime=1;
                        spaceopen = 1;
                    }
                    else if(line.indexOf("\"open\":false")>l)
                    {
                        spacestate = SPACE_CLOSED;
                        spaceopen = 0;
                    } 
                }                
            }
        }    
        client.stop();
    }
    else
    {
       spacestate=OFF;
       BlinkError();
    }
    if(chime)
    {
        set_RGB(spacestate|LED_BELL);
        delay(100); 
    } 
    set_RGB(spacestate);
    delay(ACQUIRE_REPEAT_DELAY);   
}

MQTT

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synopsis

Read sensors and do some space automation using the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport protocol.

Currently, you can see the solder table powerstrip connected in the power graph.

current status

The MQTT server can be found at 192.168.1.42, via the regular port (1883) as well as the TLS port (8883) and secure websockets at port 443 (subject to change). To connect securely, use the certificate authority chain

There is a sonoff Pow wifi switch in the space, (not yet) connected to a powerstrip near the soldering table (in a brown plastic case with a toggle switch on top of it).

The idea is to gradually add them to every power strip so we can:

measure (over)current
switch them off centrally if the space is closed (or notify the user that they are still on, for example, 3D printers).

It currently runs a modified version of the famous Tasmota firmware (the modification allows dangerous GPIO whist using the energy measurement).

NOTE: the switch is built in a box with an external toggle switch. This switch has potentially 240v on its contacts so don't open it and touch the contacts when it is plugged in! Also don't connect both serial and mains; things will break.

You can toggle it via wifi on h1r-2067.lan (subject to change), or by issuing a mosquitto_pub -L 'mqtt://username:password@192.168.1.42/ackspace/hackspace/h1r/cmnd/POWER' -m 'TOGGLE'

Read it's status by subscribing to the sensor topics: mosquitto_sub -L mqtt://ackspace:ackspace@192.168.1.42/+/+/+/tele/SENSOR Install mosquitto-clients to start experimenting. If you run into problems or find something interesting/broken, let xopr know.

topics

The proposed topic hierarchy is as followed: [base]/[room]/[device]/[prefix]/[type] Where both [prefix] and [type] come from Tasmota's topic definition (tele stat cmnd and SENSOR STATE RESULT POWER LWT respectively). Try to use all-lowercase names (with an exception of the last bit, often in CAPS),

At least ackspace, common, outside and services are supported as base. Services are a bit special; choose a category for room (i.e. voip) and an identifiable name for device (i.e. freeswitch); see the extra examples list of topics further below.

In the future, we can extend this to support something like offsite and the names of participants.

Since ACKspace doesn't have rooms at different levels, the second hierarchy level consist of the room, like slackspace, hackspace and stackspace. device is the name of the device (similar as Tasmota's %topic%) like spacestate, temperature, hackswitch or fluorescent1.

At least the following topics will be implemented first:

ackspace/hackspace/spacestate/stat/RESULT (json power state)
- ackspace/hackspace/spacestate/stat/POWER1 (string power state)
- ackspace/hackspace/spacestate/tele/STATE (json state at interval)
ackspace/hackspace/temperature/tele/SENSOR (json telemetry data)
outside/courtyard/barbecue/tele/SENSOR (json telemetry data)

Extra examples:

services/voip/freeswitch/tele/STATE (FreeSWITCH specific data, like caller id)
services/network/bandwidth/tele/SENSOR (Current network bandwidth usage)
offsite/xopr/whatever/topic/he/pleases (details might be negotiated for ease of use)

server setup

/etc/mosquitto/conf.d/auth.conf

allow_anonymous false
password_file /etc/mosquitto/passwd
acl_file /etc/mosquitto/acls

listener 1883
protocol mqtt

listener 8883
protocol mqtt
cafile /etc/mosquitto/ca_certificates/ca.crt
certfile /etc/mosquitto/certs/server.crt
keyfile /etc/mosquitto/certs/server.key

listener 443
protocol websockets
cafile /etc/mosquitto/ca_certificates/ca.crt
certfile /etc/mosquitto/certs/server.crt
keyfile /etc/mosquitto/certs/server.key

/etc/mosquitto/acls (modified)

user spacestate
topic write ackspace/+/spacestate/#

user temperature
topic write ackspace/+/temperature/#
topic write +/+/barbecue/#

user hackspace
topic write ackspace/hackspace/#
topic deny ackspace/+/spacestate/#

user slackspace
topic write ackspace/slackspace/#
topic deny ackspace/+/spacestate/#

user stackspace
topic write ackspace/stackspace/#
topic deny ackspace/+/spacestate/#

user myservice
topic write services/category/myservice/#

user ackspace
topic read #

Passwords are generated with: sudo mosquitto_passwd /etc/mosquitto/passwd [user]

todo

add MOAR sensors (upgrade the current temperature sensors)
MOAR sonoffs
Telephone system:Number lookup

This script uses mod_cidlookup combined with a custom php page. It tests the number against a SQLite database, several reversed number lookup websites, the national telecommunications authority database and a coarse array of areas of the world, which are called in order of granularity. The script can be called both on outgoing and incoming calls

Telephone System

Create and/or implement a telephone communication system for fun and automation. It can provide conference and congress rooms, quickly notify if the space is closed and provide a quick and cheap way of communication.

2ABU6-G1

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A.K.A. Minew, MS93MFZ_V1.0, MS93MF6_V1.2, MT7628, Thingoo, 2ABU6-G1 Thanks to Monadnock for a lot of the pin labels

snippets

play with the LEDs

kill the pubmsg service

kill -9 `ps w|grep watchdog_loop|grep -v grep|awk '{ print $1 }'`
kill -9 `ps w|grep autopubmsg|grep -v grep|awk '{ print $1 }'`
killall -9 pubmsg

Random color animation:

while true; do head -c96 /dev/urandom > /dev/ws2812 ; usleep 50000; done

Draw a (bad) VU meter:

echo -en '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\x00\x00\xff\x00\x00\xff\x00\x00\xff\x00\x00\xff\x00\x00\xff\x00\x00\xff\x00\xff\xff\x00\xff\xff\x00\xff\xff\x00\xff\xff\x00\xff\xff\x00\xff\x00\x00\xff\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00' > /dev/ws2812

or use a custom built File:Fartnet.gz to listen as a fake artnet endpoint (source here) to get this:

connecting UART

New firmware has a script that install openssh-server, so UART is no longer required to get things up and running!

/!\ don't connect PoE and UART, you will fry the main board; there is a 43v difference in ground planes.

use 3.3V logic to be safe

For best results (prevent console glitches and boot loops), disconnect UART V_IN and connect regular (micro) USB power

Run terminal client in 56k 8N1: minicom -D/dev/ttyUSB0 -b57600 -o And make sure Hardware Flow Control is off: Ctrl+a, o, choose Serial port setup, f

install secure shell daemon

Connect to Minew AP (wifi).

Login with default credentials, if it doesn't work; hold reset pin atleast 30 seconds while booting device.

Update firmware (see below).

Configure Minew to use your network with wifi or ethernet in the Network tab.

Take note of IP address in Status tab.

Disconnect from Minew AP.

Visit http://thingoo/cgi-bin/installssh (you might need to fill in its IP address).

After it is installed you should be able to SSH to the device!

~~gain root access by #updating firmware and run the following:~~

~~opkg update opkg install openssh-server vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config~~
~~make sure PermitRootLogin yes is set for (ch)easy login~~

/etc/init.d/sshd restart

updating firmware

The current version at the time of writing is v3.2.2

login to the router (http)
go to tab Other (the last tab)
scroll to FIRMWARE UPGRADE
- either choose USB and put the firmware as thingoo-upgrade.bin on the root of a USB stick (case sensitive)
- or choose put the firmware on a (local) webserver and fill in its URL (root:kakhoofd). Case sensitive: chances are, you have to rename the file thingoo-upgrade.bin!

root password

The password as of yet is unknown (you can flash other firmware with a known/empty password so no real problem).

The shadow hash is $1$Sevciuy0$CRuXyRAOWeathkwz1T00I1 (md5crypt) and is not in the 13GB Rocktastic12a password list, nor is it found by hashcat -O -a 3 -m 500 hash.txt -1 ?l?u?d ?1?1?1?1?1?1?1 --increment, which means, it either consists of punctuation marks/spaces (?s), or is 8 bytes long or longer, which the latter would take roughly a week on 8 × RTX3090s to verify.

troubleshooting

ModemManager

Some Linux distro's hijack the serial port for modem usage; when you're experiencing problems, try and disable the ModemManager service:

systemctl disable ModemManager.service
systemctl stop ModemManager.service

Hardware flow control

If your serial is working intermittently, make sure Hardware flow control is off; for minicom it's: Ctrl+a, o, choose Serial port setup, f

If your terminal glitches or if you have boot loops, make sure you have a proper power supply and don't mix several supplies (i.e. PoE, USB, UART)

pins and connectors

J1

SoM row near the UART (J8) header

USB D-
USB D+
GND
SD_D2 (MDI_TN_P4)
SD_D3 (MDI_TP_P4)
SD_CMD (MDI_RN_P4)
SD_CLK (MDI_RP_P4)
SD_CD (MDI_TN_P3)
SD_WP (MDI_TP_P3)
SD_D0 (MDI_RN_P3)
SD_D1 (MDI_RP_P3)
ETH TXON0 (MDI_TN_P0)
ETH TXOP0 (MDI_TP_P0)
ETH RXIN0 (MDI_RN_P0)
ETH RXIP0 (MDI_RP_P0)
GND
UART_RXD0 (GPIO#13)
UART_TXD0 (GPIO#12)
PWM_CH0 (GPIO#11, testpoint T11)

J1

SoM row near the SD card slot

I2C_SD (GPIO#5)
I2C_SCLK (GPIO#4)
I2S_CLK (GPIO#3)
I2S_WS (GPIO#2)
I2S_DO (GPIO#1)
I2S_DI (GPIO#0)
GND
UART_RXD1 (GPIO#46)
UART_TXD1 (GPIO#45)
WLED_N (GPIO#44)
LINK0 LED1 (GPIO43, active high)
LINK3
LINK4
WPS_RES_PBC
REF_CLKO (GPIO#38)
GND
GND
VDD (3.5v, testpoint T2)
VDD (3.5v, testpoint T2)

J8

UART, presumably 3.3v

Vin (tied to U10-8, EML3276 near SW2, also to testpoint DC4.5V=T20 via switch J13 in on-position)
RxD
TxD
GND

J12

related to nRF52

GND
V (3.3v, same potential as T23)
D ?
C ?
Reset?

CON1

IPEX/UFL for Bluetooth, connected to the middle antenna

CON2

Ribbon connector to WS2812 LEDs, flip up to release

notes

Power (over Ethernet) compatibility:
barrel plug: none 5V

	straight	crosslink
802.3af	yes	unknown
legacy	unknown	unknown
compatible	unknown	unknown
Unifi	no	unknown

Note: has a micro USB connector

also see

product page
Monadnock consultancy community blog
FCC entry
reference designs compared to the FCC internal pictures and Monadnock's pinout

Portable electronics workbench

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This project page is more of a reference to xopr's notes: About 4-4.5 years ago I needed to take measures to turn my guest bedroom/workshop/storage into a babyroom. To still be able to do some tinkering, I've decided to create a portable electronics workbench with small and fairly cheap tools:

170W laptop power brick
DSO138 oscilloscope
DPS3005 30V 5A lab power supply
TS100 soldering iron
multimeter
some banana plug cables
box with electronic hardware and dev boards
various pliers and screwdrivers
locks and handlebar from an old hardware case from back when it was popular to walk around with a desktop-pc-in-suitcase

I've designed the bench using Sketchup with 9mm MDF walls in mind.

Layout with measurements: blue is base, green is sliding top
Closed bench
Opened bench

The model I've created to derive the measurements from is here (zip)

notes

the design is derived from measurements of the plastic compartment box on the back, the laptop PSU, multimeter and tools I had at hand or found useful
everything that needed to be bolted down has been done with countersunk bolts to prevent obstruction or scratching the underlaying surface
the "rubber" band that holds the tools and storage box came from a fabric or textile shop and is stapled onto the wood
the left door has to close before the right, and will be held in place by the work area which in place is held closed by the lid of the sliding mechanism.
when the sliding part is pulled out, it can rest on top of the base by placing it a bit forward (on the thicker walls that provide the sliding mechanism in the first place)
paint MDF; use a lot of paint to reinforce the material since (hardware store quality) MDF is really soft. Note that you might have to accommodate for the thickness of the paint layer
it actually might be way better/stronger to use 9mm triplex/multiplex
keep the saw blade thickness in mind when slicing up the wood
note that there is no storage room underneath the sliding part (a couple of sheets of instructions at most)
the bench is designed with compactness in mind; it takes some time and effort to set it up and tear it down so it's not a "quick bench"

Visiting address:

ACKspace

Kloosterweg 1

6412 CN Heerlen

IRC:ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/ACKspace

Mail: see the communication page

Telephone:+31-45-71-12345

(refresh table)

[Tasmota-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tasmota homepage: https://tasmota.github.io/

[2] GPIO-Conversion: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/GPIO-Conversion/

[3] Github comment on GPIO16: https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota/issues/3263#issuecomment-427155769

[4] Usable pins with description: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Peripherals/#usable-pins

[5] Boot modes and corresponding pin pulling: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Expanding-Tasmota/#boot-modes

[6] Tasmota ADC: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/ADC/

[7] ration/tuning: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Commands/#adcparam

[8] Switchmode: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Buttons-and-Switches/#switchmode

[9] Distinguish switch 1 and 2 without the use of relay 1 and 2: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Rules/#distinguish-switch1-and-switch2-without-the-use-of-relay1-and-relay2 this rule section

[10] Power Monitoring Calibration: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Power-Monitoring-Calibration/

[11] Device recovery: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Device-Recovery/

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other devices (switches)

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links

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Uboot env

root password

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X2

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open ports

firmware image

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file information

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convert to regular (4G) router

enable the 4G router

enable wifi AP

spacenet

setup openVPN (automatically connects)

custom scripts

oneliners

alternative power

spacenet

TODO

also see

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current status

topics

server setup

todo

snippets

play with the LEDs

connecting UART

install secure shell daemon

updating firmware

root password

troubleshooting

ModemManager

Hardware flow control

pins and connectors

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J1

J8

J12

CON1

CON2