Open H/W Hits Wi-Fi Sensing & UNIX Port
Summary
These open-source efforts democratize advanced sensing, diagnostics, and ensure crucial legacy software remains accessible across hardware generations.
- Wi-Fi Sensing Achieved ESPectre implements camera-less motion detection using Wi-Fi CSI spectre analysis 1.
- Legacy System Viability Tools enable running ancient UNIX versions on modern systems 3, while Miele diagnostics are open-sourced 2.
- CLI Data Inspection Parqeye offers terminal-native visualization for Parquet files, similar to csvlens 4.
- Rust Ecosystem Grows Unofficial ‘Tier 4’ Rust compilation target supports older Windows versions 5.
- 5 - Total articles covered in the Open Source Hardware Hacking cluster.
- 1 - Number of distinct sensing modalities ESPectre avoids (cameras/microphones) 1.
- 4 - Number of UNIX versions supported by the ancient UNIX emulation repository 3.
Key Moments
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ESPectre uses Wi-Fi spectre analysis (CSI) for motion detection without cameras or microphones.
— Article [1] -
FreeMDU provides open hardware/software for Miele appliance diagnostics via optical interface.
— Article [2] -
The toolchain facilitates running specific PDP-11 versions of ancient UNIX on modern hardware.
— Article [3] -
Parqeye visualizes Parquet files in the terminal, inspired by csvlens functionality.
— Article [4] -
An unofficial Rust Target for older Windows versions is now available for compilation.
— Article [5]
Different Perspectives
Opposing View
Open H/W detects motion via Wi-Fi; Rust targets old Windows builds [5].
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