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How cheap digital verniers work (2017)
Ever wondered how cheap digital verniers are able to produce good precision at very low prices? I did, so I took one apart.
I brought a cheap (£10) HDMI-to-USB2 capture device based on the Macrosilicon 2109 - but I encountered a problem where it didn't appear at /dev/video* when plugged in, despite dmesg showing some recognition of the device. Fortunately, Nikola_F on the Arch Linux forums had already found the problem and offered a…
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Ever wondered how cheap digital verniers are able to produce good precision at very low prices? I did, so I took one apart.