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Bring Back MiniDV with This Raspberry Pi FireWire Hat
In my last post, I showed you to use FireWire on a Raspberry Pi with a PCI Express IEEE 1394 adapter. Now I'll show you how I'm using a new FireWire HAT and a PiSugar3 Plus battery to make a portable MRU, or 'Memory Recording Unit', to replace tape in older FireWire/i.Link/DV cameras. The alternative is an old used…
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Hardware & ElectronicsHistory & Retro Computing2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | Bring Back MiniDV with This Raspberry Pi FireWire Hat by ingve | 125 | 29 |
