nico.ninja A deep dive journey about electronics, computers, radio and so on

  • Pwnagotchi fixes and improvements

    It had been a while since I last tinkered with my Pwnagotchi, but recently, when I pulled it out of the drawer of forgotten projects, I noticed that the PiSugar2 battery had swollen. It seemed like the lithium-ion battery, despite being stored carefully and away from heat sources, was not...


  • Dyno Tuning the Golf GTI MK7.5

    The Volkswagen MQB platform offers a wide range of tuning options, allowing enthusiasts to enhance not only the engine but also the DSG gearboxes on these vehicles. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the dyno to perform some stock dyno pulls on my presumed stock MK7.5 GTI and subsequently...


  • Fuego Austral 2023: Find your friends

    A week before Fuego Austral 2023 I’ve been talking with Dai to build something funny to bring to the experience: Something we could wear with us during the parties, so an idea came in. Why wouldn’t we build some pendants, like the jewel of Atlantis with some LEDs and a...


  • Writing a custom wheel decoder for the Megasquirt

    The Megasquirt 2 (2005) become a very successful product down here. The hardware versatility and really low costs for production made it a great management unit for internal combustion engines. As noted above, the Megasquirt 2 was launched in 2005 and almost 20 years later it’s incredible that it still...


  • My home server

    Since I was a kid and learned about computers I developed a sense of necessity for a home server. A home server is a great piece of hardware to learn about computers, services, and high availability, while as well enjoying the build journey on both hardware and software. Storytime! Current...