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MicroAlloc
https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/projects/microalloc/
Published: September 21, 2025 15:13
TLDR; You can find the project repository here. What? How? Why? A few Christmases ago, I was browsing the source code for the esp-idf heap allocator1 and thought: This is quite interesting, I should write my own allocator After a bit of looking around, I…
Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape
https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/projects/vapeserver/
Published: September 13, 2025 12:26
Preface This article is NOT served from a web server running on a disposable vape. If you want to see the real deal, click here. The content is otherwise identical. Background For a couple of years now, I have been collecting disposable vapes from friends…
Making PCBs
https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/insights/making-pcbs/
Published: June 13, 2025 14:40
Why Bother? So, why would anyone bother making PCBs at home? The truth is that not many people do any more. In the year 2025, we have the ability to order high quality PCBs form China for next to nothing. If you just want a high quality board and you don’t…
J-Link RTT for the Masses
https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/insights/jlink-rtt-for-the-masses/
Published: June 1, 2025 13:47
TLDR; You can use semihosting on any ARM CPU to send and receive data in a few lines of code. Click here to see an example implementation on a 10p “disposable” microcontroller. Context There are many ways to debug embedded projects. For high speed stuff,…
MicroPPPID
https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/projects/micropppid/
Published: May 15, 2025 16:24
TLDR; You can find the project repository here. Motivation I recently took up pottery as my new favourite hobby and I needed a better way to control the firing of my pots. For my first few pots, I just re-purposed my very cheap metal casting forge. I built…
Pottery Is Great
https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/thoughts/pottery-is-great/
Published: May 10, 2025 12:29
The Collector I describe myself as a hobby collector. They mostly centre around making things, I have always been interested how things are made. How it All Began The first book I ever read was an science book. I learned English watching “Mythbusters” and…
About
https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/about/
Published: May 1, 2025 13:07
$(whoami) Bogdan Ionescu Embedded Engineer most of the time. Origami artist some of the time. Machinist on call. Hobby collector. More Instagram GitHub