4 ms·

One time I couldn't get to an LED so I used an IR thermometer pointed at chip to debug it. Telling the difference between hot and cold and whether it was getti

One time I couldn't get to an LED so I used an IR thermometer pointed at chip to debug it. Telling the difference between hot and cold and whether it was getting warmer or colder told me what I needed to know.

eps 11y ago
Impressive. Saying as someone who once debugged something by ear making the motherboard emit a cathode ray tube like hum instead of blinking or beeping.
- djcapelis 11y ago
  Nice! How'd you end up generating the hum? I assume you oscillated something, remember what it was?
  - eps 11y ago
    I think it involved a NIC, but I don't remember what it was exactly that I was doing to it. It was over 10 years ago.