R5 Thermal Mod, take 2

Pretty much the same idea as the previous attempt, but with graphite sheets to conduct heat better (I’m using Panasonic PGS sheets). This is 100% not recommended because the graphite sheets are conductive, and are more likely to cause damage.

Canon EOS R5 Thermal Mod

Modding my own R5 Required Tools / Material PH0 Screw Driver (it must be PH0, anything else won’t do)Tweezers (Optional, but nice to have)Thermal Pads (1mm thick, preferably uncut)Thermal Pads (2mm thick, preferably uncut)Scissors (to cut the thermal pads) Disclaimer If you break your camera, it’s not my fault. I also don’t guarantee it will…… Continue reading Canon EOS R5 Thermal Mod

CFExpress – M.2 Adapter, Now with better Signal / Power Integrity and Open Source

This is a newer iteration of the CFExpress – M.2 Adapter, with better routing to ensure signal integrity on the M.2 side. And the PCBs are now copper poured for both GND and +3.3V on the M.2 side. Source: https://github.com/gyf304/cfxm2 Bill of Materials: PCSMfgrPart NumberDescription1TE Connectivity1-2199230-5CONN EDGE DUAL FMALE 67POS 0.0202Amphenol ICC (FCI)SFV30R-3STBE1HLFCONN FPC BOTTOM…… Continue reading CFExpress – M.2 Adapter, Now with better Signal / Power Integrity and Open Source

More CFExpress (CFX) Card Experimentation – PCB Design for a Passive CFExpress – M.2 Adapter

As I mentioned in a previous post, it seems that it’s totally possible to convert a NVME SSD to a CFExpress Card. So here’s my first take on that. Adapter PCB Layout J1 is the PCB edge connector for the CFExpress card, J2, J3 are FFC (ribbon cable) connectors, and J4 is the M.2 connector.…… Continue reading More CFExpress (CFX) Card Experimentation – PCB Design for a Passive CFExpress – M.2 Adapter

The Mysterious CFexpress Card Specification / Pinout

It seems like CFexpress is going to replace CFast and CF card as the new de-facto DSLR storage medium, at least for Japanese camera manufacturers. The Internet kept its mouth very shut about what this CFexpress Card actually is, with specification no where to be found. However, piecing a few separate pieces of information together,…… Continue reading The Mysterious CFexpress Card Specification / Pinout

sparsebundle-fuse: Another Implementation for Reading / Writing MacOS Sparsebundles on Linux

There are already a sparsebundle implementation for Linux, but that’s read-only and only supports FUSE. This implementation is read / write, AND supports NBD (network block device) so the sparsebundle actually appears as a block device on the system, without you needing to loop mount the file in FUSE. There are some useful things that…… Continue reading sparsebundle-fuse: Another Implementation for Reading / Writing MacOS Sparsebundles on Linux