Spoofing wattage info from a Dell power adapter with an MSP430

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Xuan over at the 43oh forum writes:

This is all about learning one wire protocol and I did learnt a lot. I think the most important thing is timing, with a uC working at 16Mhz or 8Mhz, you need to carefully counting how many cycles your interrupt routine takes and providing the logical level in time.  And different optimization results between release vs debug configuration also needs to be taken into account.

Via 43oh.

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  1. Considering the fact the electricians I worked for in the summers of ’73-’74 always used that the term, as well as the fact it appears in multiple dictionaries, including the 1930’s mammoth unabridged Webster’s I have, I must disagree, Thomas!
    watt·age
    noun \ˈwä-tij\: the amount of electrical power measured in watts that something (such as a light bulb) uses
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wattage
    The term wattage is used colloquially to mean “electric power in watts.”
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power

    Considering the plethora of neologisms coined daily, you’ve picked the wrong word to deny word status to…

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