Simple instructions (assuming a new Raspbian install) to install Kuman 3.5 TFT LCD on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.

a. Download Rasbian strech (with desktop) and extract the .img file from the downloaded zip (it’s always good to also check the hash of the downloaded file)

b. Insert the SD card and make note of the device being used (make sure you get this right not to overwrite your OS)

c. Use dd to copy the image to the SD card (the values for if and of should be changed accordingly. If you never used dd please do yourself a favor and read up first)

sudo dd bs=4M if=2018-04-18-raspbian-stretch.img of=/dev/mmcblk0 status=progress oflag=sync

d. Once the process is done, mount (if needed) the boot and rootfs partitions

e. Browse to the mount point of boot and create a blank file called ssh (to enable sshd on boot)

touch ssh

f. Open cmdline.txt and write down the value of root=. Now substitute the existing line with the line below, and then change the value of root= back to the original value

dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=tty1 console=ttyAMA0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline rootwait fbcon=map:10 fbcon=font:ProFont6x11 logo.nologo

g. Open config.txt and add the lines below to the end of the file

dtparam=audio=on
dtparam=spi=on
dtoverlay=ads7846,penirq=25,penirq_pull=2,xohms=150,swapxy=1,xmin=300,ymin=700,xmax=3800,ymax=3400,pmax=255
dtoverlay=waveshare35a

h. Download waveshare35a-overlay.dtb from GitHub to /boot/overlays and rename it to waveshare35a.dtbo

i. Change Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0" in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-fbturbo.conf to Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb1"

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Allwinner A10/A13 FBDEV"
    Driver "fbturbo"
    Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb1"

    Option "SwapbuffersWait" "true"
EndSection

j. Create a new file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf with the lines below

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "calibration"
    MatchProduct "ADS7846 Touchscreen"
    Option "Calibration" "3932 300 294 3801"
    Option "SwapAxes" "1"
EndSection

k. Reboot and enjoy

References

• GitHub
• Amazon

Quick instructions on how to create a simple systemd user service for a program or script.

1- Identify the script or program/binary that you will be using

2- Create a systemd unit file using the example below, give it a name that will make sense to you with a .service extension (like [my_service].service), and save it to $USER/.config/systemd/user

[Unit]
Description=[Service description]

[Service]
Type=simple
StandardOutput=journal
ExecStart=[script path]

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

For this example we used a service type simple, which allows systemd to take care of the most basic needs for us. The options used are:

• Description = Description of your service. This will be shown when handling your service with systemctl
• Type = We will be using the simple type, and this could be left out
• StandardOutput = We will be logging it to the system log (you can use journalctl to view it)
• ExectStart = The script or program to be executed
• WantedBy = Service will be run using the default target. You can find what the default.target is with systemctl get-default

3- Enable your service so it starts automatically

systemctl --user enable [my_service].service

4- Start the service

systemctl --user start [my_service].service

4- Check that it’s running

systemctl --user status [my_service].service

So you have a camera but can’t figure out what the RTSP URL is? Here’s the solution.

Head over to nmap.org and download their rtsp-url-brute script to your computer. Then run it with nmap as:

nmap --script rtsp-url-brute -p 554 [IP]

You should see results similar to the ones below:

nmap --script rtsp-url-brute -p 554 192.168.1.15

Starting Nmap 7.60 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-02-09 23:00 EST
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.15
Host is up (0.0033s latency).

PORT    STATE SERVICE
554/tcp open  rtsp
| rtsp-url-brute:
|   errors:
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/media.amp
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/media/media.amp
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/media/video1
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/media/video2
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/media/video3
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/medias1
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/mjpeg.cgi
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/mjpeg/media.smp
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/media
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/mp4
|   discovered:
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/1
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/1.AMP
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/1/1:1/main
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/1/cif
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/1/stream1
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/11
|     rtsp://192.168.1.15/12
|   other responses:
|     400:
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/0
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/0/video1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/4
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/CAM_ID.password.mp2
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/CH001.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/GetData.cgi
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/H264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/HighResolutionVideo
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/HighResolutionvideo
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Image.jpg
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/LowResolutionVideo
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/MJPEG.cgi
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/MediaInput/h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/MediaInput/h264/stream_1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/MediaInput/mpeg4
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ONVIF/MediaInput
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ONVIF/channel1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/PSIA/Streaming/channels/0?videoCodecType=H.264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/PSIA/Streaming/channels/1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/PSIA/Streaming/channels/1?videoCodecType=MPEG4
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/PSIA/Streaming/channels/h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Possible
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ROH/channel/11
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Streaming/Channels/1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Streaming/Channels/101
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Streaming/Channels/102
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Streaming/Channels/103
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Streaming/Channels/2
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Streaming/Unicast/channels/101
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Streaming/channels/101
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/Video?Codec=MPEG4&Width=720&Height=576&Fps=30
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/VideoInput/1/h264/1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/access_code
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/access_name_for_stream_1_to_5
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/av0_0
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/av0_1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/av2
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/avn=2
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/axis-media/media.amp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=h264&resolution=640x480
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam/realmonitor
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=00
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=01
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam0_0
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam0_1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam1/h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam1/h264/multicast
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam1/mjpeg
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam1/mpeg4
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam1/onvif-h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cam4/mpeg4
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/camera.stm
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg?resolution=640x480
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ch0
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ch0.h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ch001.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ch01.264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ch0_0.h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ch0_unicast_firststream
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ch0_unicast_secondstream
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/channel1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/dms.jpg
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/dms?nowprofileid=2
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/h264.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/h264/ch1/sub/
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/h264/media.amp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/h264Preview_01_main
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/h264Preview_01_sub
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/h264_vga.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/image.jpg
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/image.mpg
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/image/jpeg.cgi
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/img/media.sav
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/img/video.asf
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/img/video.sav
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ioImage/1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ipcam.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ipcam/stream.cgi?nowprofileid=2
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/ipcam_h264.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/jpg/image.jpg?size=3
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/av0
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/ch0
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/ch00_0
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/ch00_1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/ch1
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/ch2
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/h264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live/mpeg4
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live0.264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live1.264
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live1.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live2.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live3.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live_h264.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/live_mpeg4.sdp
|       rtsp://192.168.1.15/livestream
|_      rtsp://192.168.1.15/livestream/

After commuting close to 1000kms a week for 6 years, I have decided to the the leap and move to Toronto. After all, I was here around 4 nights a week, and having to commute back and forward between Mississauga and Toronto had become a hassle. This would also increase my work drive (from 85kms each way to 115kms), but luckily my client agreed for me to work remote 4 days of the week, with made my move even more possible.

Seeing how I would be working from home most of the week, and how my office would be in the living room of our new place, I needed a space that not only was functional, but that could hold my three 27” monitors have have a clean look. I also wanted a standing desk because I can no longer get used to sitting the whole day.

After searching pinterest and online for ideas, I finally had a plan and knew what parts I would need.

And here’s the final work:

The Wall

The space I had was perfect. The back wall has the length of 64”, with 4 wood studs distributed evenly with 16” of space. The side wall had a stud 13” away from the corner, and another stud 16” away from it. I needed to leave space for the cabling since I did not want to bring it through the wall. Space was needed on the left for my NAS cables to go through, and in the middle for the cables coming down from the monitors, LEDs and keyboard and mouse.

The Monitor Mount

For the monitors I purchased the 3x mounts below on Amazon. I have the two main monitors mounted to a piece of plywood, which is in turn attached to the wall.

Support

I’m using 3x pieces of 2x4 over 4 wood studs, and an Ikea’s Gerton extendable leg

Table Top

The table is solid wood and also from Ikea - GERTON Table top, beech. It measures 61” L by 29” ½ W.

Because this is a stand-up desk, the top of table sits at 42” from the floor.

Lighting

I’m using the cheap 12v LEDs that you can buy anywhere.

For behind the monitors, I have cut the strips and I’m connecting them with also cheap LED connectors.

The table LEDs go through an aluminum channel.

Cabling

I’m using Ikea’s Signum Cable management under the desk and the Uppleva Cord cover strip, white to hide the cables on the wall.

Controlling the Lighting

I’m using a custom bash script running on the background that checks if my monitors are on or off, and turns on the lights via curl commands to a Wemo Switch:

• wemo_control.sh
• desktop-led.sh

Other Stuff on My Desktop

• Case (FreeNAS) - Lian Li, PC-Q25
• Speakers - Edifier, Exclaim
• Linux plush
• Suse plush
• Dyzplastic Android Mini Collectible Figure
• RioRand ligh cube

Have you ever had the need to create a web server to perform a test? Well, here are a few quick options on how to do this.

Got Netcat?

If you have Netcat on the server (which is pretty easy to get), then you can do this.

Example 1: Display the date and the text “It works”

nc -kl 10001 -c 'echo -e "HTTPS/1.1 200 OK\r\n\r\n$(date)\r\n\r\nIt works"'

Example 2: Display an index.html file

nc -kl 10001 -c 'echo -e "HTTPS/1.1 200 OK\r\n\r\n$(cat index.html)"'

Example 3: Using HTTPS

a. First get a set of self-signed certificate and key (either generate or download here - http://www.selfsignedcertificate.com/)

b. Add the certificate to the server and run netcate with the following parameters

nc -l -p 10001 -k --ssl --ssl-cert ca.crt --ssl-key ca.key -c 'echo -e "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n\r\n$(date)\r\n\r\nIt works"'

Python

This is the easiest one, as long as you have Python on that system. Just run the commands below and you are set. If you have an index file on that folder, Python will display, otherwise it will do a directory listing.

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8888
Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8888 ...

Using HTTPS/SSL

And you can also create aN SSL enabled listener with Python. For this test, you will need to have the certificate and key in pem format.

Pyton 3

from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler
import ssl


httpd = HTTPServer(('localhost', 4443), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)

httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (httpd.socket,
        keyfile="path/to/key.pem",
        certfile='path/to/cert.pem', server_side=True)

httpd.serve_forever()

Python 2.x

import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer
import ssl


httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('localhost', 4443),
        SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)

httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (httpd.socket,
        keyfile="path/tp/key.pem",
        certfile='path/to/cert.pem', server_side=True)

httpd.serve_forever()