Updates from the enigmatic [NODE] are unfortunately few as well as far between these days. In truth his latest publish is only the second time we’ve heard from the hacker in 2021. however as we’ve come to expect from his white-on-sorta-black releases, it definitely doesn’t disappoint.
Just in time to sound in whatever holiday you may celebrate, [NODE] has revealed The Pinouts Book. A job he’s been working on for a long time now with associate [Baptiste], the free PDF download contains over 300 pages of high-contrast hardware diagrams as well as their respective pinouts. It’s about as simple as you can get, beyond the commitment page in the beginning, there’s not a word of fluff in the entire document. This is a work of hacker minimalism at its best, as well as we’re all about it.
From audio/video connectors all the method to advancement boards as well as single-board computers, The Pinouts book sticks to the exact same style of a diagram as well as accompanying chart, making it exceptionally simple to discover what you’re looking for. If you requirement more info than this streamlined design can provide, each entry includes a link to a devoted page on the book’s buddy website. This will redirect you to supplemental data such as the manufacturer’s website, the part’s full datasheet, etc.
According to [NODE], the original plan for the innovative Commons BY-SA licensed work was to release it as a physical book, however the job ballooned as much as such a scale that they realized it would be much easier to navigate as well as utilize as a digital document. While we don’t disagree, a physical release would definitely look lovely on our bookshelf. In the meantime, those who want to support the effort economically can purchase shirts emblazoned with diagrams pulled directly from the book’s pages.
We’ve long believed that a large-format electronic paper gadget would be an suitable device for the hacker’s workbench, as it enables for browsing with schematics as well as datasheets with a minimum of eye strain. now we can likewise add a copy of The Pinouts book to the listing of things we’d set up on our hacker-friendly e-ink compendium.
Thanks to [karnathe] on the Hackaday Discord server for tipping us off to this one.