Mete Balci

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Mete Balci is a computer and electronics engineer with interests in networking and Math notation.

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metebalci.com

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Electronics Engineer Computer Engineer

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Computers Electronics engineering Networking Writing Math notation

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2025-08-17 • programming macos llvm vhdl apple m-series gnat

This post provides a step-by-step guide on how to build GHDL on an Apple M4 running macOS 15.6. It details the installation of required tools such as GNAT, LLVM, and libbacktrace, including commands for setting up the environment ...

2024-10-11 •

The text is a tutorial on Portable Document Format (PDF) and pdfsh. It explains the basics of a PDF file, the structure of a PDF file, and the use of pdfsh to investigate the PDF file structure.

2024-09-11 •

The text discusses the RP2350 microcontroller and its capabilities, focusing on the bootrom and the required blocks for a user application binary. It explains the minimum viable image metadata and the information it contains. The ...

2024-08-07 •

The author shares their early impressions of the Prusa MMU3 upgrade, discussing the installation process, how the MMU3 works, initial prints, setup requirements, color print time and waste, nozzle cleaning and probing, and limitat...

2024-04-12 •

The post provides an up-to-date guide for installing and configuring the latest Lustre version (2.15.4) on RHEL 8.9 for servers and Ubuntu 22.04 for clients. It explains the purpose of the post, the popularity of Lustre in superco...

2024-04-06 •

The text discusses the current state of supercomputers around the world, focusing on the countries that have them and the performance of these supercomputers. It also delves into the relationship between supercomputers and nominal...

2024-01-05 •

The Analog Thing (THAT) is a low-cost, open-source, and not-for-profit general purpose analog computer. It is not an interview. The author should have knowledge in analog computing and electronics. The effort level to gather the i...

2023-12-21 •

The text discusses different approaches to defining and using peripheral registers in MCU/embedded applications, such as in CMSIS 5, STM32 CMSIS components, Apache NuttX, and the issues with the current code pattern. It suggests a...

2023-11-11 •

The post discusses a warning emitted by ld about a LOAD segment with RWX permissions, which is not ideal. The author experienced this issue with CMSIS linker script gcc_arm.ld, and found a solution by defining the segments and ass...

2023-11-01 •

The text explains the process of compiling, assembling, and linking an STM32 project using STM32CubeIDE and the Arm GNU Toolchain. It delves into the build settings, linker script, and object files, providing detailed explanations...

2023-10-18 •

The author conducted an experiment to measure the amount of fine particles (PM2.5) and VOC emissions from a 3D printer. The experiment showed that 3D printing increases PM2.5 concentration, but the increase is small. VOC measureme...

2023-10-13 •

The text is about the author's study on how the processor starts and how a program is built. It is not an interview. The author should have knowledge of Arm Cortex-M and/or Armv8-M architecture and/or developing embedded software....

2023-10-13 •

The post is a review of the Prusa MK3.9 3D Printer from a user's point of view. The author discusses the differences between MK3.9 and MK4, highlighting the improvements in print speed, first layer calibration, extruder, mainboard...

2023-10-02 •

The text explains how to use LTO-5 Tape for cold backup and how to backup TrueNAS Core time to time. It describes how to compile the required programs without changing TrueNAS Core by creating a jail. It also explains how to compi...

2023-09-19 •

The post explains the purpose of nano.specs and nosys.specs in Arm GNU Toolchain. It describes how STM32CubeIDE builds a project and the options used. It also details the differences between nano.specs and nosys.specs, and the sta...

2023-07-09 •

The text provides a comprehensive introduction to ESA's Euclid Mission, explaining its purpose, objectives, and the scientific concepts involved. It covers topics such as cosmological redshift, expansion of the universe, weak grav...

2023-06-27 •

The post is about power management, sleep modes, and actual measured power consumption of an ARM Cortex-M0 processor. It provides technical information regarding ARM Cortex-M0 and STM32F072 power management, code examples, and cur...

2023-06-19 •

The post discusses the issue of non-ASCII keywords in Python. It explores the possibility of using non-ASCII characters in Python keywords and delves into the technical details of Python's parser and lexer. The author also present...

2023-06-15 •

The post provides an overview of the MIT CADR LISP Machine and its processor. It explains the technical information and the historical importance of the LISP machine. It also discusses the development of LISP programming language ...

2023-05-20 •

The text is about the author's experience with purchasing, installing, and using an AlphaServer DS10, which runs Digital/Tru64 UNIX. The author provides detailed information about the hardware, installation process, and the operat...

2023-05-15 •

The post provides instructions for installing an SSH server on Tru64 UNIX 4.0F. It includes the requirements, dependencies, and configuration steps for OpenSSH, zlib, OpenSSL, and prngd.