Hacking the Chipson

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Claims a Node.js reimplementation of the AVR toolchain that replaces the monolithic avrdude (single <500KB executable, 16 years old) with modular packages. Releases four packages so far, including AVR Girl drivers, chip JSON, and STK500v2 protocol, and ports flashing to nwjs; a Kickstarter "public radio" is flashed and works. Demonstrates a bricked chip by setting fuses in 26 lines of JavaScript. Tests rely on mock USB and proxyquire to simulate hardware.

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1. 0:00Hacking microchips introduction
2. 2:58NodeBots and JavaScript hardware
3. 6:29AVR dude toolchain limits
4. 10:45Why AVR Girl created
5. 13:15AVR Girl project intro
6. 15:40Demo and testing AVR Girl
7. 18:55Lessons from AVR Girl
8. 20:43Resources and closing

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