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I am looking for a Thunderbolt port switch - does such a thing even exist?
I have two high-end Dell laptops. One is for my client (must use for their work), the other is my own, and I cannot get any network connection between them (client's laptop fully locked down) so no RDP.
I have a Dell dock, using the Thunderbolt port to connect to one of the laptops, and goes out to my KB, mouse, and two high end monitors.
I would love to be able to switch between these without having to physically swap the Thunderbolt port between them. I've noticed on the one laptop that it's port is getting loose, and the connection can get a bit flakey. So a switch would be nice, even a physical A to B switch, though of course a KB hotkey would be nice. It would be cool too if both laptops could also be kept charged when plugged in.
Anyone heard of such a device? Use one? I've looked before but haven't found one yet....
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A google search for "Thunderbolt switch" comes up with hits. They seem to be KVM switches if that's what you're looking for.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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Yes, I have seen those. Lots of actual switches, but what I want is just a switch on the Thunderbolt port itself. I don't need the connections for the monitors/KB/mouse as the are all already on the Dell Dock.
Thanks...
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Andreas Mertens wrote: client's laptop fully locked down
I'm guessing you've discovered what Thunderspy's discovered and that's why you're talking about not using something other than the postal service to get your all-metal macro return bar which you can program up to 15 characters to generate short signatures ... {take a breath/exhale} ... and more to work!
I was going to lead that sentence with the word "So", as if I was being interviewed before some photographic device, and having been asked a question by the interviewer, decided in my mind that what this douche deuce just asked me wasn't really a question at all. So that I could go on with my tirade. But that's being too too. Yes?
modified 26-Apr-22 16:27pm.
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I have no idea what you are talking about...
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I swear this must be the work of some malware or something.
As I type this, I am typing in Comic Sans.
My Outlook Email app (Desktop) is all Comic Sans.
Microsoft Teams - All Comic Sans.
Every Browser app I have is in Comic Sans.
Does anyone know why this happens??
MD
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Fever905 wrote: Does anyone know why this happens??
Malware from the 90's with a sense of humour? 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: Malware from the 90's with a sense of humour sadism?
FTFY.
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Have regedit look for that font.
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I vaguely remember there was a virus that did this.
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I always love to solve new problems.
Today I realized I could use the hardware DMA capabilities of the I2S hardware on an ESP32 to drive 8 pins of data simultaneously w/ background transfers.
The upshot is I can drive an LCD connected via an 8-bit parallel bus - at least in theory - and do DMA transfers with it.
But nobody has implemented it yet to drive an LCD display, meaning I get first crack at it.
There's an e-paper display that uses it, but it doesn't drive a controller chip - it drives the display panel directly with 14 pins or so, and that's a total one off. It's what gave me the idea though.
The point is, in IoT land there are *new problems* - in a larger field where it seems like everything has been done before, and done to death.
I love it.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Dumb question maybe, but are you doing all this for professional purposes, or is it only a side hobby of yours ?
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Kind of in-between.
GFX is a library I use for my professional projects, but I developed it on my own time and released it to the community.
The display drivers that bind to it are primarily for the community, because I don't need most of them for my own projects. This falls under that (for now) though I may use it professionally down the line.
So it's to support my larger endeavor, which supports my professional and hobbyist pursuits.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: But nobody has implemented it yet to drive an LCD display
...other than Espressif, the makers of the ESP32 chip. There's a documented API[^] and a code example[^]. They call the 8-bit parallel bus driven by I2S hardware "i80 interface".
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Fair enough. I must have missed that project.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I can dig it.
You won't have many friends, but I can dig it.
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Ron Anders wrote: You won't have many friends
Friends are for those who don't have interesting projects in their lives. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Yes indeedy. 
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Nice!
I used to love getting the maximum out of CPUs and lesser devices back in the day. For better or worse, my career went in a different direction, and I don't have as much time to play around with hardware as I'd like.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Congratulations, that should speed up things considerably.
It's interesting, all the Embedded code I've looked at very few seem to use DMA.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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In my experience a lot of embedded developers aren't programmers and are quite scared of callbacks, function pointers and everything that is mildly complex to code.
I often have to explain basic concepts like pointers and double pointers to coworkers.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Yep and it takes effort to learn and apply.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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honey the codewitch wrote:
The point is, in IoT land there are *new problems* - in a larger field where it seems like everything has been done before, and done to death.
I think it's time to make some new shopping cart software!!
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You are having fun. I agree with your description of IoT land. I also think security is a big area in IoT land that needs constant attention. AI could be the big player there, as well, both in management and security.
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