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The AI figured out the Windows only tool so he could flash his board from Linux

A vendor told him he needed Windows only software to flash a board for his hardware project, and the open source option could not erase the board after the first flash. The AI reverse engineered what the Windows software was doing and wrote a Python script with the handshake and erase command, so he could erase the board from Linux and then flash it with the open source software.

How it works

  1. Vendor says the board needs Windows only software to flash it
  2. The open source option flashes once but cannot erase the board
  3. He tells the AI to reverse engineer what the Windows software is doing
  4. The AI reproduces the handshake and erase command in a Python script
  5. He erases the board from Linux and flashes it with the open source software

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent worked out a closed Windows tool's handshake on its own, so a board that would not erase could be wiped and flashed from Linux.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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