When UART Talks to Itself: The Optical Probe Loopback Bug Nobody Expects
During the development of optical communication firmware for smart meters, a strange field issue was reported: “Communication randomly drops. Works perfectly on the bench. Fails in the field.” To investigate the issue, I swapped cables, verified baud rates, and analyzed logic analyzer captures frame by frame. Everything appeared correct until I noticed that the optical […]
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