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1 | * Location Logging |
2 | This document was created by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on | |
abd68e66 | 3 | ~2020-06-29T12:14Z~ under a [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/][Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license]]. It |
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5 | #+TITLE: Ninfacyzga-01 Manual |
6 | #+AUTHOR: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval | |
f7628e90 | 7 | #+EMAIL: baltakatei@gmail.com |
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8 | ** Narrative |
9 | Ninfacyzga-01 records (logs) its position in time and space using a | |
10 | [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_navigation_device][GPS receiver]]. The NMEA location data produced by the receiver is | |
11 | converted into the more commonly used GPS data storage formats of GPX | |
12 | and KML. All three types of data are then compressed and encrypted | |
13 | against a set of public keys. The encrypted data is then written to | |
14 | disk. Data produced by the receiver is segmented into 60-second chunks | |
15 | before being processed and written to disk. | |
16 | ** Description | |
17 | *** Hardware | |
18 | **** Raspberry Pi Zero W | |
19 | See the [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/pi-zero-w/][OEM]] webpage for this product. | |
20 | **** PiZ UpTime 2.0 | |
21 | See the [[https://alchemy-power.com/piz-uptime-2-0/][OEM]] webpage for this product. | |
22 | *** Software | |
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23 | ~bklog~ : A bash script that saves its stdin stream to a tar file. The |
24 | file may be compressed by ~gzip~ and encrypted by ~age~. It is an | |
25 | executable file contained within this repository at ~exec/bklog~. It | |
26 | should be copied to ~$HOME/.local/bin~. | |
27 | ||
28 | ~bkgpslog~ : A legacy bash script similar to ~bklog~ but narrower in | |
29 | scope in that it only records output from ~gpspipe~. | |
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30 | |
31 | ~gpsd~ : A background daemon app capable of interfacing with the | |
32 | Ozzmaker BerryGPS-IMU's GPS submodule. Installed and initialized by | |
33 | ~apt~. | |
34 | ||
35 | ~gpspipe~ : A command line app that polls ~gpsd~ and produces a stream | |
36 | stdout consisting of GPS data lines in NMEA format. Installed via | |
37 | ~apt~. | |
38 | ||
39 | ~gpsbabel~ : A command line app that converts GPS data from one format | |
aedd19f6 | 40 | into another. ~bklog~ may be used to convert NMEA data into GPX and |
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41 | KML. Installed via ~apt~. |
42 | ||
43 | ~gzip~ : A simple command line app that compresses stdin into a | |
44 | smaller stdout stream. | |
45 | ||
46 | ~age~ : A simple command line app that encrypts stdin against public | |
47 | keys specified in its options. Produces encrypted stdout. Is an | |
48 | executable file contained within this repository at ~exec/age~. It | |
49 | should be copied to ~$HOME/.local/bin~. | |
50 | ||
51 | **** Narrative | |
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52 | ~bklog~ may be used to log location data by receiving stdout produced |
53 | by ~gpspipe~. ~bklog~ contains options that allow file writes to be | |
54 | performed at adjustable time intervals (default: 300 seconds), | |
55 | compressed (with ~gzip~), and encrypted (with ~age~). Files are | |
56 | written in the form of appendages to a ~tar~ archive saved to a | |
57 | specified location. The NMEA data produced by ~gpspipe~ may be | |
58 | processed via a ~gpsbabel~ command string specified as an option to | |
59 | ~bklog~, assuming ~gpsbabel~ is installed. | |
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60 | |
61 | *** Output | |
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62 | |
63 | Several output file formats have been tested with ~bklog~. | |
64 | ||
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65 | **** File Formats |
66 | ***** NMEA | |
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67 | See the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMEA_0183][Wikipedia page]] for this. This file format is the default |
68 | output of the ~gpspipe -r~ command. | |
170f63ba | 69 | ***** GPX |
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70 | See the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_Exchange_Format][Wikipedia page]] for this. [[http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/WGS84][WGS84]] is the datum used. An NMEA file |
71 | may be converted to this format using ~gpsbabel~. | |
170f63ba | 72 | ***** KML |
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73 | See the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_Markup_Language][Wikipedia page]] for this. [[http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/WGS84][WGS84]] is the datum used. An NMEA file |
74 | may be converted to this format using ~gpsbabel~. | |
75 | ||
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76 | **** Encryption Method |
77 | Files produced by the bkgpslog script are encrypted against a set of | |
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78 | public keys using [[https://github.com/FiloSottile/age][~age~]], a simple command line encryption tool |
79 | selected over ~gpg~ because of ~age~'s deliberate lack of | |
80 | configurability. | |
81 | ||
82 | The public keys are bech32 strings supplied as options to bkgpslog | |
83 | when called. The secret key should *NOT* be stored in Ninfacyzga-01. | |
84 | ||
85 | If a key pair was generated using ~age-keygen~, then it is an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curve25519][~X25519~]] | |
86 | key pair. See the [[https://age-encryption.org/v1][~age~ Version 1 specification]]. | |
87 | ||
88 | An ~ssh-rsa~ or ~ssh-ed25519~ SSH public key string may be used instead of | |
89 | the bech32 public key string produced by ~age-keygen~ for convenience. | |
90 | ||
91 | Help information for ~age~ is available by running ~$ age --help~. | |
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93 | ****** Encryption through ~age~ |
94 | In order to illustrate how ~bklog~ encrypts files, below is an example | |
95 | command illustrating how ~age~ may be used to encrypt a file. | |
96 | ||
97 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
98 | $ echo "asdf" | age -r \ | |
99 | age1kza7pfshy7xwygf9349zgmk7x53mquvedgw9r98qwyyqhssh830qqjzlsw \ | |
100 | > "$HOME/secret_file" | |
101 | #+END_EXAMPLE | |
102 | ||
103 | The resulting ~secret-file~ is a binary blob with a plaintext header | |
104 | indicating how the blob was encrypted (which version of age was used, | |
105 | which public key was used). | |
106 | ||
107 | ****** Encryption through ~bklog~ | |
108 | ~bklog~ may instructed to encrypt files via the ~-e~ and ~-r [pubkey | |
109 | string]~ options. An example is shown below: | |
110 | ||
27a8996a | 111 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE |
aedd19f6 | 112 | $ gpspipe -r | bklog -e \ |
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113 | -r age1kza7pfshy7xwygf9349zgmk7x53mquvedgw9r98qwyyqhssh830qqjzlsw \ |
114 | -r age1ce3pvzrqfcn2pc6zqzglc8ac8yjk3fzukpy08cesqjjwns53xywqmaq7xw \ | |
115 | -r age1pu5usxm743sx7rf22985xv2f4s0luzv6r6yx4fa7p8c2zyvp9fvqus2xr5 \ | |
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117 | #+END_EXAMPLE |
118 | ||
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119 | ~bklog~ may be instructed via the ~-e~ and ~-R~ options to watch a |
120 | directory in order to locate public key strings in its files. ~bklog~ | |
121 | reads the first line of each file and interprets it as a public key | |
122 | string. | |
123 | ||
27a8996a | 124 | In this example, the strings beginning with ~age1...~ are |
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125 | bech32-formatted public key strings. Please see the [[*Key Generation][Key Generation]] |
126 | section for an explanation. | |
127 | ||
128 | Since ~age~ also accepts ~ssh~ public key strings, these may also be | |
129 | used if they are of the following form (no comment). | |
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aedd19f6 | 131 | : ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABA…AACAQDLnJbPs7CjwPT+OxXd |
27a8996a | 132 | |
f7628e90 | 133 | ***** Decryption Commands |
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134 | Files may be decrypted using a command similar to: |
135 | ||
136 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
137 | cat location.gpx.age | age -d -i key.txt > location.gpx | |
138 | #+END_EXAMPLE | |
139 | ||
140 | The version of ~age~ used to perform the encryption | |
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142 | ** Operating Procedures |
143 | *** Initial Startup | |
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144 | See OEM (Ozzmaker) [[https://ozzmaker.com/berrygps-berrygps-imu-quick-start-guide/][quickstart guide for the BerryGPS-IMU]]. |
145 | ||
146 | **** Physical Setup | |
147 | ||
148 | BerryGPS-IMU must be electrically connected to the correct pins on the | |
149 | GPIO header of a Raspberry Pi Zero W. | |
150 | ||
151 | *Optional*: stack together with PiZ Uptime 2.0 module. No GPIO pins | |
152 | conflict so a simple stacking and soldering with long header pins is | |
153 | possible. | |
154 | ||
155 | **** Software Setup | |
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156 | ***** Install Executables |
157 | ||
158 | Install Raspbian 10 Buster onto an SD card image. See the Raspberry Pi | |
159 | Foundation [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md][installation instructions]]. Configure WiFi to permit log | |
160 | file transfer. Configure SSH to permit remote administration via the | |
161 | command line interface. | |
162 | ||
163 | Make sure to install the ~unattended-upgrades~ package to make sure | |
164 | the latest security patches for packages are installed. See [[https://linux-audit.com/using-unattended-upgrades-on-debian-and-ubuntu/][this page]] | |
165 | for a description of how ~unattended-upgrades~ works. | |
166 | ||
167 | Install ~gpsd~, ~gpspipe~, ~git~, and this repository for location | |
168 | logging capability. | |
169 | ||
170 | Install ~syncthing~ for log file transfer capability. | |
171 | ||
172 | Place ~age~ binary (the one compiled for ARM CPU architecture for | |
173 | Linux) in ~$HOME/.local/bin~. | |
174 | ||
abd68e66 | 175 | ***** Disable Swap File |
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176 | Since standard Raspbian 10 (Buster) install involves copying |
177 | unencrypted file system image to SD card which is mounted by the | |
178 | Raspberry Pi, system memory may be written to disk in the form of a | |
179 | Swap file as described [[https://ideaheap.com/2013/07/stopping-sd-card-corruption-on-a-raspberry-pi/][here]]. In order to reduce the chance that | |
180 | location log data is ever written to disk, swap file functionality | |
181 | must be disabled[fn:ideaheap_20130731_disableswap]. | |
182 | ||
183 | Raspbian 10 uses dphys-swapfile to manage a swap file. It may be | |
184 | disabled persistently[fn:rpf_20190702_disableswappersist] by running | |
185 | the following command: | |
186 | ||
187 | : sudo systemctl disable dphys-swapfile.service | |
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188 | |
189 | To view the status of the swap file in Raspbian 10, run ~free -m~: | |
190 | ||
191 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
192 | pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m | |
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193 | total used free shared buff/cache available |
194 | Mem: 432 86 36 21 309 268 | |
195 | Swap: 99 0 99 | |
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196 | #+END_EXAMPLE |
197 | ||
dac703dd | 198 | After disabling the swap file and rebooting: |
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199 | |
200 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
abd68e66 | 201 | pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m |
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202 | total used free shared buff/cache available |
203 | Mem: 432 89 214 3 128 289 | |
204 | Swap: 0 0 0 | |
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205 | #+END_EXAMPLE |
206 | ||
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207 | [fn:ideaheap_20130731_disableswap] Explanation: |
208 | https://ideaheap.com/2013/07/stopping-sd-card-corruption-on-a-raspberry-pi/ | |
209 | ||
210 | [fn:rpf_20190702_disableswappersist] Persistant disabling of swap in | |
211 | Raspbian 10 Buster: | |
212 | https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1490692&sid=5c596a124b7805d6b10dab8d3d7caf16#p1490692 | |
213 | ||
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214 | ***** Automatic Start Configuration |
215 | ||
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216 | It is recommended to create a daily ~cron~ job that executes a bash |
217 | script that starts ~bklog~ jobs to record location along with other | |
218 | types of data recording. An example of such a script is below: | |
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219 | |
220 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
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221 | #!/bin/bash |
222 | ||
223 | # Log location | |
224 | gpspipe -r | /bin/bash "$HOME/.local/bin/bklog" -c -e -z "UTC" -t "/dev/shm" \ | |
225 | -r age1kza7pfshy7xwygf9349zgmk7x53mquvedgw9r98qwyyqhssh830qqjzlsw \ | |
226 | -r age1ce3pvzrqfcn2pc6zqzglc8ac8yjk3fzukpy08cesqjjwns53xywqmaq7xw \ | |
227 | -R "$HOME/.config/bklog/recipients" -w ".nmea" -b "300" -B "day" \ | |
228 | -o "$HOME/Sync/Evanescent_Location" -l "location" \ | |
229 | -p "gpsbabel -i nmea -f - -o gpx -F - " ".gpx" \ | |
230 | -p "gpsbabel -i nmea -f - -o kml -F - " ".kml" & | |
231 | # Log pressure | |
232 | python ~/.local/bin/bmp388.py | /bin/bash "$HOME/git-OC/ninfacyzga-01/exec/bklog" \ | |
233 | -c -e -z "UTC" -t "/dev/shm" \ | |
234 | -r age1kza7pfshy7xwygf9349zgmk7x53mquvedgw9r98qwyyqhssh830qqjzlsw \ | |
235 | -r age1ce3pvzrqfcn2pc6zqzglc8ac8yjk3fzukpy08cesqjjwns53xywqmaq7xw \ | |
236 | -R "$HOME/.config/bklog/recipients" -w ".txt" -b "300" -B "day" \ | |
237 | -o "$HOME/Sync/Evanescent_Location" -l "pressure" & | |
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238 | #+END_EXAMPLE |
239 | ||
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240 | This script, if it were saved at |
241 | ~"$HOME/.local/bin/cron/dailylog.sh"~ would then be added as a | |
242 | line in the ~crontab~ file as shown below: | |
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243 | |
244 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
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245 | $ crontab -e |
246 | 0 0 * * * /bin/bash ~/.local/bin/cron/dailylog.sh | |
247 | @reboot /bin/bash ~/.local/bin/cron/dailylog.sh | |
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248 | #+END_EXAMPLE |
249 | ||
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250 | In the example script, the options are: |
251 | ||
252 | : -c : tells bklog to compress output | |
253 | : -e : tells bklog log to encrypt output | |
254 | : -r : tells bklog to interpret the next argument as a pubkey string | |
255 | : -R : tells bklog to interpret the next argument as a directory | |
256 | : where public keys may be found (first line of each file is | |
257 | : read). | |
258 | : -o : tells bklog to write output files to the directory represented | |
259 | : -t : tells bklog to interpret the next argument as a directory | |
260 | : for storing temporary files | |
b11c81de | 261 | : by the next argument |
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262 | : -p : tells bklog a command string through which output is piped |
263 | : before being compressed and encrypted. Also expected is a | |
264 | : file extension to be appended before the compression and | |
265 | : encryption file extensions. | |
266 | : -w : tells bklog to save the unprocessed stdin with a specified | |
267 | : file extension (instead of the default '.stdin'). | |
268 | : -b : tells bklog how long each buffer round (time between file | |
269 | : writes) lasts in seconds. | |
270 | : -B : specifies the time-to-live for the bklog script. A valid value may | |
271 | : one of the time elements such as "day" or "hour". | |
272 | : -l : specfies a custom string to be used in output file names to | |
273 | : help differentiate tar files produced via bklog from different | |
274 | : sources of data. | |
275 | : -z : specifies a time zone to be used to determine the script time-to-live. | |
276 | : By default, bklog uses whatever time is specified by the TZ | |
277 | : environment variable. | |
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279 | ***** Log Transfer Configuration |
280 | Log files may be shared to other machines via ~syncthing~. See [[https://docs.syncthing.net/][this]] | |
281 | manual for how to set up a shared folder and add Ninfacyzga-01 as a | |
282 | device. Syncthing's directory synchronization capability allows a | |
283 | remote machine to delete files from Ninfacyzga-01 by deleting from the | |
284 | shared folder that they both share. | |
285 | ||
286 | When log files are removed from Ninfacyzga-01 is not within the scope | |
287 | of this document. | |
288 | ||
289 | ***** Key Generation | |
290 | An ~age~ encryption key may be generated like so: | |
291 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
292 | $ umask # Gets current umask | |
293 | 0022 # Note: This is the default umask for Raspbian 10 | |
dac703dd | 294 | $ umask 066 # So key.txt will have no perms except for owner (you) |
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295 | $ umask # Confirm umask set to 066 |
296 | 0066 | |
297 | $ age-keygen > key.txt | |
298 | Public key: age1pu5usxm743sx7rf22985xv2f4s0luzv6r6yx4fa7p8c2zyvp9fvqus2xr5 | |
299 | $ ls -al key.txt | |
300 | -rw------- 1 baltakatei baltakatei 184 Jun 29 18:28 key.txt | |
301 | $ umask 0022 # Return umask to default value | |
302 | $ umask | |
303 | 0022 | |
304 | #+END_EXAMPLE | |
305 | ||
306 | The resulting public/private keypair data looks like: | |
307 | #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE | |
308 | $ cat key.txt | |
309 | # created: 2020-06-29T18:01:56Z | |
310 | # public key: age1pu5usxm743sx7rf22985xv2f4s0luzv6r6yx4fa7p8c2zyvp9fvqus2xr5 | |
311 | AGE-SECRET-KEY-1NEUU5U2XGZGL9UYWNPU5DL99TGJJHFSN4F2E2WCCSDJJ6L5ZMLESNTVTU0 | |
312 | #+END_EXAMPLE | |
313 | ||
314 | The file ~key.txt~ is not password-protected by default and should be | |
315 | secured like an SSH public key should. The ~$ umask 066~ command run | |
316 | before the ~$ age-keygen > key.txt~ command ensures ~key.txt~ will not | |
317 | be readable, writeable, or executable to anyone except the owner | |
318 | (you). | |
319 | ||
170f63ba | 320 | *** Normal Startup |
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321 | Turn on Ninfacyzga-01 by supplying 5VDC power to the Raspberry Pi. No |
322 | further interaction should be required. | |
323 | *** Normal Operation | |
324 | No interaction beyond continually supplying approximately 100mA of | |
325 | 5VDC power and occasionally removing log files to conserve disk space | |
326 | is required. | |
327 | **** Log Transfer | |
328 | Log files may be transferred by use of ~syncthing~ shared folders. | |
329 | **** Automatic Updates | |
330 | The ~automatic-upgrades~ package, if installed, should automatically | |
331 | install security patches to packages installed via ~apt~. | |
170f63ba | 332 | *** Normal Shutdown |
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333 | The system may be shutdown via SSH by running: |
334 | ||
335 | : $ sudo shutdown -r 0 | |
336 | ||
170f63ba | 337 | *** Unscheduled Shutdown |
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338 | Ninfacyzga-01 as described and setup should tolerate unscheduled power |
339 | loss. Log files being written every 60 seconds means, at most, 60 | |
340 | seconds worth of location data may be lost. | |
170f63ba | 341 | *** End of Life Disposal |
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342 | LiPo batteries used by the PiZ Uptime 2.0 module should be disposed of |
343 | properly with their potential ignitability in mind, especially if they | |
344 | are not fully discharged. | |
345 | ||
346 | Consult your local municipality for its "E-Waste Disposal" (or | |
347 | equivalent) policy. Metals used in the Raspberry Pi and related | |
348 | components may be recycled. | |
349 | ||
350 | Take extra precuation if lead solder was used in assembling the | |
351 | electronics. Consumer electronics in early 21st century should use | |
352 | lead-free solder. |