MacWake · Projects

Software & hardware from the workshop.

Two repair tools born from everyday bench work: a board and schematic viewer that puts the PCB at the centre, and a meter interface that brings the reading to where it is needed.

Software · PCB & schematic

MWV – MacWake Viewer

A native PCB and schematic viewer for repair work: 17 board formats, both faces in one view, linked schematic PDFs, repair guides, reference readings and a durable repair job.

  • 17 board formats, 18 registered
  • Butterfly view: both faces under one camera
  • OBData archive, sidecars and local overrides
  • Free for macOS, Windows and Linux
Open the MWV page Download
MWV with a board, Inspector and schematic pane

Software · meter & SCPI

MacWake DMM

A native multimeter interface that turns a bench meter into a large live reading and a local SCPI endpoint. MWV can capture the reading directly against a board net, part or pin.

  • OWON XDM-1041, UNI-T UT61B+ and generic SCPI
  • Serial, TCP and USB-HID
  • Read-only SCPI server on localhost:5025
  • Free for macOS, Windows, Debian and Ubuntu
Open the DMM page Download
MacWake DMM showing a large voltage reading

Hardware research

USB-C Amp-Meter

The USB-C amp-meter series started from wanting to measure current and voltage where a bench supply does not fit. The articles are in English because they address an international maker and repair community.

USB-C Amp-Meter V3 in development

A fresh start after V2: direction-agnostic USB-C, a colour SPI display and a proven RF design for Wi-Fi OSD and OTA updates.

USB-C Amp-Meter V2 scrapped

The big iteration, scrapped in favour of a cleaner V3 start. Its findings went into V3.

USB-C Amp-Meter V1 available

Inspired by Paul Daniels' PLD USB-C meter, which he no longer makes. Available on eBay.

MacWake Faktura is an internal workshop tool and not public at this time. It is not free and is unlikely to become free.