In complex automation systems, problems rarely announce themselves clearly. A value arrives too late. A subscription behaves differently than expected. A client reconnects more often than it should. At that point logs are often not… Wireshark as a microscope for OPC UA communication
A Course I Took. A System I Still Want to Use. A few years ago, I followed a course on WinCC OA organised by Siemens in The Hague. At the time, the motivation was clear.… WinCC OA training
A layered SCADA architecture in practice This diagram shows a three level industrial automation architecture consisting of a management level, a SCADA level, and a field level. I worked with this type of system for… XAMControl SCADA
What Kind of Systems Do I Work On From 2024 until 2026 I worked on systems that control tunnels, bridges, and water pumps. These are not games or apps you can restart if something goes… Verification & Validation Engineer
www.fractals.ovh As a teenager learning about mathematics and computers I read in a popular scientific magazine about fractals and Lorentz attractors. The beautiful fractals and my intrest in computers triggered me to develop a software… Exploring Infinity with a Mandelbrot Explorer in JavaScript
Context and intent This GEEKOM Air12 Lite was bought for a specific, non glamorous job: running a RustDesk server on Ubuntu Server, always on, headless, silent, and low power. This review reflects that reality. It… GEEKOM Air12 Lite review
One of the most defining projects in my career was my role as SCADA developer in the Flemish Tunnel and Control Center in Antwerp. This control center was created to meet the operational demands of… My Role as SCADA Developer in the Flemish Tunnel Control System
As a software tester, I enjoy improving software quality even outside my direct responsibility. When I encounter an issue in third-party software, I don’t just work around it. I document it. Recently, I shared a… Action1 bug report
After a routine kernel update and reboot, my Ubuntu system came back without any network connectivity. No Ethernet. No fallback. No warning. Just silence. What followed was not a quick fix, but deep troubleshooting. And… When Linux teaches you the hard way: Secure Boot, DKMS, and a vanishing Network interface
Why I Chose WireGuard VPN and Why It Actually Makes Sense Since I work remotely I needed a solution so that I could use my Belgian IP address to identify myself towards the VPN of… WireGuard VPN