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		rablackburn on May 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hacking the Silvercrest (Lidl) Smart Home Gateway Huh, why does the device “have to be left switched on” for then? If it’s non-volatile it doesn’t matter right? Or is the point that the counter only counts time when the device is on? Kinda of like anacron vs cron

Beldin on May 30, 2021 [–]

The latter. Counter is stored persistently; power is needed only to decrease the counter (according to the article).

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