Podcasts by The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast
A weekly podcast about the electronics industry. Occasional guests. Lots of laughs.
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#653–Benjamin Cabé Nose Zephyr from 2023-12-11T18:00:14
Benjamin Cabé, developer advocate for the Zephyr Project, joins Chris to talk about the popular Ecosystem and Real Time Operating System (RTOS). Listen if you'd like to get started with an exciting...
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#652–For a couple weeks there… from 2023-11-28T15:21:56
Chris and Dave return after a few guests shows and missed weeks when Chris was out with a new baby in the household. This week we talked about China, chip supply, RISC V, PCB tradeshows, LED factor...
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#651–Learning Computing with Jeff Geerling from 2023-11-21T02:22:48
Jeff Geerling of the Jeff Geerling YouTube channel joins Chris to talk about how to explore the wide variety of computing devices, from an ESP32 monitor on your garage, all the way up to a multi-ra...
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#650–Accessible ASICs with Andreas Olofsson from 2023-11-13T01:38:37
Andreas Olofsson is the CEO of ZeroASIC, a company that will build you a custom ASIC using chiplets. He returns to The Amp Hour to talk about what has changed in the chip(let) industry in the last ...
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#649–History of the Cathode Ray Tube with Kathy Joseph from 2023-11-05T22:54:45
Kathy Joseph from Kathy Loves Physics joins Dave on The Amp Hour to discuss history and physics and we end up discussing the intricate history of the development of the Cathode Ray Tube.
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#648–The RP1 and beyond with the Raspberry Pi Hardware team from 2023-10-23T01:08:44
James Adams and Liam Fraser of the Raspberry Pi hardware team once again join Chris to talk about the RP1 custom silicon on the Raspberry Pi 5
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#647–Dave hanging with Fran Blanche from 2023-10-10T05:50:33
Dave hangs out with Fran Blanche for her 4th appearance on the show. Space, Youtubing, tube testing, storage nightmares, and oopsies.
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#646–Fan Fanboys from 2023-09-11T13:37:05
Chris and Dave discuss selling low volume hardware, old stock of chips, Intel's weird investments, creating oddball PCBs, scopes without fans, and more!
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#645–Moving Down The Stack with Scott Williams from 2023-09-05T01:25:26
Scott Williams returns to The Amp Hour after 6 months to discuss the technical aspects of consulting, including some of the tools he reaches for when building a new product
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#644–Garbage Ninjas from 2023-08-28T15:27:33
Dave and Chris discuss fitness trackers and smartwatches, boomboxes, buying off of eBay, design decisions, and contract manufacturing.
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#643–Calibration&Repair with Ian Johnston from 2023-08-22T01:42:49
Dave and Ian Scott Johnston discuss the PDVS2mini DC Voltage Calibrator Source, production, China, CERN, ebay reselling, test gear, pick and place machines, assembly, automated test systems, and Yo...
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#642–Sad Violins for Superconductors from 2023-08-13T19:25:41
Chris and Dave recount modems, handsets, trains, 2n2222 transistors, RISC V, and a complete lack of knowledge of how superconductors work.
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#641–Power Transmission with Toby Robb from 2023-07-31T06:18:20
Fellow Aussie Toby Robb joins Dave to discuss everything related to mains power generation and transmission and his role as a linesman.
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#640–Software Defined Power Supplies with Werner Johansson from 2023-07-25T22:44:39
Werner Johansson of Qoitech has been working on controlling power supplies with software for a long time. He joins Chris to talk about building systems that can quickly respond to the world, includ...
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#639–Daaaamn We’re Duuuummmb from 2023-07-17T22:05:38
Chris and Dave discuss efficiencies of different types of power generation, building with new chips, new test equipment, building with chiplets and feeling very dumb. All that and more!
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#638–Building AR Headsets with Aedan Cullen from 2023-07-09T19:56:43
Aedan Cullen has built some amazingly compact electronics in order to create Augmented Reality (AR) headsets. He joins Chris to talk about hardware challenges and building the next (small) big thing.
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#637–CH32V003…fun! with CNLohr from 2023-06-25T21:04
CNLohr joins Chris to talk about doing more with small parts like the CH32V003. CN has been working on the publicly available CH32V003fun library, and recently implemented SW only USB!
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#636–Discovering Cursed Connectors from 2023-06-19T18:28:12
Dave and Chris discuss a teardown of a prosumer recording product, choices around cable connectors, 3G cellular networks, and the end of the EAGLE era
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#635–Low Power Connected Devices with Andrea Longobardi from 2023-06-05T01:06:39
Andrea Longobardi from AL2tech joins Chris to talk about consulting, projects in the gas monitoring space, finding early clients, moving outside chip companies, and low power connected device design.
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#634–The CAN bus can! with Dr Ken Tindell from 2023-05-30T23:16:08
Dr Ken Tindell joins Chris to explain the CAN bus, including the history and how CAN is used in modern day cars. Also car hacking, self-driving car questions, standards in the trucking industry, an...
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#633–Engineering Optimization from 2023-05-22T20:00:55
This week Chris and Dave talk about the regular tasks engineers have in front of them when building a new hardware project: battery, data, features, etc. That plus low cost hardware, hacking device...
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#632–Steve Sanghi–Microchip CEO for 31 Years! from 2023-05-15T01:22:09
Dave talks with Steve Sanghi who was Microchip CEO for 31 years, now Executive Chair.
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#631–A Noisy Rude Bus from 2023-05-08T00:29:16
Chris and Dave discuss how CAN bus is in fact, a"noisy rude bus". Also working with piezo speakers, strain gauges, manufacturing considerations, and getting your proto off the bench quickly.
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#630–Renewable Energy Policy with Ari Gerstman from 2023-05-02T12:04:53
Ari Gerstman from the Department of Energy SCEP Office joins Chris to talk through US Renewable Energy Policy. They discuss the impacts of growing electrication in the US and how spending is drivin...
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#629–At least my house isn’t haunted from 2023-04-24T00:37:18
Chris regales Dave with the story of his spooky electrical problems at his house (subject of the puzzler in 628). Also choosing new micros, recently announced micros, and blown up space toys.
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#628–Two Dads Puzzlin Things Out from 2023-04-17T18:18:23
Dave Young joins Chris in-person to record about learning firmware, weird power issues, and encouraging engineering education.
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#627–Works on my machine from 2023-04-10T02:49:01
Chris and Dave discuss compiling code in an automated way, as well as recent Aussie tech events, EE retirement, open source equipment, and more!
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#626–Intelligent Routing with Sergiy Nesterenko from 2023-04-03T00:14:54
Sergiy Nesterenko of Quilter.ai joins Chris to talk about automating board layout using learning algoritms and parallel cloud compute. Check out how the boards come back with unconventional looks, ...
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#625–Gremlins in the machine from 2023-03-27T00:44:47
This week Chris and Dave get sucked into talking about AI...but question what happens when it's broadly used. Who will understand the underlying systems? Who will be able to troubleshoot? Chris als...
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#624–Design&Manufacturing Consulting with Scott Williams from Xentronics from 2023-03-19T21:45:45
Scott Williams from Xentronics in Melbourne joins Dave to discuss setting up and running a design and manufacturing consulting business.
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#623–Artisanal Crystals from 2023-03-13T02:10:53
Dave and Chris discuss prototypes for trade shows, power supplies, current consumption, shipping logistics and much more.
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#622–Building Firmware and Hardware for Trade Shows with Mike Szczys from 2023-03-06T04:19:48
Mike Szczys returns for a second time to talk about creating firmware and hardware for trade shows like the upcoming Embedded World conference in Nuremberg Germany.
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#621–The Magic of Calipers from 2023-02-27T01:52:38
Dave and Chris discuss calipers, IoT devices, Git, eInk, new chip companies, and more!
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#620–Engineering Education with Dr Don Wilcher from 2023-02-20T21:24:31
Dr Don WIlcher is an engineer and an educator. He joins Chris to talk about working inside industrial facilities, designing electronics for autos, and inspiring the next generation of engineers thr...
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#619–Super Tecmo Bug from 2023-02-13T15:20
This week Dave and Chris record during the Superbowl, but ignore sports and talk about finding bugs, creating prototypes, flash based microcontollers, carbon offsets, car wiring harnesses...and more!
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#618–Refrigerators and Robots with Amitabh Shrivastava from 2023-02-06T02:48:13
Amitabh Shrivastava is a physicist turned engineer and a prolific maker. He joins Chris to talk about projects with portable refrigeration and soft robotics.
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#617–Conference Room Innovation from 2023-01-30T01:21:23
This week Dave and Chris discuss interesting PCB features, testing RISC V parts, better recording set-ups, layoffs in the tech industry, solar panels, and more!
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#616–Open Source Tapeout with Matthew Venn from 2023-01-23T02:18:18
Matthew Venn of the Zero To Asic course returns to The Amp Hour to talk about what has been happening in the world of Open Source Silicon, both the tools that make things go and the projects that p...
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#615–Augmented Engineering from 2023-01-16T18:16:03
Dave and Chris discuss the impacts of AI on electronics design in the future. Also new chips, trade shows, and how to impress your boss.
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#614–Reunion Impedance Matching and 2023 Predictions from 2023-01-09T14:36:45
Past guests of the show (Alvaro, Ariel, Chris) return for an"impedance matching"episode where 4 people get together and discuss electronics. We also discuss things we expect or hope to see in elect...
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#613–It’s a Keyzermas Miracle! from 2022-12-19T02:18:32
Jeff Keyzer joins The Amp Hour for our annual check in to see what he's up to and what's new in the world of electronics, test equipment, and amateur radio. Merry Keyzermas!
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#612–Slapping Industries from 2022-12-13T15:59:22
This week on the show, Chris is supposed to slap Dave for talking about buying a Pick and Place last time. Also new parts, code visualization, Arduino's new target, and low cost chip tooling.
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#611–Grad School Time Capsule with Joshua and Zach from 2022-12-05T15:05:18
This show is a before-and-after with Joshua Vasquez and Zach Fredin. A 2019 recording captured the beginning of their grad school journey and this 2022 recording details how grad school went and wh...
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#610–Picking a Pick and Place Pickiness from 2022-11-21T02:22:10
This week Dave discusses wanting to buy a Pick and Place and Chris doesn't try to talk him out of it. Also low cost RISC V components, Supercon happenings, more on heat pumps, books about the grid,...
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#609–Open Circuits with Eric Schlaepfer and Windell Oskay from 2022-11-14T02:36:45
Eric Schlaepfer and Windell Oskay, authors of"Open Circuits"(a beautiful book looking inside electronic components) join Chris to talk about the book and their other electronic projects.
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#608–Vapor Phase with Saber Kaygusuz from 2022-11-08T01:32:56
Saber Kaygusuz is the CEO of PCB Arts, makers of the EdgeKit and the Vapor Phase One. He joins Chris to talk about manufacturing and design of electronics systems for prosumers and software develop...
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#607–The Joulescope Upgrade with Matt Liberty from 2022-10-31T00:02:44
Matt Liberty returns to The Amp Hour to talk about the upgraded Joulescope (model JS220) and the trials and tribulations it's been to build a new device during the chip shortage.
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#606–Professional Scooter Charger from 2022-10-24T00:22:54
This week Chris and Dave discuss charging batteries, outfitting a lab, heat pumps, conference badges, and more!
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#605–The Lightning Tamers with Kathy Joseph from 2022-10-17T08:04:30
Kathy Joseph from the Kathy Loves Physics Youtube channel joins Dave to talk about the history of electricity and her new book The Lightning Tamers.
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#604–Robo Fry Guy from 2022-10-10T00:45:37
This week Dave and Chris discuss robots taking low end jobs, power measurement around the house, mechanical work on cases, using AI, and more!
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#603–An Interview with Ray Ozzie (Blues Wireless) from 2022-09-26T13:13:27
Ray Ozzie is the founder and CEO of Blues Wireless, a cellular IoT company that makes it easier to send data to the cloud. Ray joins Chris to talk about his background in the software industry, inc...
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#586–Fran Blanche Version 3 from 2022-04-18T05:23:48
Fran Blanche and Dave discuss publishing, newspapers, Frantone, manufacturing, the kit business, ebay, and pontificate what we would be doing if the Internet didn't exist.
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#585–Return of the Trade Show Jedi from 2022-04-11T01:27:35
Dave and Chris talk about the return to trade shows and how things are the same. Also AgTech, open source boards, self driving cars, and engineering shortages.
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#584–Software for Rockets with Charles Aylward from 2022-04-04T01:47:13
Charles Aylward is a consultant and software/hardware designer who has worked on mission critical systems at Astra (a"new space"company). He joins Chris to talk about imparting rigor to engineering...
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#583–The Smart Grid with Paul Zawada from 2022-03-28T14:35:48
Power expert Paul Zawada joins Chris and Dave to talk about the grid, the smart grid, the challenges of increasing percentage of renewable sources, and generally how power delivery works.
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#582–The Same Wavelength from 2022-03-21T01:26:54
Dave and Chris talk through brain computer interfaces, reverse engineering, Shenzhen's numbers, the JWST, a new meetup, and more!
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#581–Real Time Operating Systems with Brian Amos from 2022-03-14T01:26:01
Brian Amos joins Chris to talk through his book about learning Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) with a Hands-on methodology. Discussions around what an RTOS is, when to use one, and how FreeRTOS ...
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#580–Electrical Archeology from 2022-03-07T01:15:29
Chris and Dave take a look at the changing nature of employment for engineers in the pandemic era. Also searching for new MOSFETs, solar farms, smart grid, and blowing up capacitors!
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#579–ADC Chip Design with Anthony Wall from 2022-02-28T00:28:24
Anthony Wall--PhD design student at Tyndall in Cork, Ireland--joins Chris to talk about the ADC he is designing based on a"current-starved ring oscillator". A deep dive into mixed signal chip desig...
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#578–Histogrammic or Histomagraphical from 2022-02-21T01:22:02
This week Dave and Chris talk about computer history, chip building news, sourcing parts from the Chinese chip ecosystem, test equipment, and tin whiskers!
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#577–Product Lifecycle Management with Michael Corr from 2022-02-14T01:42:14
Michael Corr of Duro Labs joins Chris to talk about Product Lifecycle Management: what it is, when to start using it, and how our listeners can be certain the correct design files are being used to...
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#577 – Product Lifecycle Maintenance with Michael Corr from 2022-02-14T01:42:14
Michael Corr of Duro Labs joins Chris to talk about Product Lifecycle Maintenance: what it is, when to start using it, and how our listeners can be certain the correct design files are being used t...
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#576–A literal trainwreck from 2022-02-07T03:49:40
Trains are a continual source of fascination for nerds young and old. This week, Chris and Dave discuss recent train experiences and also talk about new chip fabs, shuttering IoT networks, asset tr...
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#575–New Life Skills with Joe Grand from 2022-01-31T01:43:26
Joe Grand recently reverse engineered a Trezor cryptocurrency wallet to recover $2M. He returns to The Amp Hour after 10 years to talk with Chris about hardware hacking, past projects, and what Joe...
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#574–Bubblegum Tap Shoes from 2022-01-23T21:54:37
Dave and Chris discuss diode selection, understanding linear regulators, switching CAD programs, organizing lab spaces, and more!
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#573–Mixed Signal Education with Philip Salmony from 2022-01-18T02:09:45
Philip Salmony of the Phil's Lab YouTube channel joins Chris to talk about electronics education and Philip's new course on designing a mixed signal PCB using KiCad v6.
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#572–Technology Instruction with Charlie Larrabee from 2022-01-10T02:15:24
Charlie Larrabee joins Chris to talk about electronics and technology education for kids age 6 to 14. They cover challenges in teaching (and learning) and how to encourage children to get more invo...
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Rube Goldbergs in Spaaaace from 2022-01-02T22:17:38
Dave and Chris ring in the new year talking about connectors, high stress space missions, and new processors. Happy new year!
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#570–Keyzermas All The Way from 2021-12-20T01:38:40
Jeff Keyzer returns to The Amp Hour for our yearly holiday tradition of Keyzermas. We discuss test equipment, supply chain silliness, capacitor madness, museums, and more!
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#569–Electric Fields, Son. from 2021-12-06T16:35:13
This week Dave recaps the Veritasium video about electricity flowing through wires and Chris announces he has joined a startup working on connecting things to the internet.
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#568–YouTube to Consulting with Florin of Voltlog from 2021-11-29T02:07:13
Florin of the VoltLog youtube channel joins Chris to talk automotive electronics, consulting, test equipment, and more!
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#567–The Rodeo Drive of Electronics from 2021-11-22T00:45:17
Dave and Chris discuss shopping for new parts, logistics, measuring signals, and mechanical marvels.
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#566–Switching Converter Engineering with Carmen Parisi from 2021-11-15T01:41:45
Carmen Parisi, Staff Applications Engineer at Renesas, joins Chris to talk about how high current regulators work and what it's like testing and supporting those chips for a wide variety of customers.
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#565–Here for a reason from 2021-11-08T02:48:30
Chris and Dave discuss modularity, programming, new development boards, and power design.
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#564–Pavlovian Cheapskates from 2021-10-31T19:57:11
This week Chris records with Parker and Stephen of the Macrofab Engineering Podcast to celebrate their 300th episode.
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#563–Grumpy Collaboration from 2021-10-25T00:32:43
Chris and Dave are grumpy about the hype around collaborative design tools and how silicon valley values tech companies in general.
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#562–Electroboom! from 2021-10-18T23:21:52
Mehdi Sadaghdar from the Electroboom Youtube channel joins Dave to talk about his hobby and professional background, and how he got started in YouTubing. Also moving to Canada, the Iranian hobby mo...
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#561–Assembly Chat from 2021-10-11T00:03:49
Will it work if Chris and Dave record while Chris assembles a board? Listen to find out!
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#560–High End Audio with Remco Stoutjesdijk from 2021-10-04T00:16:44
Remco Stoutjesdijk is an electronics designer for audio. He has been creating audio circuits for high end audio manufacturers for many years via his consultancy ItsOnlyAudio.com. He joins Chris to ...
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#560–High End Audio with Remco Stoutjesdijk from 2021-10-04T00:16:44
Remco Stoutjesdijk is an electronics designer for audio. He has been creating audio circuits for high end audio manufacturers for many years via his consultancy ItsOnlyAudio.com. He joins Chris to ...
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#559–Occam’s Engineering Razor from 2021-09-27T00:09:46
This week, Dave and Chris discuss troubleshooting, both in the abstract and in the literal. Dave has been troubleshooting his solar panel, and Chris has been building up new 3D printing metholodolo...
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#558–Toasted Marshmallow Connectors from 2021-09-20T00:10:25
This week Chris and Dave discuss reflow in the lab, the passing of Sir Clive Sinclair, the importance of cost-down innovations, test equipment craziness, and more!
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#557–Generic Nodes with Orkhan Amiraslanov from 2021-09-13T01:37:26
Orkhan Amiraslanov of The Things Industries joins Chris to talk about creating hardware for a LoRaWAN network, including working with different microcontrollers and building a sensor platform that ...
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#556–Firmware for Hardware Engineers with Phillip Johnston from 2021-09-07T02:36:14
Phillip Johnston of Embedded Artistry joins Chris to talk about building better firmware for hardware devices. This includes high level topics like setting up Continuous Integration pipelines and d...
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#555–Timing is Everything from 2021-08-31T02:33:43
Dave and Chris celebrate their 555th show by doing a live Q&A recording
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#117–An Interview with Alan Wolke (Re-broadcast) from 2021-08-24T21:08:42
For the original show notes (and much more active comment section) check out the original page: https://theamphour.com/theamphour-117-undulating-utensil-utility/ To listen to all episodes in your ...
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#554–PLEASE be a die shrink from 2021-08-16T00:30:56
Dave and Chris discuss the terror of getting a product change notification and hoping it's not something drastic (like an end of life notice). Also test equipment, the M.2 standard, layout, new wif...
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#553–Debunking with Shahriar from 2021-08-10T11:44:37
Shahriar Shahramian from The Signal Path joins Dave to talk debunking theories and how to teach critcal thinking
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#552–Shouting at chips with Colin O’Flynn from 2021-08-02T02:29:37
Colin O'Flynn joins Chris to talk about the state of the security industry, and to discuss his recent and upcoming product (Chip Shouter, Chip Whisperer Husky) and book releases (The Hardware Hacki...
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#551–Feed the Mouse from 2021-07-26T01:37:18
Dave and Chris discuss chip shortages, USB, job seeking tips, meetups, bluetooth waste, electronics fundamentals, moving labs, and more!
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#550–Finishing Prototypes with Zack Freedman from 2021-07-19T02:15:06
Zack Freedman is a prototyping engineer turned YouTuber who makes bombastic videos about 3D printed creations and getting projects across the finish line. He joins Chris to talk about his past hard...
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#549–Creative Engineering with Shrouk El-Attar from 2021-07-12T02:39:45
Shrouk El-Attar is an electronics designer, refugee, belly dancer, activist and podcaster. She joins Chris to talk about creating electronics for interesting problem solving, including FemTech prod...
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#548–The Last Line of Defense from 2021-07-06T02:18:59
This week Chris and Dave discuss how to keep electronics dry by properly designing an enclosure. Also solar, weather events, patent trolls, outfitting labs, and more!
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#547–Open Source Mindset with Michael Gielda from 2021-06-29T01:53:59
Michael Gielda of Antmicro returns to discuss open source methodology and the wide variety of projects they develop that feed back into the electronics ecosystem, including FPGA, AI, chip design an...
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#546–Thousands Of Dependencies from 2021-06-22T01:15:41
This week Chris and Dave discuss the amazing amount of interdependencies in modern web software and how that differs from hardware processes. Also takeover bids for CAD tools, hardware continuous i...
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#545–Fear of Banjos from 2021-06-07T12:20:54
This week Chris and Dave discuss data retention, manufacturing data generation, moving labs (and homes), and the joys of real estate.
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#544–Standardizing Manufacturing with Pete Staples from 2021-06-02T02:24:28
Pete Staples of Blue Clover Devices joins Chris to talk about manufacturing and how to automate and standardize device programming and testing. Blue Clover uses their experience manufacturing in Ch...
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#543–Cassette decks have browsers? from 2021-05-24T02:51:43
Dave and Chris discuss part library strategies, repairing equipment, electric vehicles, corporate buyouts, IoT teardowns, and more!
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#542–Component Management with Jan Rychter from 2021-05-17T22:00:57
Jan Rychter, creator of PartsBox, talks with Chris about how to manage a personal library of components. This can help to save money, run a small manufacturing business, keep track of parts, reduce...
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#541–Chip Shortage Denier from 2021-05-10T15:37:30
Chris returns from paternity leave to more mayhem in the semiconductor supply chain. Dave jokingly doesn't believe that it's happening when he can't find parts out on a distributor website.
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#540–The Space Time Continuum with Fran Blanche from 2021-05-05T00:15:08
Dave talks with Fran Blanche about, well, everything including her theory on the space time continuum!
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#539–The King of Trash with Big Clive from 2021-04-26T05:08:10
Dave talks with the king of trashy youtube channels, Big Clive!
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#539–The King of Trash with Big Clive from 2021-04-26T05:08:10
Dave talks with the king of trashy youtube channels, Big Clive!
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#538–Missle Man with Bruce Simson from 2021-04-12T01:32:59
Bruce Simpson from the Xjet Youtube channel joins Dave to discuss RC aircraft and creating an international incident by developing a DIY cruise missle!
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#537–Firmware Deployment and Troubleshooting with Akbar Dhanaliwala from 2021-04-06T03:02:05
Akbar Dhanaliwala, Founder and CEO of Lager Data, joins Chris to talk about building out firmware testing infrastructure. His experiences deploying software to devices in the field or being manufac...
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#536–NFT Schematics from 2021-03-28T21:54:27
This week Dave and Chris discuss the value of a schematic, how chip fabs recover from shutdowns, getting started projects, 3D printing with resin, operating systems and much more!
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#535–Efinix FPGAs with Sammy Cheung from 2021-03-22T02:22:24
Sammy Cheung, CEO of Efinix, joins Chris to talk about FPGAs. They discuss designing reconfigurable devices into products that do not traditionally have FPGAs, but will benefit from enhanced capabi...
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#534–Firmware Update Capabilities from 2021-03-14T22:52:42
This week Dave and Chris talk about putting firmware onto devices (or not), computer history, Silicon Valley, cabling and extraterrestrial flight.
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#533–Microwave measurement with Joel Dunsmore from 2021-03-08T00:21:12
Joel Dunsmore is a Keysight Fellow, an engineer who worked on the HP 8753, and the author of The Microwave Component Measurement handbook. He joins Chris to explain VNAs, the increasing need for mu...
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#532–Recalling Recalls from 2021-03-01T03:39:37
This week Chris and Dave discuss various product recalls and the terror that recalls instill into engineers. Also mars rovers, shuttered retail, high accuracy voltmeters, power outages, and more!
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#531–Footprints and Symbols with Natasha Baker from 2021-02-22T01:00:10
Natasha Baker, Founder and CEO of SnapEDA, joins Chris to talk about footprints, symbols and other engineering content that helps designers create useful, correct circuit boards. They discuss the c...
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#530 – Living Through Chipageddon from 2021-02-16T02:12:21
This week Chris and Dave discuss chip shortages, electronics consulting, Raspberry Pi silicon, PCB renders, new coding languages and much more!
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#529 – Embedded Hardware with the Raspberry Pi Team from 2021-02-08T01:04:28
James Adams, Liam Fraser and Luke Wren of Raspberry Pi Trading join Chris to talk about new hardware from Raspberry Pi, including the RP2040 chip, the Pico board, the CM4 module and more!
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#528 – New Year, New Gear from 2021-02-01T02:26:20
This week Chris and Dave discuss a wide range of new equipment, including soldering irons, USB scopes, active loads, and retrofitted DMMs. Also discussion around new boards and chips from Raspberry...
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#501 – Discussing the Open Source PDK with Tim Ansell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tim 'Mithro' Ansell of Google talks to Chris about the recently announced open source PDK released by Skywater (a silicon fab) and Google. Also discussions around the implications of open source si...
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#479 – Why isn’t this working? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chris (Gammell) talks with Elecia and Chris (White) from Embedded.fm. It's a crossover show called Ampbedded! This episode covers learning methodology when doing self study and the surprising aspec...
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#478 – Optimization Beast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week Dave and Chris discuss the impact of engineers passing away, the time spent doing different electronics design tasks, new rocket types, a new KiCon being held at CERN and much more!
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#477 – EcoWoke and Going Broke from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chris and Dave talk about the new Art of Electronics X Chapters book, the impacts of Corona Virus on the electronics world, changes in the IoT landscape and a triumphant return of Chip of the Week!
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#476 – An Interview with Kendall Castor-Perry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kendall Castor-Perry, the "Filter Wizard", joins Chris to talk about the need for effective filters in different electronics products and tools that help to create them.
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#475 – An Interview with Christina Cyr from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Christina Cyr joins Chris to talk about creating a custom cellphone with an unusual form factor. She also recaps her time at CES, talks about sourcing components with large vendors, discusses marke...
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#474 – An Interview with Nash Reilly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nash Reilly is a digital designer at Sonos who has worked on products like the Port, the Amp, and the Move. He joins Chris to talk about emissions testing, project management, audio sound quality a...
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#473 – An Interview with Greg Davill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Greg Davill returns to The Amp Hour to talk with Chris about his wide range of projects, such as the Arctic Koala, Orange Crab and Icosahedron LED sculpture. He also talks about his soldering techn...
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#241 – An Interview with Chuck Peddle (Repeat, in memoriam) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We re-air our 2015 episode with Chuck Peddle as a tribute to him. Chuck passed away earlier this month and we'll miss him.
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#472 – Keyzermas Vacation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jeff Keyzer of Mightyohm.com joins Chris and Dave to talk about learning 3D CAD, attending a wide range of conferences, long lead time components, and plans for learning in the new year.
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#471 – An Interview with Matt Berggren from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Matt Berggren is a Director at Autodesk in charge of Fusion 360. He joins Chris to talk about the changes coming to EAGLE and Fusion, his history with the ECAD industry and how he used to be a co-w...
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#470 – Just Add Salt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chris and Dave discuss electronics textbooks, computers taking over layout, writing firmware, and how to deal with test equipment addictions.
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#469 – An Interview with Craig J Bishop from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Craig Bishop joins Chris to talk about a custom gaming platform built on the Xilinx Zynq, how he uses autorouters to connect chips at packaging facilities, and using more software to build hardware.
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#468 – The Tiny Lab Movement from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dave and Chris discuss downsized labs, flex PCBs, arsonist robots, PCB manufacturing, FPGA practicality and a lot more!
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#467 – Stories from Supercon 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chris talks with 3 different guests about FPGAs and open source toolchains at the Hackaday Superconference 2019. Guests include Jereon "Sprite_tm" Domburg, Sylvain "tnt" Munaut and Matt Venn.
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#466 – An Interview with Ryan Cousins from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ryan Cousins is a founder and CEO of Krtkl. He talks with Chris about the Snickerdoodle, an FPGA + SOC platform, which allows users to easily design high complexity FPGA products using a pluggable ...
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#464 – KonnectorPanik from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chris and Dave discuss designing and testing antennas, production moving out of China, designing flash into products, building flex PCB based cash, hinged PCB construction, and a lot more!
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#463 – An Interview with Trammell Hudson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Trammell Hudson is a hardware and firmware security researcher who has a wide range of projects. He joins Chris to talk about robotics, firmware reverse engineering, driving vector displays, retro ...
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#462 – Boat Anchors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week Dave and Chris discuss satellite communications, PCB milling, measuring RF, and uncertain datasheets. Please consider filling out our 2019 listener survey. We will do a drawing for DMMs, ...
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#527 – Measuring Current with Matt Liberty from 2021-01-25T02:58:51
Matt Liberty, creator of the Joulescope, joins Chris to talk about measuring current in low power devices, including IoT devices that have high current RF pulses. Matt explains how to optimize low ...
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#526 – Why IoT Is Difficult with Jonathan Beri from 2021-01-18T16:08:57
Jonathan Beri of Golioth joins Chris to talk about the difficulty of standing up an end-to-end IoT solution, including working with web providers, dealing with firmware updates, interfacing with di...
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#525 – Open FPGA Toolchains and Machine Learning with Brian Faith of QuickLogic from 2021-01-11T02:21:15
Brian Faith, CEO of QuickLogic, joins Chris to talk about implementing the Symbiflow open source toolchain for QuickLogic FPGAs and how they are using that tool chain alongside the SensiML platform...
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#524 – LEDs and EVs with Mike Harrison from 2021-01-04T02:37:37
Mike Harrison of Mike's Electric Stuff join Chris and Dave to talk about new development projects, working with old parts and tinkering under the hood of an EV.
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#523 – A Keyzermas Story from 2020-12-28T04:00:43
Jeff Keyzer of Mightyohm.com joins Chris and Dave for our annual Keyzermas episode! Jeff updates us on what he's been working on, answers some questions about RF and discusses the state of the elec...
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#522 – High Current Power Supplies with Fredrik Kensander from 2020-12-21T00:25:50
Fredrik Kensander of KraftPowercon joins Chris to talk about creating very high current output power supplies used for things like plating copper onto circuit boards (and many other industrial appl...
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#521 – Outdoor Laser Projection & Object Mapping with Daryl Tewksbury from 2020-12-14T04:36:24
Daryl Tewksbury joins Dave to talk about his work on laser projects at Laservision and how he has continued building hardware and software.
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#520 – Inductance and Stuff from 2020-12-06T23:43:30
This week Chris and Dave dive into RF...and promptly turn around and walk away from the topic. Also firmware, training repetitions, PCB stackups, satellites, Linux modules and much more!
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#519 – Simulating Embedded Hardware with Michael Gielda from 2020-11-30T00:55:49
Michael Gielda of Antmicro joins Chris to talk about simulating embedded hardware, from the microcontroller core all the way out to multiple units communicating on a mesh network (and beyond). Thei...
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#518 – Satellites and EVs with Joris Aerts from 2020-11-23T03:42:46
Joris Aerts joins Chris to talk about building electronics for (cube) satellites, the electronics inside the Model S door handle and a new testing platform he is creating.
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#517 – Depth and AI with Brandon Gilles and Brian Weinstein from 2020-11-16T02:31:10
Brandon Gilles and Brian Weinstein of Luxonis (makers of the DepthAI) join Chris to talk about how embedded computing will change in the next 5 years due to depth perception and AI image classifica...
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#516 – Thermions Aren’t A Thing from 2020-11-09T03:30:17
This week Chris and Dave discuss thermal design, bluetooth bootloading, power lines, refactoring labs, and automated layout tools.
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#515 – Embedded Linux with Jay Carlson from 2020-11-02T03:24:40
Jay Carlson joins Chris to talk about his recently released opus on building embedded Linux for microprocessors and the process of building 10 different boards to showcase the required steps.
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#514 – Focus, Dammit from 2020-10-25T22:42:42
Dave and Chris discuss the benefits of focusing on a platform for finding work and whether that should tilt the discussion of generalist vs specialist. Also software explanations, downsizing, power...
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#513 – Audio DSP with Shannon Parks from 2020-10-19T02:09:45
Shannon Parks of Parks Audio joins Chris to talk about processing phono (record player) audio input using DSP and selling a digital device into a consumer market that goes crazy over analog.
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#512 – Design For Longevity from 2020-10-12T00:44:29
Dave and Chris talk about troubleshooting electronics from afar, solar charging, car charging, bus charging and the charge of educational institutions around the world.
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#511 – Brewing Electronics with Eli Hughes from 2020-10-05T01:38:51
Eli Hughes of TZero joins Chris to talk about creating a business around a connected brewery monitoring system and the technologies that go inside of it. Also working with processors, switching fro...
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#510 – Knob and Tube Wiring from 2020-09-29T01:00:45
Chris and Dave discuss EV charging, old wiring in houses, working with an RTOS, newly announced open source devices and more!
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#509 – Cellular IoT with Jared Wolff from 2020-09-20T23:31:03
Jared Wolff joins Chris to talk about creating a cellular IoT board and all of the pitfalls along the way. He also describes recovering from tech burnout, using the Zephyr RTOS, taking a board to p...
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#508 – Doomed To The Flatland from 2020-09-14T00:31:30
This week Chris returns from holiday to chat with Dave about board assembly, telepresence, audio gear, pick and place machines, optics tables, and much more!
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#507 – Right To Repair with Louis Rossmann from 2020-08-31T06:20:10
Louis Rossmann from Rossmann Repair Group joins Dave to discuss Right To Repair legislation and repairability of products, and setting up an industry standard for independent repair.
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#506 – Hipster Fodder from 2020-08-25T02:40:26
This week Chris and Dave record earlier than normal for a special occasion. Also they discuss battery charging, solderpaste application, firmware tutoring, SBIR grants, out of print textbooks, and ...
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#505 – Hardware Revision Control with Kyle Dumont from 2020-08-17T01:34:13
Kyle Dumont of Allspice.io joins Chris to talk about revision control for hardware projects. Allspice takes Altium projects and makes it easier to see changes and do design reviews for new designs....
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#504 – This Is Just A Tribute from 2020-08-10T00:59:53
This week Chris and Dave discuss a new podcast by Chris (The Contextual Electronics Podcast), gerber issues, DfM tools, ARM being up for sale again, book recommendations and the future of technolog...
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#503 – Fabless Chip Design with Mohamed Kassem from 2020-08-02T21:08:40
Mohamed Kassem, CTO of eFabless, joins Chris to talk about using the OpenLANE tool flow to build custom silicon for the newly announced open source PDK from Google and Skywater. He also describes h...
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#502 – Lowest Common Denominator Design from 2020-07-26T22:44:09
This week Dave and Chris discuss detailed teardowns of EVs, choosing PCB fabrication based on minimum tolerances, PCB stackup, large chip companies merging, and the untimely passing of an engineeri...
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#500 – Two and a Half Orders of Magnitude from 2020-07-12T22:53:59
This 500th episode....contained many of the same things we were talking about in our first few episodes! We review part shortages, OSHW licensing, chip printers, RF simulation, past guests, capacit...
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#499 – Discussing Chiplets with Ming Zhang from 2020-07-05T22:09:43
Ming Zhang, co-founder and CEO of zGlue, joins Chris to talk about connecting chiplets together to create bespoke integrated circuits, which are much smaller and more power efficient than if placed...
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#498 – Quantum Computing with Andrea Morello from 2020-06-28T22:22:38
Andrea Morello, Scientia Professor of Quantum Engineering at the University of New South Wales (Australia), joins Dave to talk about the state of the art of quantum computing.
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#497 – An Interview with Brock LaMeres from 2020-06-22T01:35:48
Brock LaMeres, a professor at Montana State University, joins Chris to talk about distance learning, embedded systems, designing redundant processors for space missions, engineering education, and ...
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#496 – Drab Olive from 2020-06-15T02:26:26
This week Dave and Chris discuss determination, connectors, signal analyzers, insecure components, new designs, and the future of universities.
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#495 – An Interview with Eric Klein from 2020-06-08T02:27:28
Eric Klein of Lemnos Labs--a hardware focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco--joins Chris to talk about the future of hardware investing and exciting new opportunities for hardware sta...
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#494 – The Two Person Rule from 2020-06-01T02:39:43
This week on the show, Dave and Chris discuss troubleshooting and the sense of relief when you find the true problem. Also the importance of PCB stackups, working on high cost projects, working wit...
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#493 – PITA Package from 2020-05-17T16:13:13
This week Dave and Chris discuss eWaste, small pitch soldering, microscopes, low cost components, programming micros, cellular modems and much more!
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#492 – More Electronics Consultant Impedance Matching from 2020-05-11T00:11:57
A second episode devoted to electronics design consulting. It features consultants Alex Klimaj, Jeremiah Gillis, Kieran O'Leary and (host) Chris Gammell.
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#491 – The Almighty Dollarydoo from 2020-05-04T01:17:35
This week Dave and Chris discuss funding hardware companies, connectors, how to teach electronics by talking about current, LED characteristics, modularity, arcade games and a lot more!
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#490 – An Interview with Ben Heck(endorn) from 2020-04-28T03:00:23
Ben Heckendorn AKA Ben Heck joins Dave to talk about gaming, building pinball machines, speaking at Maker Faire and building things every week for many years for The Ben Heck Show YouTube channel.
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#489 – An Interview with Jack Ganssle (2nd) from 2020-04-20T03:00:55
Jack Ganssle returns to The Amp Hour 8.5 years later to follow up on how microcontrollers and embedded programming has changed and to talk about some of his favorite tools for building great firmware.
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#488 – Sowing Discord from 2020-04-13T17:32:24
This week Dave and Chris discuss (from lockdown), repairing devices, part storage at home, our new Discord for patrons, virtual meetups, capacitor requirements and much more!
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#487 – An Interview with Kerry Scharfglass from 2020-04-06T03:06:30
This week Kerry Scharfglass (@borgel) joins Chris to talk about designing consumer electronics and how things change as you move towards smaller companies. Also #Badgelife, war games with hardware,...
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#486 – Medical Kits, They’re The Future from 2020-03-30T05:46:30
Dave and Chris discuss working within the confines of the home, how batteries change over time, changing to lead free reflow processes, the variety of power supply topologies and much more!
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#485 – An Interview with John Day from 2020-03-22T23:35:17
John Day is a technical fellow and one of the top FAEs at Microchip. He has spent over 25 years working in various parts of the business and helping their customers design devices for the automotiv...
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#484 – Man Behind The Curtain from 2020-03-16T15:53:47
This week Dave and Chris talk about carrying your lab with you because of Coronavirus, conferences going online, parts lists out of Shenzhen, EVs in Australia and more!
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#483 – An Interview with Adrian Tang from 2020-03-09T02:40:27
Adrian Tang, the lead CMOS designer at JPL, joins Chris to talk about designing extremely high frequency devices, for both space and terrestrial operations. These are used to detect water and other...
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#482 – Shine A Light from 2020-03-02T05:06:47
This week Dave and Chris talk about product design, scanning JTAG boundary chains, highly integrated SOMs, chip errata and more!
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#481 – An Interview with Paul Thompson from 2020-02-24T16:50:57
Paul Thompson, CEO of Pakton Technology, talks with Dave about building electric fence controllers, including how to generate high voltages, dealing with lightning and how to ensure safety using mi...
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#480 – An Interview with Ben Krasnow, 8 years on from 2020-02-17T03:50:30
Ben Krasnow returns to The Amp Hour after 8 years, hundreds of hours of YouTube content, a couple of high profile jobs at Valve and GoogleX/Verily and many MANY hours spent in the lab. He chats wit...
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