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June 26, 2019, Episode #178
Check out our new MacroFab Design Contest: Useless Machine Sponsored by Mouser Electronics!
First “Entry” by Gerben! This must be made.
Josh Rozier
- Transformer Shop Story
- What is different between a power transformer and an output transformer?
Parker
- DOOM SAO
- EEPROM interface working for single read and write bytes
- Functionality of the base firmware for the Screen functionality
- Shows the normal Face.
- GPIO 1 on the SAO connector toggles where the Face looks
- EEPROM address locations for “damage” and “anger”
- Github still needs to be cleaned up before public
Stephen
- MacroAmp
- Enclosure and other parts arrive tomorrow
- Thank you to Mouser Electronics for sponsoring this project!
- Kraig Brewing Controller
- Creating a new controller for controlling my beer fridge
- 6 temperature probes
- DS18B20
- Averaging is useful
- Wifi Connectivity
- Silicon Labs solution
- External Antenna
- Processor
- Silicon Labs
- Screen and a few buttons
- Takachi Enclosure
R.F.O.
- Confirmed: NASA Has Been Hacked
- An audit document from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General was published by NASA this week which revealed that an unauthorized Raspberry Pi computer connected to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory servers was a targeted vector by hackers, who used it to move further into the NASA network. Supposedly, the hackers got as far as the Deep Space Network array of radio telescopes and other JPL systems.
- Research Platform FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform)
- 355-foot-long research platform that can be deployed for oceanographic research
- Automated Dice Tester Uses Machine Vision To Ensure A Fair Game
- 62-page report of results
- Some dice are inherently not fair due to manufacturing process
- Raspberry Pi 4 Released
- Type-C for power
- USB 3.0
- MOAR RAM
- Gigabit
- 2 HDMI ports and 4K resolution
- GE Light Bulbs Reset Procedure
- Taking the internet by storm
- Involves lots of on and off
- How would you implement a reset procedure with only a binary input?
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About the Hosts

Parker Dillmann
Parker is an Electrical Engineer with backgrounds in Embedded System Design and Digital Signal Processing. He got his start in 2005 by hacking Nintendo consoles into portable gaming units. The following year he designed and produced an Atari 2600 video mod to allow the Atari to display a crisp, RF fuzz free picture on newer TVs. Over a thousand Atari video mods where produced by Parker from 2006 to 2011 and the mod is still made by other enthusiasts in the Atari community.
In 2006, Parker enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin as a Petroleum Engineer. After realizing electronics was his passion he switched majors in 2007 to Electrical and Computer Engineering. Following his previous background in making the Atari 2600 video mod, Parker decided to take more board layout classes and circuit design classes. Other areas of study include robotics, microcontroller theory and design, FPGA development with VHDL and Verilog, and image and signal processing with DSPs. In 2010, Parker won a Ti sponsored Launchpad programming and design contest that was held by the IEEE CS chapter at the University. Parker graduated with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Spring of 2012.
In the Summer of 2012, Parker was hired on as an Electrical Engineer at Dynamic Perception to design and prototype new electronic products. Here, Parker learned about full product development cycles and honed his board layout skills. Seeing the difficulties in managing operations and FCC/CE compliance testing, Parker thought there had to be a better way for small electronic companies to get their product out in customer's hands.
Parker also runs the blog, longhornengineer.com, where he posts his personal projects, technical guides, and appnotes about board layout design and components.

Stephen Kraig
Stephen Kraig began his electronics career by building musical oriented circuits in 2003. Stephen is an avid guitar player and, in his down time, manufactures audio electronics including guitar amplifiers, pedals, and pro audio gear. Stephen graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!
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