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Circuit Break

a MacroFab Podcast

Parker and Stephen explore topics in engineering each week.

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Magical Semiconductors of Pixies

We’re joined by Alexander Vartanov, an electrical engineering student with a knack for hands-on projects.

March 26, 2024

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Crazy transistor contraptions

Crazy Transistor Contraptions

Parker reveals the results of the PCM5122 DAC testing and Stephens suffers the midi woes.

Orthogonal for mutual conductance

Orthogonal for Mutual Conductance

Stephen melts his brewery's SSR, Parker fixes his PCM5122 DAC, and Adventures in Autorouting.

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John Teel of Predictable Designs

Guest John Teel talks about how to make new hardware projects more predictable for manufacturing.

Community dice

Community Dice

Parker talks about his latest engineering article and the Raspberry Pi CM PCB, and Stephen brings up geometry!

Apples astronauts

Apples and Astronauts

Toaster controllers, Hexa Precision, I2S Audio DACs, and Bagels.

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The Current Source with Derek Brodeur

Guest Derek Brodeur discusses YouTube, Doppler Shift, Growing Microchips, and Doritos Dust.

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8 Bit Rupee Wallets

Stephen brings up alternative uses for assembly layers in PCB design and Parker uses OctoPrint!

Playing new doom

Playing the New Doom

Stephen and Parker talk about the DSO138 Oscilloscope and when external pullups should be used on MCUs.

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The Q&A Episode

Iris, Parker, and Stephen answer submitted questions from our listeners!

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Second Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special

Parker and Stephen are joined by Taylor Smith as they talk about Star Wars data storage and Rogue One.

Moses parting sea traces

Moses Parting the Sea of Traces

Parker and Stephen discuss using PCB materials for enclosures, distance sensing, and EDA tool updates.

Internet mothers

The Internet of Mothers

Agustin Pelaez and Cameron Klotz of Ubidots talk about what is IoT and how to start an IoT Project.

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I Expect You To be Bored Mr. Bond

Arduino power usage, IoT Toilet paper, and the aftermath of the Science Museum project.

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Putting English on Electrons

Mike Williams co-hosts the podcast for the first time, IoT devices shutting down, and Tesla's new Truck

Al williams field programmable gate arrays

Al Williams and the Field Programmable Gate Arrays

Al Williams returns to talk about FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) and how to get started.

Glue penny

Glue A Penny On It

Parker and Stephen talk about the kind of solder they like, fluxes, and AliOS.

Hole cruise control

Through Hole on Cruise Control

Stephen gives his thoughts on high volume through hole soldering.

Ampersand made hero

An Ampersand Made Me A Hero

Mike Williams and Kaylan Smith join Parker and Stephen to talk about developer life at MacroFab.

Dev board guilt

Development Board Guilt

Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics and The Amp Hour join Parker and Stephen for a second time!

Randomly determined

Randomly Determined

Parker butt splices his Jeep's wiring harness and Stephen brews some prison wine.

Tldr life

TLDR; Life

Stephen finishes his project and Parker starts hacking his Jeep's wiring harness.

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Liquid Hot “Magma”

Stephen and Parker talk about secret evil engineering lairs and LEDs that are as bright as the sun!

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Don’t Try This At Home

Annika O'Brien joins Parker and Stephen in the MacroFab Variety Hour Podcast.

Space engineers vs caffeinated chipmunks

Space Engineers VS Caffeinated Chipmunks

Parker and Stephen talk about fixing Motorcycles, new podcast gear, and fatbergs.

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