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Dr. Duncan Haldane from JITX on Automating Circuit Design
Dr. Haldane on his background, the problems JITX is trying to resolve, & new auto-router plans. What's the deal with the "hyper-aggressive pogo-stick"?
November 28, 2023
Circuit Break
a MacroFab Podcast
Parker and Stephen explore topics in engineering each week.
Panning for Caps
Stephen and Parker discuss Gameboys using Raspberry Pi Zero, the FAA's new anti-drone system, and project updates.
Classy Capacitors and Lab War Stories
This week Stephen and Parker discuss capacitors, the Space Echo RE-201, and horror stories of college electronic labs.
System-in-Package (SiP) Platforms with Greg Sheridan
This week Stephen and Parker discuss System-in-Package (SiP style chips) with Greg Sheridan of Octavo Systems.
Fixtures of Echoing Tubes
Parker & Stephen discuss the NuTube from Korg USA and updates on the Jig of Destiny.
Ridiculously Blinking LED
Stephen is now almost done with the FX Development Board's final layout and enclosure design.
Discrepant Diodes
Stephen makes progress on the FX Dev Board and Parker keeps working on the Stupid Simple Power Supply.
Picture Books for Engineers
Parker has been testing the ESP-12E WiFi module which uses the ESP8266 IC.
Silicon Condensers
Stephen builds a custom old school tube microphone for Josh Moore and Parker gets a CU40045-UW1J display working.
False Fuses and Kitschy Kickstarters
Parker talks about the PinHeck Test Fixture and all the pogo pins it uses and Stephen tests his Diode Compression Opamp.
IoT’s Cloudy Future
The MEP's first guest! Trey German joins Stephen and Parker to talk about Trey's latest project.
Robots with Feelings
Stephen does a full on simulation of analog section of the SSPS in MultiSim and Parker is working on a ESP8266 devboard.
Bits That Don’t Quit
Stephen and Parker discuss how the digital and analog side of the SSPS will work and interface with each other.
The Art of Retention Force
MacroFab now supports the ODB++ format and Why to Like USB 3.1
Mythical Transistors
Parker is working on the front panel for the SSPS, Rigol DP832 woes, and Stephen does a guest lecture for the Iron Yard.
Tilting Tubes
Stephen builds a 16bit A/D D/A board with a MAX5217BGUA+ and MAX11100EUB+.
Linear Effects of Licensing
New recording studio with Josh Moore for improved acoustics! SAIM machine running kinda, and Stephen on the SSPS.
Liquid Toroidal Electrons
Testing the OPA541, giant resistors, and capacitor weights?
Mechanical MultiSIM Monsters
Stephen continues his work on the SSPS and Parker gets busy building an X-Y gantry.
Opamp-timal Power Supply
Stephen talks about the Stupid Simple Power Supply (SSPS). He designed a OPA541 breakout board for testing.
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