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July 19, 2024
Circuit Break
a MacroFab Podcast
Parker and Stephen explore topics in engineering each week.
Modular Toilet Humor
Stephen and Parker talk about progress on the part libraries, modular cell phones, toilet humor, and college dev tools.
Dissolving Energon Cubes
Stephen and Parker chat about updates to the SSPS and FX Dev board.
If There is a Bug, You Can Fix It
Stephen and Parker have Kwabena of OpenMV as a guest on this week's podcast.
Super Simple Buss Bars of Power
Parker and Stephen talk about the SSPS Energon Cube and Eagle Part Libraries.
Lousy Datasheet Buyouts
Stephen and Parker rant (again) on bad datasheets, ARM being bought out by SoftBank, and general project updates.
Pokey Datasheets and Incognito Arduinos
This week Stephen and Parker rant about terrible datasheets and incognito Arduinos.
Interview with Ben Heck of The Ben Heck Show
This week Stephen and Parker have Benjamin Heckendorn of The Ben Heck Show as a guest!
Quirky Quadcopters with Scott Shawcroft
This week Stephen and Parker have Scott Shawcroft of Chickadee-Tech as a guest. This episode is Quadcopter crazy.
Let The RF Hit The Noise Floor
This week Stephen and Parker have Dustin Holliday as a guest to chat about the FCC and KiCad Python.
I Will Never Know You Viper
Stephen and Parker have guests Matt Keas and Brian Dorton from the Iron Yard and discuss the IoT of EVERYTHING.
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.
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