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The genesis of my bill of materials

MacroFab Engineering Podcast #140

The Genesis of My Bill Of Materials

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October 2, 2018, Episode #140

Parker gets strangled by Raspberry Pi and SDR cables and Stephen gets his Vox in a Box power supply ordered.
  • Parker
    • RTL SDR functional setup?
      • RTL-FM
      • Seems to work fine for FM stuff
      • AM works in direct sampling mode but I can’t seem to get that to work with RTL-FM
        • Upconverter needed?
        • Auto switching signals?
      • RTL_FM also does not support stereo sound
      • Might need a new option?
    • KiCad User improvements for MacroFab in the future
      • KiCad Python API has awful documentation
    • Particle Spectra Conference
  • Stephen
    • Vox in a box tester layout is complete. Will order tonight
  • R.F.O.
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  • Luke Robertson from the Slack Channel
    • How do you search for technical information? I am specifically thinking in regards to forums. I realize there is a niche forum for everything but I was wondering if there are a few standouts people prefer (presumably ones that aren’t laced with kids looking for answers to their homework).
    • Luke mentions Eevblog.com and diystompboxes.com

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Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier enclosure and PCB mock up.

Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier enclosure and PCB mock up.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Top Copper.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Top Copper.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Inner Copper 1.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Inner Copper 1.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Inner Copper 2.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Inner Copper 2.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Bottom Copper.

Stephen’s Vox in a Box power supply and 30 Watt amplifier. Bottom Copper.

Meme Parker made before MacroFab was even started when the Parallax Prop 2 was still a dream.

Meme Parker made before MacroFab was even started when the Parallax Prop 2 was still a dream.

About the Hosts

Parker dillmann
  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

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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