#396 – The Synergy Bus

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• Playing trombone
  • 0:02
• Assitive tech
  • 0:02
• Stingray
  • 0:04
• ToorCamp is coming up and Chris found out there will be phone service…to each tent! What?!
• RJ11
  • 0:05
• Former guest of the show Fabienne (@fbz) was tweeting about how people should bring a POTS phone (Plain Old Telephone Service). The service is run by ShadyTel
  • 0:06
• Chris was looking on OpenSignal to see if there is cell coverage.
  • 0:07
• Orca Island
  • 0:08
• Sandlot S’mores scene
  • 0:08
• MS buys github
  • 0:09
• Local + sync
  • 0:13
• Huzzah32 by adafruit
  • 0:17
• Software implementation of i2c
  • 0:18
• “Shitty add on” is a 4 pin ad hoc standard started by Brian Benchoff for DEF CON badges.
  • 0:20
• Philips standard pullup resistor is 2k2
  • 0:21
• Dave had considered making an i2c product in the past
  • 0:22
• I2C article on Wiki
  • 0:23
• Slave addresses were assigned to manufacturers. They didn’t think they would run out of numbers.
  • 0:24
• Philips cornering the tv market
  • 0:25
• How TVs work (SlowMo guys)
  • 0:26
• “The Synergy Bus”
  • 0:27
• Bill Gates’ 640K quote
  • 0:28
• EEVblog uSupply UID address for signed driver
  • 0:30
• Get a free UID through the uart manufacturer
  • 0:30
• How to properly implement a “floating oscilloscope”
  • 0:32
• NACK vs ACK
  • 0:34
• Dangerous Prototypes Bus Pirate
  • 0:38
• A toaster timer ASIC!
  • 0:42
• Direct datasheet link (PT8A2511)
  • 0:43
• Is this better than a bi-metalic strip?
  • 0:44
• Edward Shin has hooked up a chip and got it working!
  • 0:44
• Dave has a toaster story, based upon a Usenet group
  • 0:47
• Ossic shuts down
  • 0:55
• Beautifully drawn USB C post
  • 0:59
• Ken Shirriff decaps a 76477 space invaders chip
  • 1:00
• Ken was also a guest on The Amp Hour in the past
  • 1:01
• Chris has been checking out coding guidelines after writing more code recently. Google has a C++ guideline.
  • 1:02
• Andy Rubin (mentioned in Jeri Ellsworth’s most recent episode) is trying to sell off the Essential phone after burning through $100M 
  • 1:03
• Chris will be hosting a meetup on Tuesday 6/12 in Chicago. Former guest of the show Noah Feehan will be there!
  • 1:07

Thanks to James F Clay for the picture of the bus