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This week’s episode is sponsored by Mouser Electronics. They joined us to talk about wide bandgap semiconductors, including materials like SiC and GaN. Learn more by checking out their dedicated applications page on the topic by visiting TheAmpHour.com/bandgap
- Projects without firmware
- EEVblog #1024
- Zephyr LTS
- Gary Johnston, founder of JayCar, has passed away. Watch this Interview with Karl
- MIPS is now using RISC V ISA
- Forrest Mims on The Amp Hour
- MITS
- Will Silicon Valley recover after COVID?
- Louis Rossman announcement video
- Louis discussed Right to Repair when he was on The Amp Hour on episode 507
- Custom cable
- Chris did an unboxing and teardown of the Joulescope on Contextual Electronics
- Mars Helicopter
- uSupply update video
- Fluke 87 thread
- Please fill out the 2021 Listener Survey!
What about industrial manufactures? As a repair tech for specialized equipment I find it frustrating that manufacturers will not share their schematics and continue to sell us spare parts that fail regularly.
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has no plutonium dioxide heat source and it’s estimated to use 21Wh (59%of its battery capacity, 35.75Wh, 6 Sony VTC4 Li-ion cells) for night-time survival:
“Electronics assemblies on both base station and helicopter will be kept “warm” (not below−15C) by heaters as required. (…)for night-time survival for typical operation in the northern latitudes in the spring season, and approximatley 10 Wh is available for flight. (…)approximately 90 sec of flight is possible.”
https://rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov/Publications/files/Balaram_AIAA2018_0023.pdf
Thanks for this podcast on firmware and updates, really interesting and helpful. Special thanks for the opportunity to download the podcast. Now I am going on the road and while I go I will listen.
Chris, i have a hard time hearing you. Your voice has a tendency to fade as you finish a sentence. I am usually driving and my car doesn’t connect to my phone, so that doesn’t help..
I have no problem hearing Dave… and now that I’ve gotten used to his accent, I can understand too.🙂
Is it possible to raise your audio level a bit? I have the volume at max.
Love your show, keep it up!