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#631 – A Noisy Rude Bus

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Chris and Dave discuss how CAN bus is in fact, a “noisy rude bus”. Also working with piezo speakers, strain gauges, manufacturing considerations, and getting your proto off the bench quickly.

#630 – Renewable Energy Policy with Ari Gerstman

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Ari Gerstman from the Department of Energy SCEP Office joins Chris to talk through US Renewable Energy Policy. They discuss the impacts of growing electrication in the US and how spending is driving new industries.

#629 – At least my house isn’t haunted

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Chris regales Dave with the story of his spooky electrical problems at his house (subject of the puzzler in 628). Also choosing new micros, recently announced micros, and blown up space toys.

#628 – Two Dads Puzzlin Things Out

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Dave Young joins Chris in-person to record about learning firmware, weird power issues, and encouraging engineering education.

#627 – Works on my machine

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Chris and Dave discuss compiling code in an automated way, as well as recent Aussie tech events, EE retirement, open source equipment, and more!

#626 – Intelligent Routing with Sergiy Nesterenko

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Sergiy Nesterenko of Quilter.ai joins Chris to talk about automating board layout using learning algoritms and parallel cloud compute. Check out how the boards come back with unconventional looks, but well tested electrical characteristics.

#625 – Gremlins in the machine

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This week Chris and Dave get sucked into talking about AI…but question what happens when it’s broadly used. Who will understand the underlying systems? Who will be able to troubleshoot? Chris also brings up his learning plan for new tech.

#623 – Artisanal Crystals

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Dave and Chris discuss prototypes for trade shows, power supplies, current consumption, shipping logistics and much more.

#622 – Building Firmware and Hardware for Trade Shows with Mike Szczys

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Mike Szczys returns for a second time to talk about creating firmware and hardware for trade shows like the upcoming Embedded World conference in Nuremberg Germany.

#621 – The Magic of Calipers

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Dave and Chris discuss calipers, IoT devices, Git, eInk, new chip companies, and more!

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