The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast

#396 – The Synergy Bus

Chris and Dave discuss i2c troubleshooting, assistive technology, coding guidelines, and putting the application specificity into “ASIC”

#395 – An Interview with Luke Valenty

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Luke Valenty of TinyFPGA.com joins Chris to talk about creating FPGA devices and using open source toolchains to control them.

#394 – Jeri Ellsworth and the demise of CastAR

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Jeri Ellsworth returns after a 4+ year hiatus on The Amp Hour to talk about the rise and fall of CastAR and how the company’s assets are fueling Jeri’s next enterprise.

#393 – I’ve bitten myself

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This week Dave and Chris dive into PCB layout and how to spec soldermask relief. Also the scourge of footprints, driving LCD panels, fanning out BGAs and much more!

#392 – An Interview with Matt Duff

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Matt Duff of Analog Device joins Chris to talk about analog design, explaining amplifiers via YouTube and creating webtools so that engineers can design filters (mostly) without human interaction.

#391 – Only A Transmitter

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This week Chris and Dave discussed using out of spec software defined radios, how to lower the cost on production devices, the rising cost of prototyping and the threat of money laundering.

#390 – An Interview with Sam Zeloof

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Sam Zeloof is making chips in his garage for fun with a homespun semiconductor fab. He tells Chris about what inspired him to learn and build and how the process works

#389 – Sipping Coulombs

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Dave and Chris discuss debunking theories, designing low power systems and creating art for conferences.

#388 – An Interview with Earl Sharpe and Collin Kidder

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Earl Sharpe and Collin Kidder of Macchina join Chris to talk about automotive electronics, car hacking, how an ECU works and why you might want to consider tinkering under the hood of your car.