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#634 – The CAN bus can! with Dr Ken Tindell

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Dr Ken Tindell joins Chris to explain the CAN bus, including the history and how CAN is used in modern day cars. Also car hacking, self-driving car questions, standards in the trucking industry, and what automotive computing will look like in the future.

#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.

#620 – Engineering Education with Dr Don Wilcher

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Dr Don WIlcher is an engineer and an educator. He joins Chris to talk about working inside industrial facilities, designing electronics for autos, and inspiring the next generation of engineers through teaching.

#568 – YouTube to Consulting with Florin of Voltlog

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Florin of the VoltLog youtube channel joins Chris to talk automotive electronics, consulting, test equipment, and more!

#518 – Satellites and EVs with Joris Aerts

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Joris Aerts joins Chris to talk about building electronics for (cube) satellites, the electronics inside the Model S door handle and a new testing platform he is creating.

#426 – An Interview with Dean Pick

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Dean Pick joins Chris to talk about founding 3 different companies working on automatic transmission motorcycles, shape memory alloy linear actuators and large scale installations of biomass power generation.

#416 – An Interview with James Bruton

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James Bruton, xrobot creator and YouTuber, joins Chris and Dave to talk about robots, video documentation and the challenges of carrying your 40 kg robotic dog up the stairs.

#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.

#266 – An Interview with Ronald Sousa of Hash Define Electronics

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Ron from Hash Define Electronics joins Chris to discuss gas metering, flow sensors, embedded applications, intrinsically safe standards, electronics in the UK and more!

#212 – An Interview with Trey German – Launchpad Laden Lodesman

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Trey German talks about working with the C2000 at Texas Instruments and the various applications of the processor. He also discusses his past work, hobbies and upcoming quadcopter project.

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