The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast

Matt Knight talks to Chris while at ToorCamp about using SDRs to research RF protocols and creating new tools to test security.

Loial Otter from Krontech talks with Chris around the challenges of signal processing inside high speed cameras and making VFD based watches.

Chris chats with 4 members of Shadytel about running phone lines all over a campsite to tents and boats and also the plans for a new modular system for future Shadytel installations.

Jared Boone of Sharebrained Technologies talks to Chris at ToorCamp, along with past guest Piotr Esden Tempski. They discuss the PortaPack and the various modes that are possible.

Gareth from Greenpeace joins Chris at ToorCamp to talk about tracking illegal fishing and dealing with high volume spammers.

Monica and Alessandra talk with Chris while aboard the Infinite Sloop, a sailboat on its way towards ToorCamp. This is the first of a series of mini episodes recorded from camp.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

This week on the show Chris and Dave discuss self driving cars, finding the right LED, finding projects in the lab and saving silicon valley history.

This week John Davis joins Chris to talk about the crossover into sales and designing electronics for the industrial market. John also describes the wide range of industrial customers he works with every day.

Dave and Chris brainstorm ways to deal with the long lead times in the marketplace right now. Also noise measurements, soldering irons, large semiconductor firm buyouts and a new Raspberry Pi.

Chris talks with Scott Shawcroft who works at Adafruit on CircuitPython. He helped to port MicroPython to the SAMD21 chipset and discusses the details of getting a language working on a new platform, including how to use debuggers.

This week Dave and Chris recount their stories of testing and of learning firmware. Also new t-shirts, big companies continue their buying spree and video tours of manufacturing facilities

Derek Kozel of Ettus Research and the GNU Radio foundation joins Chris to talk about software defined radio, doing more in the amateur space with digital modes and peeking into the spectrum.

Dave and Chris discuss a wide range of connected devices on the show this week. Dave also talks through more of the 121 GW issues and Chris recaps his travel to various conferences.

John Saunders of Saunders Machine Works and the NYCCNC YouTube channel joins Chris and Dave to talk about machining, 3D design and the process behind creating a mechanical thing.

Jason Kridner and Robert Nelson join Chris to talk about building custom linux packages for the BeagleBone, Beagle xM.

Dave returns from vacation and chats about the issues he’s been having with his test gear. Also we discuss travel, debugging code, early programmable chips, manufacturing and control theory.