# 2: My Little Pony Stopped Outputting

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2013-05-23
- Length: 46m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/mes-ep2-mp3

## Summary

Alicia White of Logical Elegance and Jen Castillo compare multimeters and install a Saleae Logic USB Logic Analyzer to debug an SPI communication issue. White explains her company's budget constraints for purchasing an oscilloscope, leading to the decision to use the Saleae device for protocol analysis. They discuss the specific features of various multimeters, including models from Fluke, TPI, and Radio Shack, before successfully identifying a wiring error with the logic analyzer.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting#t=0) Introduction: Alicia White and Jen Castillo
- [1:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting#t=60) Oscilloscope Budget and Requirements
- [3:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting#t=226) Multimeter Comparison: TPI, Fluke, and Radio Shack
- [19:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting#t=1189) Multimeter Features: Voltage, Resistance, and Current
- [26:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting#t=1613) Unboxing and Installing the Saleae Logic
- [33:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting#t=1997) Debugging SPI Signals with Saleae
- [41:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-23-2-my-little-pony-stopped-outputting#t=2506) SPI Protocol Analysis and Configuration

## Topics

- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Saleae Logic (product)
- Fluke (company)
- TPI (product)
- Radio Shack (company)
- BK Manual Ranging Tool Kit (product)
- Logical Elegance (company)

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