Hardware Podcasts

35: All These Different Reasons Why You Might Want to Do Something

Embedded.fm · 15 Jan 2014 · 56m

What this episode covers

Chris Gammell, co-host of The Amp Hour podcast and employee at a large industrial electronics company, discusses his new online course, Contextual Electronics, which bridges the gap between academic theory and practical hardware design. He explains the course's structure, which targets advanced Arduino users by teaching them to design, source parts for, and build a 'Bench Buddy' project using KiCad and open-source tools. Gammell details the logistical challenges of running a remote hardware class, including managing global time zones, version control via GitHub, and optimizing for low-cost, low-quantity component sourcing.

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founders before launch

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Companies
Adafruit, Digikala, Texas Instruments, UT Austin, Tindie
Products
Contextual Electronics, The Amp Hour, Bench Buddy, Arduino, Curious Inventor
Tools
KiCad, GitHub, LT Spice, Coursera, Udacity

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