Embedded.fm · 29 Oct 2014 · 1h 10m
John Shook, a manufacturing engineer and hobbyist, discusses his experience as a semifinalist in the Hackaday Prize with a remote water consumption monitor. He details the technical challenges of sensing municipal water meters using a 3-axis magnetometer and the necessity of rigorous documentation to win over judges. Shook also reflects on his past wins in the Mouser 500 Challenge and Circuit Cellar contests, emphasizing the value of open-source hardware and public domain releases for community learning.
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