# 177: Boba Fett Fell Down

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2016-11-22
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/177-boba-fett-fell-down

## Summary

Hosts Elecia White and Christopher White answer listener emails, discussing career advice for self-taught engineers and physics graduates entering the embedded industry, and technical comparisons between ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-A processors. They also address hardware design questions regarding the use of RJ45 connectors for non-Ethernet signals and discuss the potential of Adobe's Project Voco for audio editing. The episode concludes with show announcements, including a SparkFun contest, a planned meetup in Santa Cruz, and recommendations for educational hardware like the SparkFun Tinker Kit, Sphero, and Jewelbots.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down#t=6) Show Announcements and Patreon Launch
- [10:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down#t=630) Career Advice: Self-Taught Engineers and Degrees
- [18:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down#t=1098) Career Advice: Physics Graduate Job Search
- [27:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down#t=1623) Project Ideas and Learning Resources
- [29:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down#t=1788) ARM Cortex-M vs. Cortex-A Architecture
- [38:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down#t=2286) Hardware Design: RJ45 Connectors and Project Voco
- [46:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-11-22-177-boba-fett-fell-down#t=2766) Santa Cruz Meetup Planning and Gift Recommendations

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SparkFun (company)
- Tinker Kit (product)
- BB8 (product)
- Sphero (product)
- Jewelbots (product)
- Adobe (company)
- Project Voco (tool)
- ARM (company)
- Cortex-M (chip)
- Cortex-A (chip)
- LittleBits (product)
- Hackaday (company)
- Osborne One (product)
- 4th (other)

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