# 200: Oops

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2017-05-17
- Length: 1h 38m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/200-oops

## Summary

Hosts Alicia and Christopher White celebrate the 200th episode of Embedded.fm with a panel of former guests: Alvaro Prieto, Andrei Chichak, Elizabeth Brenner, Chris Svec, and Chris Gammell. The group discusses their favorite embedded tools, including Saleae logic analyzers, Digilent Analog Discovery, Beyond Compare, and HP16C calculators, while sharing humorous field stories and interview anecdotes. They reflect on the joys of working in embedded systems, such as seeing products on retail shelves and the satisfaction of debugging complex hardware-software interactions.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=6) Introduction: 200th Episode Celebration and Guest Panel
- [4:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=260) Lightning Round: Personal Trivia and Preferences
- [11:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=693) Describing Embedded Work to Non-Engineers
- [17:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=1044) Field Stories: USB Gloves, DARPA, and iRobot
- [24:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=1442) Hiring Horror Stories and Interview Anecdotes
- [32:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=1967) Alvaro's 'Oops' Story: Power Supply Demos and Security Systems
- [38:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=2285) What They Like About Embedded Systems: Impact and Debugging
- [51:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=3098) Favorite Tools: Saleae, J-Link, HP16C, and Beyond Compare
- [1:14:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=4462) Favorite Embedded.fm Episodes and Community Reflections
- [1:26:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops#t=5160) Future Skills: Embedded Linux, BLE, and Machine Learning

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Saleae (tool)
- Digilent (tool)
- Beyond Compare (tool)
- HP16C (tool)
- J-Link Pro (tool)
- iRobot (company)
- Fitbit (company)
- Apple (company)
- Eli Lilly (company)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (product)

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