Hardware Podcasts

372: The Motivation of Creativity

Embedded.fm · 6 May 2021 · 54m · Episode 372

What this episode covers

Anne Barela, a retired U.S. Foreign Service security engineer and consulting engineer at Adafruit, discusses her journey from Caltech and government service to the maker community. She explains how affordable dev boards like the Adafruit Trinket and Circuit Playground Express, along with libraries for CircuitPython and Arduino, lowered the barrier to entry for embedded electronics. Barela also shares insights on writing accessible tutorials, the impact of global chip shortages on hobbyists versus enterprise manufacturers, and the potential for open-source hardware in developing regions.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Adafruit, Digi-Key, Mouser
Products
Trinket, Circuit Playground Express, Arduino
Chips
ESP32, RP2040, SAMD51
Tools
CircuitPython
Also
Limor Fried, Phil Torrone

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