Hardware Podcasts

381: Mass Sponge Migration

Embedded.fm · 22 Jul 2021 · 57m · Episode 381

What this episode covers

Elecia White and Christopher White discuss Christopher's recent Kickstarter fulfillment, his learning journey with Blender for 3D graphics, and the importance of understanding Make and CMake for embedded build systems. They answer listener questions regarding unusual microcontrollers, specifically detailing a painful experience with Dallas Semiconductor 1-Wire authentication chips that turned out to be counterfeit. The episode also covers TCP/IP implementation on microcontrollers using lwIP and the challenges of sensor data interpretation.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Dallas Semiconductor, National Instruments, LeapFrog, Fitbit
Chips
TI CC2600
Tools
Blender, Make, CMake, InspectAR, Google Protobufs
Also
lwIP, Ian Hubert, Robert Mecklenburg, HDLC, Brilliant Abyss

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