Hardware Podcasts

416: EEs Are From PIC, SWEs Are From Arm

Embedded.fm · 9 Jun 2022 · 51m · Episode 416

What this episode covers

John Catsoulis, founder of Udamonic, discusses his Scamp development board, which runs the Forth programming language on a PIC24 microcontroller. He contrasts the efficiency and direct hardware interaction of Forth with the abstractions of C and Python, explaining why hardware engineers often prefer it. Catsoulis also shares his career journey from engineering management to independent consulting, highlighting the challenges of component shortages and the satisfaction of building niche embedded products.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Udamonic, O'Reilly, GroundProbe, Adafruit, Digi-Key, CERN
Products
Scamp, Arduino, Designing Embedded Hardware
Chips
PIC24
Also
Forth, CircuitPython, FlashForth, CuriousMarc, Hackaday

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