# 430: Broken Toys All Around Me

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2022-10-13
- Length: 1h 19m
- Episode: 430
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me
- Listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/430

## Summary

Hosts Elecia White and Chris White discuss a wide range of embedded systems topics, including sourcing components from distributors like DigiKey and Seeed Studio, and using tools such as Visual Studio Code with the Cortex-Debug extension for STM32 development. They analyze the engineering challenges of accelerometer-based crash detection in iPhone 14 and Apple Watch, referencing a past Fitbit rollercoaster bug, and debate the industry's transition from C to Rust. The conversation also covers career advice for embedded engineers, the use of AI tools like DALL-E for content, and the importance of systems engineering and documentation.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=6) Introduction: Elecia and Chris White
- [4:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=271) Sourcing Components and Embedded Communities
- [10:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=655) Memory Management, Stacks, and Heaps
- [16:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=1003) VSCode Tools and Spell Checking
- [20:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=1244) Burnout, Psychology, and Work-Life Balance
- [26:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=1593) Flexible Electronics and Medical Sensors
- [36:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=2198) C vs. Rust in Embedded Systems
- [44:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=2643) AI, DALL-E, and Copyright Concerns
- [48:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=2884) Accelerometer Crash Detection and Rollercoasters
- [51:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me#t=3116) Systems Engineering and Career Advice

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- DigiKey (other)
- Seeed Studio (other)
- Adafruit (other)
- SparkFun (other)
- Visual Studio Code (tool)
- Cortex-Debug (tool)
- STM32 (chip)
- iPhone 14 (product)
- Apple Watch (product)
- Fitbit (product)
- DALL-E (other)
- Turing Complete (product)
- Shenzhen IO (product)
- TIS-100 (product)
- The Human Resource Machine (product)
- Latexify (other)
- PlantUML (tool)
- Mermaid (tool)
- Newark (other)

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