# 481: The Girl from Evel Knievel

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2024-07-25
- Length: 1h 02m
- Episode: 481
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-07-25-481-the-girl-from-evel-knievel
- Listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/481

## Summary

Elecia White and Christopher White discuss Elecia's recent conference talks on hard fault handling and embedded systems, which promote her book 'Making Embedded Systems.' Christopher details his experience with the Playdate handheld console, highlighting its unique crank interface, SDK, and the challenges of CMake build configurations. The hosts also evaluate Zephyr OS for embedded development, noting its complexity and configuration difficulties, while touching on Tiny Tapeout's silicon demoscene and the technical nature of RSS feeds.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-07-25-481-the-girl-from-evel-knievel#t=6) Introduction: Podcast hiatus and skunk incident
- [2:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-07-25-481-the-girl-from-evel-knievel#t=133) Elecia's conference talks and book promotion
- [8:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-07-25-481-the-girl-from-evel-knievel#t=484) Tiny Tapeout and the silicon demoscene
- [16:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-07-25-481-the-girl-from-evel-knievel#t=966) Playdate console hardware and SDK overview
- [29:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-07-25-481-the-girl-from-evel-knievel#t=1746) Zephyr OS complexity and bootloader struggles
- [39:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-07-25-481-the-girl-from-evel-knievel#t=2358) Understanding RSS feeds and XML parsing

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Making Embedded Systems (product)
- Playdate (product)
- Panic (company)
- Teenage Engineering (company)
- Tiny Tapeout (company)
- Zephyr (other)
- KiCanvas (tool)
- Golioth (company)

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- [An Interview with Elecia White - Wirewove Worshipping Wookieist?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-03-05-an-interview-with-elecia-white-wirewove-worshipping-wookieist) (The Amp Hour)
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