# Ep036: Camera Rig Makes CNC Jealous, Become Your Own Time Transmitter, Pi HiFi 80s Vibe, DJ Xiaomi

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2019-09-20
- Length: 47m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s-vibe-dj-xiaomi

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys review a week of hardware hacks, including Elliot's experiment with the Talkie LPC16 voice synthesis library on an Arduino to mimic Speak & Spell sounds, and a discrete transistor-based Pong machine built by Glenn. They also discuss Andreas Spies' project to spoof DCF 77 radio time signals using a Raspberry Pi, and a scratch-built 1980s-style Pi HiFi media player by Gootsy Guy. The episode covers DJ Xiaomi, a hacked Xiaomi vacuum running a Spotify client via the Dust Cloud library, and a massive 8-axis camera motion control rig built by Mingle. Finally, they analyze security topics including the Simjacker exploit and discuss satellite surveillance capabilities.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=1) Introduction: Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys
- [1:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=92) Elliot Williams and Talkie LPC16 Voice Synthesis on Arduino
- [8:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=525) Glenn's Discrete Transistor Pong Machine
- [12:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=757) Andreas Spies Spoofing DCF 77 Radio Time Signals
- [16:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=1005) Gootsy Guy's Scratch-Built 1980s Pi HiFi Media Player
- [18:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=1126) DJ Xiaomi: Spotify Client on Xiaomi Vacuum via Dust Cloud
- [22:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=1330) Mingle's 8-Axis Camera Motion Control Rig
- [27:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=1626) Will Call's Reciprocal Frequency Counter on ATtiny2313
- [32:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=1941) Tom Nardy on Satellite Surveillance and KH-11 Resolution
- [40:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-09-20-ep036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-80s#t=2403) Jonathan Bennett's Security: Simjacker and Audio Deep Fakes

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Talkie (other)
- Speak & Spell (product)
- Arduino (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- MESS (other)
- MAME (other)
- TI 99 (other)
- Python Wizard (other)
- Glenn (other)
- BF file (other)
- Andreas Spies (other)
- DCF 77 (other)
- TX Tempest (other)
- Hannes Zeller (other)
- Raspberry Pi (other)
- NTP (other)
- WWV (other)
- SB Mull (other)
- ATtiny2313 (chip)
- Gootsy Guy (other)
- VFD (other)
- OLED (other)
- LCD (other)
- DJ Xiaomi (other)
- Xiaomi (company)
- Spotify (other)
- Eddie Jong (other)
- Dust Cloud (other)
- Dennis Skisa (other)
- Daniel Wegemer (other)
- ROS (other)
- Mingle (other)
- Will Call (other)
- Back 7 Co (other)
- LoRa (other)
- Make It Extreme (other)
- Danny Conraddie (other)
- Jenny List (other)
- Jarrett (other)
- Vancouver Hack Space (other)
- Ken Sheriff (other)
- Computer History Museum (company)
- IBM 1403 (other)
- Mr. Stapleton (other)
- Linus Eckison (other)
- Z machine (other)
- Tom Nardy (other)
- Tom (other)
- Ralph Van Berg (other)
- KH-11 (other)
- Hubble Space Telescope (other)
- Reilly criterion (other)
- Joe Kim (other)
- NRL (company)
- Jonathan Bennett (other)
- Google Duplex (other)
- Simjacker (other)
- SAT Browser (other)
- IMEI (other)
- Werner Vinge (other)
- A Fire upon the Deep (other)

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