# Ep044: Special Supercon Edition

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2019-11-22
- Length: 44m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep044-special-supercon-edition

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Carrie Scharfglass report from the Hackaday Supercon, highlighting the year's badge built by SpriteTM around the Lattice ECP5 FPGA. They discuss the badge's open-source toolchain, graphics subsystem, and the community's ambitious projects, including running Linux on the device. The episode features interviews with Hackaday staff and attendees like Garrett Kitzia, Al Williams, and Adam Wolfe, who share insights on badge hacking, SMD soldering challenges, and technical talks.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition#t=3) Introduction: Supercon Overview and the SpriteTM Badge
- [5:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition#t=337) Badge Hacking: FPGA, Verilog, and Linux
- [11:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition#t=701) Interviews: Garrett Kitzia and Christina Panos
- [20:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition#t=1200) Interviews: Roger Shang and Joshua Vasquez
- [27:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition#t=1663) Interviews: Al Williams and Ted Yappo
- [33:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition#t=2008) Interviews: Tom Nardy and Hackaday Staff
- [35:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition#t=2149) Technical Talks: Thermodynamics and Circuit Sculpture

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SpriteTM (other)
- ECP5 (chip)
- Radiona (company)
- ULX3S (product)
- Circuit Python (other)
- Hackaday Supercon (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Stories from Supercon 2019](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-11-18-stories-from-supercon-2019) (The Amp Hour)
- [126: Live From Supercon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-08-05-126-live-from-supercon) (Embedded.fm)
- [An Interview with Greg Davill](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill) (The Amp Hour)
- [Open FPGA Toolchains at 35c3](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-01-02-open-fpga-toolchains-at-35c3) (The Amp Hour)
- [An Interview with Mike Szczys](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-08-13-an-interview-with-mike-szczys) (The Amp Hour)

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