# Ep053: 1-Bit Computer a Family Affair, Display is Actually Fabulous, and Hoverboard is a Drill Press

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-02-07
- Length: 55m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard-is-a-drill-press

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss several hardware projects, including Eckart Singh Kalsi’s sequin display, which uses a CNC mechanism to flip sequins on fabric, and Jens Christian Røstved’s WDR-1, a 1-bit computer based on Motorola 14500 chips. They also cover a hoverboard motor repurposed as a magnetic drill press by DIY King, a low-power design talk by Dave Young, and a teardown of a Soviet Soyuz clock by Ken Sheriff. The episode concludes with quick hacks involving FTDI-based debuggers and a smartwatch hack using Nordic Semiconductor chips.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=1) Introduction and Hackaday Belgrade Promo
- [3:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=217) Sequin Display by Eckart Singh Kalsi
- [11:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=703) WDR-1 1-Bit Computer by Jens Christian Røstved
- [19:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=1199) Hoverboard Motor Magnetic Drill Press
- [23:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=1399) Low Power Design Talk by Dave Young
- [29:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=1795) Soviet Soyuz Clock Teardown by Ken Sheriff
- [37:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=2226) Shukran FTDI Debugger and Blue Pill Hacks
- [41:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=2484) Quick Hacks: Smartwatch, USB Hub, and Catalytic Converter
- [46:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-07-ep053-1-bit-computer-a-family-affair-display-is-actually-fabulous-and-hoverboard#t=2785) Campus Hacks: Bluetooth Speaker and NFL RFID Tags

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Eckart Singh Kalsi (other)
- WDR-1 (product)
- DIY King (other)
- Dave Young (other)
- Ken Sheriff (other)
- Curious Mark (other)
- Shukran (product)
- FTDI (company)
- CJMCU FT232H (product)
- Blue Pill (product)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- FE1.108S (chip)
- Zebra (company)

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