# Ep083: Soooo Many Custom Peripherals, Leaving Bluetooth Footprints, and a Twirlybird on Mars

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-09-03
- Length: 57m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybird-on-mars

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review recent community hacks, including a custom Xbox controller built from an RC remote using an ATmega32U4, and a privacy vulnerability in the Apple/Google COVID tracing Bluetooth framework. They also discuss the engineering of the Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity), highlighting its counter-rotating carbon fiber blades and deployment mechanism, and showcase a 3D-printed flight simulator joystick using Hall effect sensors. The episode concludes with a deep dive into the Mars 2020 mission's helicopter, noting its testing in JPL's vacuum chamber and unique motor winding techniques.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=1) Introduction: LAX Jetpack Sighting and Thingiverse Outage
- [8:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=500) Custom RC-to-Xbox Controller Hack by David Madison
- [14:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=847) COVID Tracing Framework Bluetooth Privacy Flaw
- [21:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=1269) 3D Printed Flight Simulator Joystick by Akaki Kumen
- [25:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=1525) ESP32 Audio Fingerprinting and Song Recognition
- [27:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=1661) Millspec Cyberdeck Enclosure by Jay Dosher
- [31:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=1879) Wii-to-Game Boy Color Mod and Quick Hacks
- [41:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=2498) Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity) Engineering and Testing
- [48:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-03-ep083-soooo-many-custom-peripherals-leaving-bluetooth-footprints-and-a-twirlybir#t=2921) Off-the-Shelf Parts for Machine Building by Joshua Vasquez

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Thingiverse (other)
- MakerBot (company)
- Stratasys (company)
- ESP32 (chip)
- ATmega32U4 (chip)
- ATtiny25 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Xbox (product)
- Nintendo Wii (product)
- Game Boy Color (product)
- Nintendo Switch (product)
- Mars Helicopter (product)
- JPL (company)
- Apple (company)
- Google (company)
- Shazam (product)
- McMaster-Carr (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [117: In as Much as Which](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-09-09-117-in-as-much-as-which) (Embedded.fm)
- [157: Explosion of Multicopters](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-06-23-157-explosion-of-multicopters) (Embedded.fm)
- [Simulating doors falling off](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-04-simulating-doors-falling-off) (The Amp Hour)
- [Chaffered Chocolate Coemption](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-04-09-chaffered-chocolate-coemption) (The Amp Hour)
- [Missle Man with Bruce Simson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-12-missle-man-with-bruce-simson) (The Amp Hour)

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