Ep093: Hot and Fast Raspberry Pi, Dr. Seuss Drone, M&M Mass Meter, and FPGA Tape Backup

Hackaday Podcast · 13 Nov 2020 · 1h 05m · Episode 93

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the 2020 Hackaday Prize winner, 'The Bite,' an accessible input device encased in a pacifier nipple, and the Polysense piezoelectric dye project. They cover Harrison McIntyre's Dr. Seuss-style drone that uses a wheel for efficient ground travel, and Z Peckage's FPGA-based cassette tape data storage system. The episode concludes with Jeff Geerling's deep dive into overclocking Raspberry Pi 4 models, specifically the Pi 400, highlighting thermal management and silicon limits.

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Products: The Bite, Polysense, Raspberry Pi 4, Pi 400, Compute Module 4
Chips: FPGA
Also: Arec Observatory, Harrison McIntyre, Z Peckage, Jeff Geerling

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Ep093: Hot and Fast Raspberry Pi, Dr. Seuss Drone, M&M Mass Meter, and FPGA Tape Backup

What this episode covers

Most relevant to

Topics

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