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

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-11-13
- Length: 1h 05m
- Episode: 93
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-mm-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-backup

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=2) Introduction and Hackaday Prize Winners: The Bite and Polysense
- [5:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=325) Arec Observatory Cable Snap and Goodbye 2020 Contest
- [11:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=719) Binary Calculator and M&M Mass Meter
- [22:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=1340) Dr. Seuss Drone and Self-Driving Smartphone Robot
- [35:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=2112) Magnetic Core Memory with LEDs and FPGA Tape Backup
- [46:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=2817) Quick Hacks: Ethernet, Adhesives, and Door Mutes
- [48:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=2938) Lunar Habitat and Prism Lighting
- [57:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-11-13-ep093-hot-and-fast-raspberry-pi-dr-seuss-drone-m-m-mass-meter-and-fpga-tape-back#t=3428) Overclocking Raspberry Pi 4 and Pi 400

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- The Bite (product)
- Polysense (product)
- Arec Observatory (other)
- Harrison McIntyre (other)
- Z Peckage (other)
- FPGA (chip)
- Jeff Geerling (other)
- Raspberry Pi 4 (product)
- Pi 400 (product)
- Compute Module 4 (product)

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