# Ep104: Delicous AI, DVD Scanning Microscope, and Battery-Friendly Microcontroller Designs

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-02-05
- Length: 55m
- Episode: 104
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-05-ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-d
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-designs

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys discuss several hardware hacks, including a Nissan Xterra infotainment system rooted via a USB drive, a scanning laser microscope built from DVD drive components, and a low-power ESP32 jukebox. They also cover a trackball mouse using an nRF52840 IMU, an ESP8266-based gas meter reader using an ATtiny13, and a multi-function 'logic meter' tool. The episode concludes with commentary on AI-generated recipes and hearing aid design.

## Chapters

- [0:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-05-ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-d#t=30) ESP32 Mecanum Wheel Rover
- [4:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-05-ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-d#t=249) Nissan Xterra Root Shell Hack
- [12:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-05-ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-d#t=743) DVD-Based Scanning Laser Microscope
- [15:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-05-ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-d#t=929) ESP32 RFID Jukebox and nRF52840 Trackball
- [26:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-05-ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-d#t=1586) Low-Power Gas Meter Reader and Logic Meter
- [37:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-05-ep104-delicous-ai-dvd-scanning-microscope-and-battery-friendly-microcontroller-d#t=2278) Quick Hacks and AI in Cooking

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- ESP32 (chip)
- Nissan Xterra (product)
- PHR 803 T (chip)
- nRF52840 (chip)
- ATtiny13 (chip)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- Adafruit (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Gaudy Labs (company)
- Toshiba (company)

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