Ep 117: Chiptunes in an RCA Plug, an Arduino Floppy Drive, $50 CNC, and Wireless Switches

Hackaday Podcast · 7 May 2021 · 46m · Episode 117

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including a self-powered wireless switch using electromagnetic induction, a $50 CNC machine built with 3D-printed linear rails, and an Arduino-based floppy drive controller. They also cover reverse-engineering a Yamaha soundbar via Bluetooth sniffing in a VM, chiptunes generated by a microcontroller in an RCA plug, and the ethical implications of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys.

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Products: Yamaha YAS-207, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Nintendo 3DS, iPod Nano 3G
Chips: Padauk PMS150C, ATtiny4, ESP8266, LM393
Tools: Chan's FatFS, WireShark

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Ep 117: Chiptunes in an RCA Plug, an Arduino Floppy Drive, $50 CNC, and Wireless Switches

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