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

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-05-07
- Length: 46m
- Episode: 117
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-switches

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=1) Introduction and Space Debris News
- [6:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=363) Chiptunes in an RCA Plug and Flex PCBs
- [10:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=614) Reverse Engineering Yamaha Soundbar via VM
- [14:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=841) Self-Powered Wireless Switches and Energy Harvesting
- [18:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=1138) Arduino Floppy Drive Controller and FatFS
- [22:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=1341) Paper Tape I2C Reader and Protocol Critique
- [27:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=1627) $50 CNC Machine with 3D Printed Rails
- [31:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=1916) Quick Hacks: Lamps, Pool Monitor, and Venus Chips
- [36:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=2183) Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in Florida Keys
- [42:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-07-ep-117-chiptunes-in-an-rca-plug-an-arduino-floppy-drive-50-cnc-and-wireless-swit#t=2540) Nintendo 3DS Homebrew and Show Wrap-up

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Yamaha YAS-207 (product)
- Arduino (product)
- Chan's FatFS (tool)
- WireShark (tool)
- Padauk PMS150C (chip)
- ATtiny4 (chip)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- LM393 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Nintendo 3DS (product)
- iPod Nano 3G (product)

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