# Ep 178: The Return of Supercon, Victory for Open Source, Exquisite Timepieces, and Documentation to Die For

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-07-22
- Length: 1h 11m
- Episode: 178
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-documentation-to-die-for

## Summary

Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi discuss the return of Hackaday Supercon in Pasadena, the resolution of the Ortur laser engraver GPL controversy, and a detailed look at a $40,000 Stratasys 3D printer repair. They also review a homemade chain-stitch sewing machine, a Casio F91 smartwatch hack using a CC2640 microcontroller, and extensively praise the documentation of a Dutch word clock and a Hyundai head unit hack. The episode concludes with commentary on the emerging industry of recycling dead solar panels.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=1) Introduction and Supercon Announcement
- [13:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=783) Ortur Laser GPL Victory
- [18:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=1102) Stratasys 3D Printer Repair
- [23:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=1417) Homemade Chain-Stitch Sewing Machine
- [29:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=1748) Casio F91 Smartwatch Hack
- [33:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=1986) Dutch Word Clock Documentation
- [40:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=2440) Hyundai Head Unit Hack
- [47:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-07-22-ep-178-the-return-of-supercon-victory-for-open-source-exquisite-timepieces-and-d#t=2846) Quick Hacks and Can't Miss Articles

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Hackaday Supercon (other)
- Ortur (company)
- Stratasys (product)
- Casio F91 (product)
- CC2640 (chip)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- WS2812 (chip)
- Prusa Mark 3 (product)
- Hyundai (company)
- James Webb Space Telescope (product)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- Alvin Lucier (other)
- GitHub (other)
- GPL (other)
- Gerber/Gerbil (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [126: Live From Supercon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-08-05-126-live-from-supercon) (Embedded.fm)
- [030 - Supercon 2019](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-12-01-030-supercon-2019) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [016 - Supercon 2018 Part 1](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [Three Hundred Down, Three Hundred To Go](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-05-27-three-hundred-down-three-hundred-to-go) (The Amp Hour)

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