# Ep 206: Busted Crypto Killed the Queen, Kicad's New Clothes, Peer Inside the Sol 20

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-02-17
- Length: 1h 00m
- Episode: 206
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Dan Maloney review the week's hacks, highlighting KiCad 7.0's new features like semi-auto routing and custom fonts, and a teardown of the Saul 20 computer. They discuss an open-source FPGA audio front-end for modular synthesizers and a Visicam-based system for training custom object detection neural networks. The episode concludes with a deep dive into the cryptography that led to Mary, Queen of Scots' execution and a look at methane pyrolysis for green hydrogen production.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=1) Introduction: Hackaday Podcast Ep 206
- [2:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=136) What's That Sound? Contest Winners
- [7:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=443) KiCad 7.0 Release Features
- [14:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=870) Saul 20 Computer Teardown
- [19:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=1167) Open Hardware FPGA Audio Front End
- [22:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=1352) Custom Object Detection with Visicam
- [29:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=1750) 5 Axis Generatively Designed 3D Printer
- [35:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=2101) Mary Queen of Scots Cryptography
- [43:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=2634) Quick Hacks: Knife Sharpening to Clear TV
- [47:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-02-17-ep-206-busted-crypto-killed-the-queen-kicads-new-clothes-peer-inside-the-sol-20#t=2832) USB Power Delivery and Methane Pyrolysis

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- KiCad (tool)
- Saul 20 (product)
- FPGA (chip)
- Visicam (product)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- VCV Rack (tool)
- FUSB 302 (chip)
- RCA (company)

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- [#440.2 - Interviews with Greg Davill and Michael Ossmann](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann) (The Amp Hour)
- [031 - The Title Isn't DibbleDabble](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-12-27-031-the-title-isnt-dibbledabble) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
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