Ep 239: Overclocking, Oscilloscopes, and Oh No! SMD Out of Stock!

Hackaday Podcast · 6 Oct 2023 · 1h 07m · Episode 239

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Hosts Elliot Williams and Al Williams discuss the Hackaday Prize finalists, highlighting a trend in small-scale agricultural robotics and refined open-source projects like Joey Castillo’s e-ink book and the Open Source Pet Tracker. They analyze technical hacks including overclocking the Raspberry Pi 5 to 3 GHz, automating SMD soldering with a CNC-based machine, and using diode samplers to extend oscilloscope bandwidth. The episode also covers building an 11-bit discrete transistor CPU, converting DIP packages to SMD footprints to bypass shortages, and reviewing historical TV manufacturing behind the Iron Curtain.

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Companies: Tom's Hardware
Products: Raspberry Pi 5, Commodore 64, Arduino
Chips: Z80
Also: CP/M, Hackaday Prize

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Ep 239: Overclocking, Oscilloscopes, and Oh No! SMD Out of Stock!

What this episode covers

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