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Ep 256: 0, 256, 400, 100, and 10000000

Hackaday Podcast · 9 Feb 2024 · 41m · Episode 256

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams, Al Williams, Dan Maloney, Christina Panos, and Tom Nardi discuss their personal projects, tools, and opinions in a round-table format. They cover topics ranging from Tom's salvaged 18650 battery protection circuits and Dan's Meshtastic mesh network nodes to Al's 1802 emulation on a Raspberry Pi Pico and Elliot's custom 3D-printed 'Springosaurus' keyboard. The group also debates the utility of the 555 timer versus modern microcontrollers, shares hacks that inspired them, and answers listener questions about their daily driver keyboards and favorite fictional robots.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hackaday
Products
Zyomi
Chips
Raspberry Pi Pico, 555 timer, ATtiny
Tools
Bricklink Studio, Universal Radio Hacker
Also
Meshtastic, 18650, ZMK, Gigatron

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