# Ep 259: Twin-T, Three D, and Driving to a T

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2024-02-23
- Length: 59m
- Episode: 259
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams review the week's top hacks, including Aid Musa’s custom brushless motor with an integrated cycloidal drive, a brute-force reverse engineering of a Nintendo Switch PCB, and a method for querying web APIs using SQL via the Steam Pipe project. They also discuss Alan Wolke’s twin-T oscillator design, a Raspberry Pi Pico enhancement for a vintage Radio Shack computer kit, and the potential for driving simulators in teen education. The episode concludes with a look at Run CPM, an open-source CP/M emulator that runs on Linux and microcontrollers like the ESP32.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=1) Introduction and Home Automation Contest
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=313) Aid Musa’s Custom Brushless Motor and Cycloidal Drive
- [15:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=925) Reverse Engineering the Nintendo Switch PCB
- [22:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=1350) Querying Web APIs with SQL via Steam Pipe
- [31:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=1916) Alan Wolke’s Twin-T Oscillator Design
- [36:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=2200) Radio Shack Kit Enhanced with Raspberry Pi Pico
- [41:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=2507) Quick Hacks: Spectrum Analyzers, LED Earrings, and Waterproof 3D Printing
- [45:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=2701) Driving Simulators for Teen Education
- [49:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-23-ep-259-twin-t-three-d-and-driving-to-a-t#t=2967) Run CPM: Emulating CP/M on Linux and Microcontrollers

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Aid Musa (other)
- Nintendo Switch (product)
- Steam Pipe (tool)
- Alan Wolke (other)
- Radio Shack (company)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (chip)
- Run CPM (tool)
- CP/M (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Arduino (other)

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