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Ardui...no Dave This Week?

The Amp Hour · 7 Oct 2010 · 1h 03m · Episode 11

What this episode covers

Jeff Keyzer of MightyOhm joins the show to discuss the newly released Arduino Uno, highlighting its shift from a proprietary FTDI USB-to-serial chip to an open-source AVR-based solution using the LUFA stack. He details specific manufacturing quality issues, such as tombstoned resistors, and notes that the Arduino team is responding by investing in automated visual inspection systems. Keyzer also previews an upcoming book co-authored with Mitch Altman, which aims to teach AVR programming through hands-on projects for beginners.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
MightyOhm, SparkFun, Adafruit, No Starch Press
Products
Arduino Uno
Chips
FTDI, Atmega 8U2
Also
LUFA

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