# Dan Pink, Dual Core, level translators - Mumble Mumbo Jumbo

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2011-04-19
- Length: 1h 06m
- Episode: 39
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-39-mumble-mumbo-jumbo/

## Summary

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the TI TXB0104 bi-directional voltage translators, detailing how their weak drive strength caused signal integrity issues at high speeds, which Jones solved by paralleling multiple chips. The conversation shifts to Dan Pink's book 'Drive', exploring how intrinsic motivation and autonomy foster creativity better than pay-for-performance bonuses, a topic relevant to both hobbyists and engineers. They also touch on the rise of Nerdcore rap, the release of MathWorks' C code generator, and Foxconn's potential relocation from China to Brazil.

## Chapters

- [0:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=27) Introduction and Contest Updates
- [1:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=99) Tektronix Contest and Propeller Microcontroller
- [11:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=664) Strain Gauges and Climbing Safety
- [17:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=1050) Agilent Scope Standby Power Critique
- [27:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=1633) Nerdcore Rap and MC Frontalot
- [33:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=2022) Dan Pink's Drive and Creativity
- [45:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=2712) TI TXB0104 Voltage Translator Debugging
- [53:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-04-19-dan-pink-dual-core-level-translators-mumble-mumbo-jumbo#t=3180) MathWorks C Code Generator and Foxconn

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- TI TXB0104 (chip)
- Agilent (company)
- MathWorks (company)
- Foxconn (company)
- Parallax (company)
- Propeller (chip)
- Tektronix (company)
- Dolby (company)
- Altium (company)

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