# Biarchy Birthday Bavardage

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2011-07-26
- Length: 1h 07m
- Episode: 53
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-26-biarchy-birthday-bavardage
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-53-biarchy-birthday-bavardage/

## Summary

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Amp Hour podcast. They discuss the trend of hackerspaces entering academia, citing Case Western Reserve's 'Think Box' and MIT Media Lab as examples of institutional makerspaces. The conversation shifts to the retro release of the HP 15C Voyager calculator, analyzing its ARM-based architecture and power efficiency, followed by a technical deep dive into power budgeting, DC-DC converter margins, and the reliability of typical vs. worst-case specs. They conclude by reviewing the Texas Instruments TMP006 infrared sensor and critiquing TI's 'Thank an Engineer' marketing campaign.

## Chapters

- [0:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-26-biarchy-birthday-bavardage#t=28) Introduction and Anniversary Celebration
- [8:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-26-biarchy-birthday-bavardage#t=517) Hackerspaces in Schools and Academia
- [25:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-26-biarchy-birthday-bavardage#t=1546) HP 15C Voyager Calculator Release and Architecture
- [38:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-26-biarchy-birthday-bavardage#t=2324) Power Budgeting and DC-DC Converter Design
- [53:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-26-biarchy-birthday-bavardage#t=3209) Chip of the Week: TI TMP006 Infrared Sensor
- [1:01:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-26-biarchy-birthday-bavardage#t=3685) Texas Instruments Marketing Campaign Critique

## Topics

- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- HP 15C Voyager (product)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- TMP006 (chip)
- Tech Shop (company)
- Case Western Reserve (company)
- MIT Media Lab (company)
- HAKO (company)
- Altium (company)
- Atmel (company)
- SparkFun (company)
- Tektronix 2225 (tool)

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