# Melbourne, Hackerspace & Calibration - Vacuuous Vortex Verification

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2013-02-12
- Length: 1h 13m
- Episode: 132
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-02-12-melbourne-hackerspace-calibration-vacuuous-vortex-verification
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-132-vacuuous-vortex-verification/

## Summary

Dave Jones, host of the EEV blog, recounts his trip to Melbourne, where he visited Agilent's mobile calibration lab (the 'Voskow') and the Australian Synchrotron. Chris Gammell discusses the new Raspberry Pi camera module and the challenges of PCB bring-up, while both hosts critique the lack of practical context in traditional engineering education.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-02-12-melbourne-hackerspace-calibration-vacuuous-vortex-verification#t=0) Introduction and PBS Silicon Valley Series
- [3:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-02-12-melbourne-hackerspace-calibration-vacuuous-vortex-verification#t=218) Agilent Mobile Calibration Lab and Standards Labs
- [11:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-02-12-melbourne-hackerspace-calibration-vacuuous-vortex-verification#t=710) Melbourne Hackerspace and Raspberry Pi Camera Module
- [37:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-02-12-melbourne-hackerspace-calibration-vacuuous-vortex-verification#t=2254) PCB Bring-up, Test Points, and Flexure Errors
- [45:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-02-12-melbourne-hackerspace-calibration-vacuuous-vortex-verification#t=2753) Pioneer Space Probe Data and Reliability
- [57:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-02-12-melbourne-hackerspace-calibration-vacuuous-vortex-verification#t=3458) Engineering Education and Context in Learning

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Agilent (company)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Australian Synchrotron (other)
- Pioneer 10 (other)
- Freetronics (company)
- Matt Richardson (other)
- Kent Lundberg (other)
- Olin (other)
- MIT (other)
- Coursera (other)
- Columbia University (other)
- Case (other)
- Bob Pease (other)
- Larry Sears (other)
- FlipTronics (company)
- Philip Frieden (other)
- Jonathan Oxer (other)
- Alex (other)
- Andy (other)
- OpenCV (other)

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