# Discussing The Open Hardware Summit With MightyOhm - Ostrobogulous Openness Occasion

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2013-09-11
- Length: 1h 12m
- Episode: 162
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-162-ostrobogulous-openness-occasion/

## Summary

Jeff Keyzer of MightyOhm and Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics discuss the Open Hardware Summit in Boston, visiting hardware accelerators like Bolt and Artisan's Asylum, and exploring the MIT Museum's robotics exhibits. They debate the merits of proprietary CAD tools like Altium versus open-source options like KiCad and Eagle, highlighting workflow differences and 3D integration. The conversation shifts to the impact of Software Defined Radio (SDR) and the HackRF on RF engineering, amateur radio, and the future of hardware design.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi#t=0) Introduction and Open Hardware Summit Recap
- [10:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi#t=649) Visiting Boston Hardware Spaces: Bolt and Artisan's Asylum
- [18:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi#t=1110) MIT Museum Robotics and Evolution of Prototyping
- [36:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi#t=2176) CAD Tool Wars: Altium, KiCad, and Eagle
- [46:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi#t=2785) Git, GitHub, and Version Control for Hardware
- [51:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi#t=3110) Software Defined Radio and the HackRF
- [1:01:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-09-11-discussing-the-open-hardware-summit-with-mightyohm-ostrobogulous-openness-occasi#t=3699) Community Meetups and Future Conferences

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- MightyOhm (company)
- Contextual Electronics (company)
- Open Hardware Summit (other)
- Bolt (company)
- Artisan's Asylum (company)
- MIT (company)
- Altium (tool)
- KiCad (tool)
- Eagle (tool)
- HackRF (product)
- GitHub (other)
- SparkFun (company)
- Agilent (tool)
- Epilogue (tool)
- Makey Makey (product)
- GNU Radio (tool)
- Flex Radio (company)
- L-Craft (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Keithley (company)

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