Hardware Podcasts

An Interview With Brandon Harris - Impish Internet Iamatology

The Amp Hour · 11 Jun 2014 · 1h 36m · Episode 202

What this episode covers

Brandon Harris, a hardware engineer at Electric Imp, explains how the company simplifies IoT development by providing a platform that handles Wi-Fi connectivity, cloud infrastructure, and power management, allowing developers to focus on application logic. He details the hardware evolution from an SD-card form factor to smaller modules, the decision to switch the embedded language from Lua to Squirrel just before launch to solve memory inefficiencies, and the 'Blink Up' optical configuration method. Harris also discusses the challenges of battery life with Wi-Fi, the company's Series B funding, and its partnership with Murata for manufacturing.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Electric Imp, Murata, Adafruit, SparkFun, DigiKey, Twilio
Products
Arduino, Nest, Budweiser Hockey Light, Spark Core, iFi card
Chips
STM32, Broadcom
Also
Squirrel, Lua, Maker Faire

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