# Wrong Hardware, Wrong Software - Fugacious Fan Funding

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2014-09-08
- Length: 1h 15m
- Episode: 215
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/215-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the challenges of hardware development, including Chris's experience with a Texas Instruments high-voltage motor control kit that failed due to missing power factor correction, and a SparkFun MicroView firmware recall. They also analyze the economics of crowdfunding 3D printers, the triboelectric noise in cables, and recent industry acquisitions like Infineon buying International Rectifier.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=0) Introduction and Vacation Work
- [11:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=660) Fan Funding and Content Creation Economics
- [22:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=1374) TI Motor Control Kit Failure and Power Factor Correction
- [33:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=2031) Triboelectric Noise in Cables
- [39:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=2347) SparkFun MicroView Firmware Recall
- [42:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=2548) Hardware vs. Software Development Mindsets
- [54:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=3252) Industry Acquisitions: Infineon and International Rectifier
- [58:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=3501) Semiconductor Teardowns and Education
- [1:08:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-08-wrong-hardware-wrong-software-fugacious-fan-funding#t=4117) Crowdfunding 3D Printers and Upcoming Events

## Topics

- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Texas Instruments (company)
- C2000 Piccolo (chip)
- SparkFun (company)
- MicroView (product)
- Infineon (company)
- International Rectifier (company)
- 7805 (chip)
- Altium (company)
- Eagle (tool)
- LittleBits (product)
- National Instruments (company)
- KiCad (tool)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- BeagleBone Black (product)
- Sitara (chip)
- Patreon (other)
- Kickstarter (other)

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- [The Spark Gap - Episode 43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2015-11-11-the-spark-gap-episode-43) (The Spark Gap)
- [The Spark Gap - Episode 32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2015-05-06-the-spark-gap-episode-32) (The Spark Gap)
- [Ep106: Connector Kerfuffle, Tuning Fork Time, Spinach Contact Prints, and Tesla's Permanent Memory](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-02-19-ep106-connector-kerfuffle-tuning-fork-time-spinach-contact-prints-and-teslas-per) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [467: Temporary Axolotl](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-12-29-467-temporary-axolotl) (Embedded.fm)

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