# Recycle All Your Microcontrollers

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2015-08-07
- Length: 1h 15m
- Episode: 261
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/261-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammel discuss the economics of selling electronics, the shift from specialized chips to microcontrollers, and the challenges of EDA tools. They cover the decision to move from CircuitMaker to KiCad, the pitfalls of connector standards, and the complexities of recycling electronic waste.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=0) Introduction and Tindie vs. Shopify
- [3:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=211) Selling Electronics: Marketplaces vs. Direct
- [12:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=733) Microcontrollers vs. Specialized Chips
- [18:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=1122) Automated Development Environments with Vagrant
- [36:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=2207) EDA Tools: CircuitMaker to KiCad Migration
- [48:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=2912) Connector Standards and Design Pitfalls
- [59:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=3575) Electronics Recycling and Sustainability
- [1:10:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-07-recycle-all-your-microcontrollers#t=4200) Patreon Support and Show Housekeeping

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Tindie (company)
- Shopify (company)
- KiCad (tool)
- CircuitMaker (tool)
- Altium (tool)
- Eagle (tool)
- Vagrant (tool)
- VirtualBox (tool)
- Punch Through (company)
- Linear Technology (company)
- TI (company)
- Arduino (product)
- Pebble (product)

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- [372: The Motivation of Creativity](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-05-06-372-the-motivation-of-creativity) (Embedded.fm)
- [317: What Do You Mean by Disintegrated?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-01-17-317-what-do-you-mean-by-disintegrated) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep067: Winking Out of IoT, Seas of LEDs, Stuffing PCBs, and Vectrex is Awesome](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-05-15-ep067-winking-out-of-iot-seas-of-leds-stuffing-pcbs-and-vectrex-is-awesome) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [069 - Canned Cheese and Onion Rings](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-17-069-canned-cheese-and-onion-rings) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)

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