Hardware Podcasts

Crossovers and Call-ins

The Amp Hour · 8 Jan 2016 · 1h 47m · Episode 281

What this episode covers

Chris Gammell hosts a crossover call-in show with Chris and Alicia White of Embedded.fm, discussing the intersection of maker culture and professional engineering, the transition from Arduino to ARM-based microcontrollers like the STM32, and the need for better embedded development tools. The guests address callers' questions regarding pro makers, debugging strategies, and specific hardware implementations such as watchdogs and signal conditioning. They highlight the importance of community, open-source tools like the embed system, and the challenges of scaling hobbyist projects to production.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Seeed Studio, Adafruit, SparkFun, Saleae
Chips
STM32, ESP8266
Also
Embedded.fm, Arduino, ARM, embed system, Bus Pirate, Raspberry Pi

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