The Amp Hour · 15 Jan 2018 · 1h 47m · Episode 375
Tim 'Mithro' Ansell, a software engineer and open-source hardware advocate, discusses his projects including the Tomu USB key, the TimVideos HDMI capture system, and FPGA training. He explains how he built the Tomu to provide a cheap, open-source alternative to YubiKey for two-factor authentication, and details the design of the HDMI-to-USB capture boards using FPGAs to enable deep debugging of conference AV setups. Ansell also outlines his work on running MicroPython and Linux on soft cores within FPGAs using Python-based tooling to simplify hardware design.
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