Hardware Podcasts

#440.2 - Interviews with Greg Davill and Michael Ossmann

The Amp Hour · 1 May 2019 · 30m

What this episode covers

Greg Davill, an engineer at an Australian aero surveying company, discusses his hobbyist work with KiCad, detailing how he uses Fusion 360 and Python scripts to create realistic renders of PCBs by converting SVG layers. Michael Ossmann, founder of Great Scott Gadgets, announces the shipping of the GreatFET One, a high-performance USB hacking tool, and discusses the company's transition from garage to scaling, highlighting collaboration challenges and testing failures with the HackRF.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Great Scott Gadgets
Products
GreatFET One, HackRF, FaceDancer
Tools
KiCad, Fusion 360, Inkscape, Blender

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