# #440.2 - Interviews with Greg Davill and Michael Ossmann

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2019-05-01
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann#t=0) Introduction: Greg Davill and KiCon 2019
- [0:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann#t=50) Greg Davill's PCB Rendering Workflow with KiCad and Fusion 360
- [5:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann#t=322) Greg Davill's Professional Use of KiCad and Community
- [12:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann#t=766) Michael Ossmann and Great Scott Gadgets
- [13:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann#t=790) The GreatFET One Hardware and Python Interface
- [20:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann#t=1236) Collaboration Challenges and Version Control in KiCad
- [24:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann#t=1450) Testing Difficulties and the HackRF Glitch

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- KiCad (tool)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- GreatFET One (product)
- HackRF (product)
- Great Scott Gadgets (company)
- FaceDancer (product)
- Inkscape (tool)
- Blender (tool)

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- [Ep 262: Wheelchair Hacking, Big Little Science at Home, Arya Talks PCBs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-15-ep-262-wheelchair-hacking-big-little-science-at-home-arya-talks-pcbs) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [324: I'll Let You Name Your Baby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-03-19-324-ill-let-you-name-your-baby) (Embedded.fm)
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