# An Interview with Greg Davill

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2020-01-06
- Length: 1h 11m
- Episode: 473
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/473-an-interview-with-greg-davill/

## Summary

Greg Davill, an electronics engineer and hobbyist from Adelaide, discusses his recent hardware projects including the Arctic Koala FPGA breakout board, the Orange Crab, and a complex LED Icosahedron sculpture. He details the technical challenges of integrating a camera module into the Hackaday Supercon badge using an Icebreaker FPGA and shares his specific soldering techniques and tooling preferences for surface mount assembly. The conversation also covers his workflow for creating photorealistic KiCad board renders and the state of the electronics community in Australia.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill#t=0) Introduction and Arctic Koala FPGA Board
- [8:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill#t=519) Hackaday Supercon Badge Camera Hack
- [22:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill#t=1323) LED Icosahedron Project Details
- [44:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill#t=2661) KiCad Rendering Workflow
- [51:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill#t=3085) Soldering Techniques and Tools
- [36:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill#t=2160) Adelaide Electronics Scene and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Arctic Koala (product)
- Lattice Crosslink NX (chip)
- Icebreaker FPGA (product)
- Orange Crab (product)
- KiCad (tool)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Shapeways (company)
- Amscope (tool)
- Loctite GC 10 (material)
- Amtech (material)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep044: Special Supercon Edition](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-22-ep044-special-supercon-edition) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep020: Slaying the Dragon of EL, Siege Weapon Physics, Dis-entangled Charlieplex, Laser Internet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-24-ep020-slaying-the-dragon-of-el-siege-weapon-physics-dis-entangled-charlieplex-la) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep043: Ploopy, Castlevania Cube-Scroller, Projection Map Your Face, and Smoosh Those 3D Prints](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-11-08-ep043-ploopy-castlevania-cube-scroller-projection-map-your-face-and-smoosh-those) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [016 - Supercon 2018 Part 1](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [100: Unintentional Radiator](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-05-06-100-unintentional-radiator) (Embedded.fm)

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