# Cellular IoT with Jared Wolff

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2020-09-20
- Length: 1h 05m
- Episode: 509
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-09-20-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/509-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff/

## Summary

Jared Wolff, founder of Circuit Dojo, discusses the challenges of bringing the nRF9160 Feather, a cellular IoT board, to production. He details the complex certification processes with carriers like Verizon and AT&T, the use of the Zephyr RTOS for embedded firmware, and his decision to manufacture locally in the US to avoid overseas risks. Wolff also reflects on his previous burnout from working at large tech companies and startups, leading to his current focus on sustainable hardware development.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-09-20-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff#t=0) Introduction and Career Background
- [11:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-09-20-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff#t=699) Burnout and Recovery
- [21:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-09-20-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff#t=1277) Manufacturing and Supply Chain Decisions
- [26:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-09-20-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff#t=1586) nRF9160 Feather and Cellular Certification
- [44:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-09-20-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff#t=2655) Zephyr RTOS and Driver Development
- [57:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-09-20-cellular-iot-with-jared-wolff#t=3446) Air Quality Sensor and Future Plans

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Circuit Dojo (company)
- nRF9160 Feather (product)
- nRF9160 (chip)
- Zephyr (tool)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- Cisco (company)
- Apple (company)
- Hologram (company)
- Verizon (company)
- AT&T (company)
- Air Quality One (product)
- Honeywell (company)

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