# Feed the Mouse

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2021-07-26
- Length: 1h 09m
- Episode: 551
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/551-feed-the-mouse/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the ongoing chip shortages, highlighting how part scarcity forces engineers to redesign products or pay exorbitant prices on the gray market. They review the Luna USB analyzer from Great Scott Gadgets, an open-source tool using an Lattice FPGA for debugging USB 2.0, and critique the Illume COVID-19 home test for its unnecessary electronics and environmental waste. The conversation also covers career advice, including the value of debugging skills, the 'embedded resume' project by Aaron Vorce, and the importance of right-to-repair initiatives like the WAS conference.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=0) Introduction: Dave Jones and Chris Gammell
- [2:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=123) NTSC, PAL, and Disney Streaming
- [7:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=420) Meetups and Networking Advice
- [10:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=603) Breadboarding, Relays, and Transients
- [14:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=856) Plastic Microcontrollers and Chip Printers
- [18:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=1132) Chip Shortages and Supply Chain Disruptions
- [26:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=1566) Luna USB Analyzer Review
- [33:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=2011) FPGA Hiring and Debugging Skills
- [46:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=2781) Embedded Resumes and Publishing
- [55:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse#t=3351) Illume COVID Test Critique and Right to Repair

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Great Scott Gadgets (company)
- Luna (product)
- Lattice (company)
- ECP5 (chip)
- Beagle 480 (product)
- Keysight (company)
- LaCroix (company)
- FT-232 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- CM4 (product)
- Cortex M0 (chip)
- ARM (company)
- Illume (product)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- nRF52810 (chip)
- iFixit (company)
- WAS (other)
- Apple (company)
- Aaron Vorce (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [025 - Opaque Magisterium](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-08-14-025-opaque-magisterium) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [422: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep 120: Chip Shortage, VGA Glitching, Truly Owning Roku, and Omniballs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-28-ep-120-chip-shortage-vga-glitching-truly-owning-roku-and-omniballs) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [486: A Nice Rainbow Dream](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-10-03-486-a-nice-rainbow-dream) (Embedded.fm)

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