Hardware Podcasts

YouTube to Consulting with Florin of Voltlog

The Amp Hour · 29 Nov 2021 · 1h 12m · Episode 568

What this episode covers

Florin, known as Voltlog, discusses his transition from a YouTube educator to an electronics consultant, highlighting his work on automotive CAN bus interfaces and IoT projects. He details the design of the CanLite board using an ESP32 and explains the complexities of automotive electronics, including custom ECUs and encrypted communication. Florin also addresses the severe component shortages in the automotive sector, advising engineers to maintain large component stashes and design for part substitution.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Mauser Electronics, Freescale, NXP
Products
Mantis, CanLite, Orange Pi, Unity, Analog Discovery 2
Chips
PIC32, ESP32, STM32, SA 818
Also
Voltlog, AliExpress, Banggood, Tindie, Tasmota

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