# Return of the Trade Show Jedi

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2022-04-11
- Length: 58m
- Episode: 585
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-04-11-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/585-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi/

## Summary

Dave Jones of EEVBlog discusses the return to electronics trade shows, highlighting the surge in manufacturing equipment and the importance of automated test jigs for production quality. Paul Gammell covers Ant Micro's open-source Snapdragon 845 baseboard design in KiCad, the critical shortage of engineers in Australia, and Mercedes' new legal liability for its Drive Pilot system. The hosts also touch on AgTech challenges and the potential of Thread protocol for Bluetooth sensors.

## Chapters

- [1:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-04-11-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi#t=110) Return to Trade Shows and Manufacturing Trends
- [11:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-04-11-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi#t=683) Automated Test Jigs and Production Quality
- [22:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-04-11-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi#t=1374) Trade Show Demos and Swag Culture
- [36:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-04-11-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi#t=2160) Ant Micro's Open Source Snapdragon Baseboard
- [39:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-04-11-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi#t=2373) AgTech and Engineering Shortages in Australia
- [53:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-04-11-return-of-the-trade-show-jedi#t=3187) Mercedes Drive Pilot Liability and Thread Protocol

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- EEVBlog (company)
- Contextual Electronics (company)
- Electronica (other)
- Embedded World (other)
- Zephyr (other)
- WAGO (company)
- Phoenix Contact (company)
- Weidmuller (company)
- National Instruments (company)
- LabVIEW (tool)
- Altium (company)
- Ant Micro (company)
- Snapdragon 845 (chip)
- KiCad (tool)
- Quick Tel (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Wendover Productions (other)
- John Deere (company)
- Mercedes (company)
- Drive Pilot (product)
- Thread (other)
- NRF52840 (chip)

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