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The Amp Hour · 13 Dec 2022 · 1h 10m · Episode 612

What this episode covers

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the practical realities of buying a desktop pick-and-place machine, with Jones recounting a failed eBay purchase of a Chinese machine with Yamaha feeders and Gammell advising him to build a design first. They then review new hardware, including the WCH CH32V003 RISC-V microcontroller, which suffers from a lack of open-source tooling, and the Sony ALTI1350 IoT chip featuring integrated cellular, GPS, and satellite connectivity. The conversation shifts to industrial automation with the Arduino Opta micro PLC, noting its support for ladder logic, and concludes with a discussion on grid security and physical infrastructure vulnerabilities based on the book The Grid by Alexandra Lange.

Most relevant to

founders before launch

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
WCH, Arduino, Sony, Fronius
Products
YY1, Opta
Chips
CH32V003, ALTI1350
Also
Yamaha, EYD

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