# Discovering Cursed Connectors

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2023-06-19
- Length: 1h 04m
- Episode: 636
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-19-discovering-cursed-connectors
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/636-discovering-cursed-connectors/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell perform a teardown of the Rode Wireless Go 2 receiver, identifying a confusing mix of chips from Dialog Semiconductor, Nordic Semiconductor, and SmartCore. They discuss the implications of 3G network sunsets on devices like insurance trackers and solar monitors, and analyze the end-of-life announcement for the EDA tool EAGLE by Autodesk. The episode concludes with a look at a vintage Intergraph Corporation PCB, highlighting the density and routing techniques of older hardware.

## Chapters

- [0:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-19-discovering-cursed-connectors#t=31) Introduction and Rode Wireless Go 2 Teardown
- [4:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-19-discovering-cursed-connectors#t=296) Chip Identification: Dialog, Nordic, and SmartCore
- [9:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-19-discovering-cursed-connectors#t=555) Bluetooth Architecture and Encryption Analysis
- [39:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-19-discovering-cursed-connectors#t=2381) 3G Network Sunsets and Device Lifecycles
- [46:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-19-discovering-cursed-connectors#t=2781) The End of the EAGLE Era
- [51:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-19-discovering-cursed-connectors#t=3086) Vintage Intergraph PCB Analysis

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Rode Wireless Go 2 (product)
- Dialog Semiconductor (company)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- SmartCore (company)
- ATS2833 (chip)
- nRF52810 (chip)
- DA14195 (chip)
- EAGLE (tool)
- Autodesk (company)
- Fusion 360 (product)
- Intergraph Corporation (company)
- Maker Moco (other)
- PVOutput (other)

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