# Pseudo Code...Pseudo Good

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2023-12-19
- Length: 1h 06m
- Episode: 654
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-12-19-pseudo-code-pseudo-good
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/654-pseudo-code-pseudo-good/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the engineering challenges of the Artemis moon landing program, citing Destin from Smarter Every Day's critique of NASA's reliance on politics over engineering. They then dive into a specific hardware design problem involving the Nordic nRF9160 and ESP32-C3 microcontrollers, where shared peripheral constraints forced a creative solution using SPI bus chip selects. The conversation concludes with an analysis of Siglent's new high-bandwidth oscilloscope ASIC and the complexities of smart home automation using Home Assistant and ESPHome.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-12-19-pseudo-code-pseudo-good#t=0) Introduction and CES Commentary
- [5:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-12-19-pseudo-code-pseudo-good#t=307) Artemis Program Engineering Critique
- [19:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-12-19-pseudo-code-pseudo-good#t=1183) nRF9160 Peripheral Constraints and SPI Solution
- [28:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-12-19-pseudo-code-pseudo-good#t=1686) Siglent SDS-7000A Oscilloscope ASIC Analysis
- [46:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-12-19-pseudo-code-pseudo-good#t=2763) Smart Home Automation and Home Assistant
- [1:00:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-12-19-pseudo-code-pseudo-good#t=3658) AI Skepticism and Shenzhen Guide

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- nRF9160 (chip)
- ESP32-C3 (chip)
- Siglent (company)
- SDS-7000A (product)
- Rigol (company)
- Home Assistant (product)
- ESPHome (product)
- Zephyr (tool)
- Codespaces (tool)

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