# Really long needle nose pliers

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2024-04-25
- Length: 1h 09m
- Episode: 665
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/665-really-long-needle-nose-pliers/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the Voyager 1 probe's recent recovery from a memory chip failure, highlighting the sustaining engineering efforts required to maintain 46-year-old space hardware. They analyze the decline of US-based electronics trade shows, noting the cancellation of events like Embedded Systems Conference and the consolidation of others like Embedded World, driven by reduced corporate travel budgets. The conversation also covers the discontinuation of the Zilog Z80 processor, the practicality of niche hardware like the 'jumperless' breadboard, and the challenges of running complex software like Sigrok on low-power microcontrollers.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers#t=0) Introduction and Audio Troubleshooting
- [6:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers#t=393) Voyager 1 Memory Failure and Sustaining Engineering
- [19:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers#t=1187) The Decline of US Electronics Trade Shows
- [37:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers#t=2252) Zilog Z80 Processor Discontinuation
- [41:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers#t=2509) Review of Jumperless Breadboard and Educational Hardware
- [49:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers#t=2958) Sigrok on Microcontrollers and Embedded Development
- [59:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-25-really-long-needle-nose-pliers#t=3556) 3D Printing, PCB Manufacturing, and Design Advice

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Voyager 1 (other)
- Keithley 2015 (tool)
- Digilent Analog Discovery (tool)
- Zilog Z80 (chip)
- Rabbit 2000 (chip)
- Sigrok (tool)
- Zephyr (other)
- Embedded World (other)
- Embedded Systems Conference (other)
- Hackaday Prize (other)
- Wokwi (other)
- STM32 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- Altium (company)
- Littlefuse (company)

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- [422: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature) (Embedded.fm)
- [376: Left Half of My Brain Is Digital](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-06-10-376-left-half-of-my-brain-is-digital) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep 300: Hackaday Podcast Episode 300: The Dwingeloo 25 m Dish, a Dead-Tech Twofer, and Deconstructing PCBs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-12-13-ep-300-hackaday-podcast-episode-300-the-dwingeloo-25-m-dish-a-dead-tech-twofer-a) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [200: Oops](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-05-17-200-oops) (Embedded.fm)
- [182: Sorry Little Diodes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-01-04-182-sorry-little-diodes) (Embedded.fm)

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