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The Electromaker Show · 6 Apr 2022 · 27m · Episode 77

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Ian from Electromaker presents episode 77, highlighting the new Electromaker Educator series hosted by Robin Mitchell, which covers microcontroller platforms like STM32, AVR, and RP2040. The episode features Aaron Christophel’s project to flash Texas Instruments chips using an ESP32, and discusses the March Electromaker of the Month winners, including a DIY RP2040 Space Mouse and a retro arcade clock. It also covers Mitxela’s 1-inch HDMI second screen hack, the Roendi rotary encoder display on Crowd Supply, and the NXP Cup autonomous vehicle competition.

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Companies: Electromaker, Texas Instruments, Xreart
Products: Thingy:91, RP2040 Space Mouse, Flash Synth, Roendi, Game Boy Color
Chips: STM32, RP2040, AVR, ESP32, CC2430, CC2510, CC1110, nRF52840
Also: Robin Mitchell, Data God, Tarantula 3, Mitxela, NXP Cup

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