# Brandon Satrom, Blues SVP interview! Proxmox x86 Clusters! mmWave Sensing, and more!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2024-09-06
- Length: 32m
- Episode: 154
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-09-06-brandon-satrom-blues-svp-interview-proxmox-x86-clusters-mmwave-sensing-and-more
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/brandon-satrom-blues-svp-interview-proxmox-x86-clusters-mmwave-sensing-and-more

## Summary

Brandon Satrom, Senior Vice President of Blues, discusses the collaboration with Arduino on the Opta PLC, a micro PLC designed to bring industrial connectivity to smaller applications. The episode highlights the Blues Wireless Opta Kit, which integrates cellular and LoRaWAN connectivity into the Arduino ecosystem via NoteHub, allowing for secure, IT-friendly industrial monitoring. Additionally, the show covers Robin Mitchell’s tutorial on building Proxmox x86 clusters using Zima Blade single-board servers, and explores the use of mmWave sensors for human presence detection in Home Assistant setups.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-09-06-brandon-satrom-blues-svp-interview-proxmox-x86-clusters-mmwave-sensing-and-more#t=0) Introduction: Electromaker Show Episode 154 Overview
- [5:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-09-06-brandon-satrom-blues-svp-interview-proxmox-x86-clusters-mmwave-sensing-and-more#t=339) Brandon Satrom and Blues Wireless Collaboration with Arduino Opta
- [16:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-09-06-brandon-satrom-blues-svp-interview-proxmox-x86-clusters-mmwave-sensing-and-more#t=1015) Technical Workflow: Opta, NoteCard, and NoteHub Integration
- [21:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-09-06-brandon-satrom-blues-svp-interview-proxmox-x86-clusters-mmwave-sensing-and-more#t=1280) Robin Mitchell’s Guide to Building Proxmox x86 Clusters with Zima Blade

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Blues (company)
- Arduino (company)
- Opta (product)
- NoteHub (product)
- Zima Blade (product)
- Proxmox (product)
- Raspberry Pi 5 (product)
- mmWave Sensor (product)
- Home Assistant (product)
- ESP32 (chip)

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- [Slapping Industries](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-12-13-slapping-industries) (The Amp Hour)
- [370: This Is the Whey](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-04-22-370-this-is-the-whey) (Embedded.fm)
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- [031 - The Title Isn't DibbleDabble](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-12-27-031-the-title-isnt-dibbledabble) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)

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