# 016 - Supercon 2018 Part 1

- Show: [Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast)
- Published: 2018-11-10
- Length: 44m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1
- Listen: https://unnamedre.com/episode/16

## Summary

Jen and Alvaro interview Chris Svec of SEGGER, Josh Lifton of Crowd Supply, Richard Whitney of the Happy Robot Company, Alex Glow of Hackster, and Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics at the 2018 Hackaday Superconference. They discuss reverse engineering tools like the SEGGER J-Link and Analog Discovery 2, and projects including the Open Steno Project, Charmware, and the Happy Robot's cuddly robots. The guests share personal anecdotes about electronics mishaps, such as shorting high-voltage rails and dealing with thermal printer integration issues at Crowd Supply.

## Chapters

- [0:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1#t=28) Introduction: Supercon 2018 and Chris Svec
- [7:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1#t=427) Josh Lifton and Crowd Supply's Shipping Challenges
- [14:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1#t=885) Richard Whitney and the Happy Robot Company
- [22:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1#t=1331) Alex Glow and Charmware
- [33:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2018-11-10-016-supercon-2018-part-1#t=2002) Chris Gammell and Contextual Electronics

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- SEGGER (company)
- J-Link (tool)
- Crowd Supply (company)
- Open Steno Project (product)
- Python (tool)
- Happy Robot Company (company)
- Hackster (company)
- Charmware (product)
- Gator Grip Socket (tool)
- Analog Discovery 2 (tool)
- Saleae (tool)
- Contextual Electronics (company)

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- [Rubber Ducking](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-30-rubber-ducking) (The Amp Hour)
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- [Ep 378: C Coders, Ceramic Printers, and Shadow Archives](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-17-ep-378-c-coders-ceramic-printers-and-shadow-archives) (Hackaday Podcast)

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