Test & measurement
Product design & engineering
191 episodes across 23 shows cover test & measurement. The shows that cover it most are The Amp Hour, Embedded.fm and Hackaday Podcast. The most recent, from 13 Oct 2026, is “Testing Embedded Systems in the Cloud and On-Prem with Marie Meyer and Joel Schulz-Andres” from The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast.
Test equipment and how to use it (oscilloscopes, meters, analyzers), validation testing and lab setups.
191 episodes from 23 shows, most relevant and most recent first.
191 episodes
Testing Embedded Systems in the Cloud and On-Prem with Marie Meyer and Joel Schulz-Andres
Marie Meyer and Joel Schulz-Andres, founders of OnMCU, discuss their cloud-based and on-prem hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing platform designed to bridge the gap between host unit tests and physical integration. They explain the concept…
The Measurement Blues with Martin Rowe
Martin Rowe, Senior Technical Editor at EE World Online, discusses the evolution of technical media, the challenges of reviewing complex test equipment like Tektronix oscilloscopes, and the shifting landscape of wireless standards from 5G…
Software Validation and Testing in IoT | Doppelio's Gaurav Johri | Internet of Things Podcast
Gaurav Johri, co-founder and CEO of Doppelio, explains why software validation is critical for connected products as value shifts from hardware to cloud and edge software. He details how Doppelio uses device virtualization to create…
Ep 184: Earnings TSMC/ASML/AEHR, State of AI Semis
Hosts Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg analyze recent earnings from TSMC, ASML, and AEHR, discussing how AI-driven demand is reshaping semiconductor manufacturing. They detail TSMC's increased CapEx for advanced packaging, ASML's expansion of…
EMC Troubleshooter Min Zhang on Measuring Ground w/ Voltage & Current
EMC troubleshooting expert Min Zhang, founder of Mach One Design, joins host Zach Peterson to discuss techniques for measuring ground potential differences in electronic systems. Zhang details the limitations of standard voltage probes in…
Zephyr with Luka Mustafa
Luka Mustafa, founder and CEO of Irnas Product Development, explains how Zephyr RTOS, a Linux Foundation-backed project, enables hardware-agnostic embedded development by abstracting low-level details through device trees and a…
Inside Component Testing: Fighting Fakes in the Electronics Industry
Elijah Miller, VP of Operations at The Lab Worldwide (TLW), explains the sophisticated methods counterfeiters use to infiltrate the electronics supply chain, including remarking, harvesting, and cloning. He details how even franchise…
How Google Tests Its Products | Google's Clare Meredith and Kira Dickson | Internet of Things Podcast
Clare Meredith and Kira Dickson, program managers at Google's Digital Buildings and Real Estate organizations, explain how Google tests IoT products for large-scale real estate deployments. They emphasize starting with business objectives…
When Async Attacks!
Oxide Computer Company engineers Bryan Cantrill, Adam Leventhal, Dave Pacheco, Eliza Weisman, and Augustus Mayo explain how they debugged severe latency in their production rack by tracing a database connection pool issue to the Tokio…
Factory Firmware Flashing with Pete Staples
Pete Staples, founder of Blue Clover Devices, explains the disconnect between engineering and manufacturing, noting that factory firmware flashing is often a dusty, manual afterthought rather than a sophisticated process. He details how…
Adding The Forth Dimension: Game Changing Thermal Profiling Technology from iRaptor Founder Vitor Barros
Vitor Barros, founder of iRaptor, introduces the company's 4D profiler, a device that maps temperature and vibration to monitor production equipment. He explains how measuring vibration alongside thermal profiles allows manufacturers to…
Bringup Lab Chronicles: A Measurement Two Years in the Making
Oxide Computer Company electrical engineers Ariane, Eric, and Tom detail the two-year effort to bring up a 100Gb backplane link, utilizing Teledyne LeCroy VNAs and TDRs to measure signal integrity. They explain how a missing 100Ω…
#019: END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATION: Moments You Loved, Stories You Missed, and 2026 Predictions You Need
François Baldassari and Chris Coleman, co-founders of Memfault, reflect on the 20th episode of Coredump Sessions, highlighting lessons from guests like Nick Sinas of Oval, Dan Mangum of Golioth, and Chad from Gabb. They discuss the…
S6E22 Dean Odell | Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
Dean Odell, a mechanical engineering instructor at Hudson Valley Community College and popular YouTube educator, discusses the history, application, and teaching of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T). He explains how GD&T evolved…
278: Bricks' Batteries Last Forever (Repeat)
Matt Liberty, founder of Jet Perch, discusses the design and development of Joulescope, a high-precision current measurement tool launching via Kickstarter. He explains the engineering challenges of measuring dynamic ranges spanning nine…
Unit Testing vs HIL Testing
Jeff Gable and Luca engineer discuss a listener's question on whether to prioritize unit testing or Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing for embedded systems. They argue that while HIL tests are crucial for validating system-level…
Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing
Hosts Jeff Gable and Luca Enjani discuss hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, contrasting high-fidelity aerospace systems with simpler, agile approaches for startups. They highlight the risk of 'horse-sized rabbits' where complex test rigs…
All About Antennas with Katerina Galitskaya
Katerina Galitskaya, a Senior Antenna Engineer, explains the physics of antenna design, emphasizing that ground plane size is critical for efficiency and that lower frequencies require larger PCB areas. She outlines practical rules for PCB…
Voltage, Vibes, and VOCs
Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss recent trade shows, contrasting the scale of the Australian Manufacturing Week with smaller electronics events, and review new test equipment including a Microtest impedance analyzer and a Bryman…
Tugging on the Nerd Heartstring
Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the evolution of test equipment, highlighting Rigol's aggressive pricing and custom ASIC/FPGA strategy with the MHO 900 series oscilloscope, which has disrupted the market by offering high bandwidth at…
Implicit Design, AI & Next Gen Design Tools: Inside nTop’s Bold New Design Frontier
Brad Rothenberg, CEO and founder of nTop (formerly nTopology), discusses the evolution of his company from a tool for additive manufacturing component design to a platform for implicit modeling and system-level engineering. He explains how…
Dimming the Lights: How to Build a Shop Ready for Automation, Ep #17
Hosts Nick Golner, Caleb Mertz, and David Buick launch the 'Automation Academy' series, arguing that machine shop automation is a survival necessity driven by labor shortages and global competition. Caleb Mertz, an automation integrator…
508: Descartes' Demon
William Griffin, co-founder of Spark Embedded, explains the distinction between hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and model-in-the-loop (MIL) testing, emphasizing that HIL involves a closed loop where the controller's output affects the simulated…
278: Bricks' Batteries Last Forever
Matt Liberty, founder of Jet Perch, discusses the challenges of measuring ultra-low power consumption in embedded systems and introduces his new tool, Joulescope, designed to solve dynamic range issues. He explains how software strategies…
009 - T0015! Part 0x2: All Ur sigs R belong to uS.
Jen Castillo and Alvaro Branto discuss essential signal analysis tools for reverse engineering, including digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers. They compare specific products like the Saleae Logic, Analog Discovery 2…
#006: Pebble’s Code is Free: Three Former Pebble Engineers Discuss Why It's Important (PART 2/2)
Brad Murray, former head of Pebble firmware, and Tomas, former developer evangelist at Pebble, discuss the risks and decisions behind building firmware for Pebble smartwatches. They detail a critical OTA update bug that nearly bricked…
138 - 3rd party packaging testing with Joey Beyersdorfer from Clear Packaging
Joey Beyersdorfer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Clear Packaging, explains how his company operates as a data analytics firm rather than just a testing lab. He details their Clearview data portal, which aggregates over 500…
STL372: David Bedrosian Is a Clever Dude
Furniture maker David Bedrosian joins the show to discuss his engineering-driven approach to woodworking, highlighting his custom Fritz and Franz jig for sliding table saws and his modifications to standard shop equipment. He details his…
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Talking Signal Integrity & PCB Laminates w/ Bert Simonovich
Bert Simonovich, founder of Lansim Enterprises, explains how dielectric anisotropy in PCB laminates affects signal integrity modeling for high-speed designs like 112 Gbps systems. He details the difference between in-plane and out-of-plane…
088 - Production Part Approval Process(PPAP) with Subhi Saadeh
Subhi Saadeh, host of the Combinate Podcast and Quality Professional, explains the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), an automotive quality tool adapted for medical device and pharma industries. He details key PPAP elements including…
200: Oops
Hosts Alicia and Christopher White celebrate the 200th episode of Embedded.fm with a panel of former guests: Alvaro Prieto, Andrei Chichak, Elizabeth Brenner, Chris Svec, and Chris Gammell. The group discusses their favorite embedded…
Kismetic Keithley Katowse
Chris Gammell, formerly of Keithley Instruments, discusses his departure from the test and measurement industry and his move to a new, unnamed company. He and host Dave Jones analyze the impact of Danaher's acquisition of Keithley…
S2 E8: Quality Engineering and Strategy for Hardware with Matt Lipsitz
Matt Lipsitz, Head of Quality at Formlabs, explains that quality is a culture of managing risk to meet customer expectations, starting with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in the design phase. He details how startups can build a…
Power Transmission with Toby Robb
Toby Robb, a distribution network professional from the Illawarra region of Australia, explains the architecture of the power grid, from coal-fired generation and 500 kV transmission to the 132 kV distribution network managed by providers…
Professional Scooter Charger
Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the economics of home energy efficiency, with Jones detailing his switch to a heat pump hot water system and the impact of government subsidies. They then debate the concept of 'overkill' in test…
Tales from the Bringup Lab
Nathanael Huffman, Eric Aasen, and Rick Altherr of Oxide Computer Company recount the bring-up of their server board, detailing the debugging of an AMD SP3 Milan processor. They describe fixing a 'zombie board' caused by a schematic error…
Lights Out, Level Up: Inside Imago's Next Phase of Automation and Time Freedom, Ep #38
Ryan, founder of Imago Manufacturing, explains how his northern Illinois shop achieved a 50% revenue growth goal over three years without adding headcount, spindles, or floor space by maximizing throughput through automation. He details…
S2E28 Test Stands, X-ray, & Other Instrumentation | William Gabler
William Gabler, a Senior Application Scientist at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, explains the breadth of their analytical measurement and testing instrumentation, ranging from chromatography to mechanical testing. He details how…
PCB Thermal Design Deep Dive with Ethan Pierce
Ethan Pierce, founder of Dodec Labs, joins host Zach Peterson to discuss PCB thermal design, drawing on insights from his recent talk at PCB East. They explore the importance of early thermal problem identification, the limitations of…
464: YOU ARE A VIRUS
Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their gratitude for the past year, focusing on creative freedom, audience relevance, and the joy of making. David Picciuto details his process for building a no-sew canteen bag from…
2: My Little Pony Stopped Outputting
Alicia White of Logical Elegance and Jen Castillo compare multimeters and install a Saleae Logic USB Logic Analyzer to debug an SPI communication issue. White explains her company's budget constraints for purchasing an oscilloscope…
Calibration & Repair with Ian Johnston
Ian Johnston, a Scottish YouTuber and manufacturer, discusses his PDVS2mini DC Voltage Calibrator, explaining how he transitioned from the oil industry to full-time content creation and small-batch hardware production. He details the…
066 - Use Your Scope!
James Lewis, known as Bald Engineer, details his reverse engineering of the Apple II MegaII chip to build a functional computer, explaining how he used KiCad, JLCPCB, and RP2040 microcontrollers to recreate vintage hardware. He discusses…
Like a steam engine in your house
Chris Gammell details his new 13kW solar and Tesla Powerwall 3 installation, discussing the economics of virtual power plants and peak pricing. Dave Jones analyzes Australia's energy market, highlighting negative wholesale prices and the…
Clap on, clap off, lights flicker
Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the engineering behind a custom AirTag clone, detailing the challenges of fitting an nRF52840, NFC antenna, and sensors onto a 32mm single-sided PCB. They also analyze the causes of alkaline battery…
Behavior Driven Development
Jeff Gable and Luca engineer discuss Behavior Driven Development (BDD) as a method for automated acceptance testing in embedded systems. They explain how Gherkin syntax allows teams to write specifications in natural language that are then…
285 - Durst is using print technology and AI to help brands deliver on their brand promises LIVE from LabelExpo 2024 2 of 5
Steve Lynn, Director of Labels and Packaging for Durst North America, discusses Durst's evolution in digital inkjet printing and its strategic partnership with Omet to create hybrid label presses. He highlights the company's shift to 1200…
S7E4 Scott Heimendinger | Developing the World’s First Home-Kitchen Ultrasonic Chef’s Knife
Scott Heimendinger, founder of Seattle Ultrasonics, details the six-year journey of developing the C2100 ultrasonic chef's knife, a device that uses high-frequency vibrations to reduce cutting force. He recounts his pivot from software…
From China to Mexico, Adapting to Manufacturing Trends and Harnessing Data for Decision-Making, with IMI's Philip Reyes
Philip Reyes, Head of Regional Engineering at IMI, discusses his 25-year journey from China to Mexico and the company's strategic shift toward the automotive and EV sectors in Guadalajara. He explains how IMI balances automation with…
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422: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature
Hosts Elecia White and Chris White discuss the 'Zone of Proximal Development' using origami as an analogy for learning to code from scratch. They review news about reanimating dead spiders for robotics and continuous ultrasound imaging…
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