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<ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.golioth.io/demos-well-have-at-embedded-world-2024/">Chris will be at Embedded World 24 next week</a></li>
<li>Bluetooth standard messages like <a href="https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/specs/health-thermometer-profile-1-0/">HT</a>, <a href="https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_hr/README.html">HR</a></li>
<li>Early bluetooth devices (were terrible)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/what-is-wibree-technology/">WiBree (?)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.renesas.com/us/en/about/press-room/renesas-announces-termination-memorandum-understanding-and-tender-offer-proposed-acquisition-sequans">Sequans deal with Renesas fell apart</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pycom.io/datasheets/development/fipy/">There was a Sequans modem on the PyCom FiPy</a></li>
<li>The low power ISM network Chris couldn&#8217;t remember was <a href="https://www.sigfox.com/"><em>SigFox</em></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ansys.com/news-center/press-releases/1-16-24-synopsys-acquires-ansys">Synopsis acquired Ansys (back in January)</a></li>
<li><a title="https://archive.md/U1UE5" href="https://archive.md/U1UE5" data-from-md="">Here comes the flood of Plugin Hybrids</a></li>
<li>Dave&#8217;s sick car &#8211; 2010 Nissan dualis &#8211; Second channel</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTHHDZeIzcA">New Espressif ESP32-P4 is getting ready to release</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdF_nzMW_i8">Bitluni makes custom silicon (spoilers!)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theamphour.com/446-an-interview-with-pete-bevelacqua/">Past guest Pete Bevelaqua</a> has <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acquaindustries/the-power-mole-wireless-power-transfer-through-windows">a new Kickstarter where he&#8217;s passing power through a window (up to 30 mm thick)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://partsbox.com/blog/top-10-hobby-electronic-components-2024.html">Top 10 Hobby Components (PartsBox)</a> &#8211; submitted by <a href="https://theamphour.com/542-component-management-with-jan-rychter/">former guest Jan Rychter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYdmX8w8xwI">Top 5 transistor video</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/03/28/beagley-ai-sbc-features-ti-am67a-vision-processor-with-4-tops-ai-accelerators/">New BealgleBoard.org board isn&#8217;t in the BeagleBone form factor</a></li>
</ul>
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<description>This week Dave and Chris talk about upcoming demos, bluetooth, car troubles, new silicon, parts in the lab, and more!</description>

This week Dave and Chris talk about upcoming demos, bluetooth, car troubles, new silicon, parts in the lab, and more!

#664 – Simulating doors falling off

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<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7490" src="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/663-CarlBugeja.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="900" srcset="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/663-CarlBugeja.jpg 900w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/663-CarlBugeja-300x300.jpg 300w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/663-CarlBugeja-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/663-CarlBugeja-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></p>
<p>Welcome <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CarlBugeja">Carl Bugeja</a>!</p>
<ul>
<li>Carl lives and works in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta">Malta</a></li>
<li>He got started with robotics at his university</li>
<li>Carl recently <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgTY2wmgIA4">announced he would be launching a new company</a></li>
<li>The company is called <a href="https://microbots.io">Microbots</a> and they will sell components and kits for building similar projects to what Carl shows on his channel</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuum5--i2tE">BigHero6 reference</a></li>
<li><a title="https://microbots.io/products/flatflap" href="https://microbots.io/products/flatflap" data-from-md="">https://microbots.io/products/flatflap</a></li>
<li>Max PCB temp is 130C</li>
<li>Driven by series resistance of coil</li>
<li>Tg value of PCBs</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0csHZveVvY">A circuit that can solder itself</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cvDjeSUgwY">How hot can a Flex PCB get</a>?</li>
<li>Batch vs raster</li>
<li>Do you math?</li>
<li>Tryng to get the perfect temperatures and dealing with flex materials</li>
<li>Dealing with manufacturing differnces</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9-7NXruN4">Scanning PCB Coils with X-Rays</a></li>
<li>Sending PCB specs</li>
<li>Incoming inspection and testing</li>
<li>Testing boards with resistance</li>
<li><a href="https://microbots.io/products/timeflap">Time flap produce</a></li>
<li>User testing</li>
<li>Drive circuits &#8211; How do you evaluate?</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t build your own H Bridge</li>
<li>Optimizing for size</li>
<li>Is Carl looking for other features?</li>
<li>Building libraries for driver</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsZszv4qHu4">Foldable 4 wheeled robot </a>, an all one PCB</li>
<li><a href="https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32-c3">ESP32-C3,</a> connected to playstation remote</li>
<li>Boston Dynamics uncanny valley</li>
<li>Gathering on social</li>
<li>Top down vs bottom up (start at the top)</li>
<li>Prior to YouTube, Carl worked at a startup
<ul>
<li>Drones &#8211; 2 prop</li>
<li>Bluetooth tags</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Later he moved to the automotive industry
<ul>
<li>Concept vehicles</li>
<li>Software</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>What&#8217;s in Malta?</li>
<li>Building a remote electronics business</li>
<li>Remote actuators on a PCB</li>
<li><a href="https://microbots.io/products/flexar-driver">Microbots Flexar Driver</a></li>
<li>Driving down the price per cell</li>
<li>Similar to how they drove down the cost of LCD displays</li>
<li>Pixel, voxel, moxel, maxel?</li>
<li>Flipdots</li>
<li>PCB Actuation</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CarlBugeja">Find Carl on YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carl_bugeja/?hl=en">Instagram</a>, and check out his work on <a href="https://microbots.io">the new Microbots site</a>!</li>
</ul>
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<description>Carl Bugeja joins Chris to talk about building PCB motors and actuators, starting a new business, documenting build processes on YouTube, manufacturing flexible circuits, and much more!</description>

Carl Bugeja joins Chris to talk about building PCB motors and actuators, starting a new business, documenting build processes on YouTube, manufacturing flexible circuits, and much more!

#663 – Motors on PCBs  with Carl Bugeja

<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7482" src="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/662.jpg" alt="" width="512" height="512" srcset="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/662.jpg 512w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/662-300x300.jpg 300w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/662-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Chris got <a href="https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/bolt-ev">a Chevy Bolt</a> (2023 1LT) The model has since been discontinued</li>
<li><a href="https://evocharge.com/resources/the-difference-between-level-1-2-ev-chargers/">11 kW charging using a level 2 charger</a></li>
<li>Flappy paddle to recapture battery (instead of the brake)</li>
<li>Ioniq 5/6</li>
<li><a href="https://aptera.us/">Aptera</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqSJ7zbTLQ">Marques Brownlee reviews the Prius</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid">V2G</a> is avaialble as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/12/23349971/nissan-leaf-bidirectional-charging-approved-v2h-v2g-fermata-energy">a software upgrade to the Nissan Leaf</a></li>
<li>2nd channel abs bypass</li>
<li>Microbit v2</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzNlv7k3CDU">Robot video with Huxley</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAmpHour/comments/1b7o366/software_update_on_a_door_handle/">Software updates on a door handle</a></li>
<li>Chris is playing around with <a href="https://www.dewalt.com/products/accessories/batteries-chargers/batteries">20V DeWalt batteries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/IxIbJ.jpg">Battery fast charger schematic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.printables.com/model/71143-bosch-gba-18v-battery-connectoradapter-eg-ts100">Bosch adapter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/how-use-v-mount-batteries-and-why-you-need-them-298695">Vmount batteries</a>, as explained by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dslrvideoshooter">Caleb of DSLR Video Shooter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-NP-F550-Battery-CCD-SC55-Replacement/dp/B06XDC47YM">Sony batteries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6mKd5_-abk">Dave&#8217;s tutorial on charging</a></li>
<li>Chris might try out <a href="https://www.onshape.com/en/">OnShape</a></li>
<li>If you&#8217;re interested in helping model some battery stuff (or know someone who can), please email <a href="mailto:chrisgammell@golioth.io">chrisgammell@golioth.io</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT3godBXkOg">Sony battery lab hack</a></li>
</ul>


<description>Dave and Chris discuss EVs, adapting power tool batteries for projects on the bench, robots, software updates, and more!</description>

Dave and Chris discuss EVs, adapting power tool batteries for projects on the bench, robots, software updates, and more!

#662 – The non-Stinky Car

<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-7473" src="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/661-PallavAggarwal.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="599" srcset="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/661-PallavAggarwal.jpg 1000w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/661-PallavAggarwal-300x300.jpg 300w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/661-PallavAggarwal-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/661-PallavAggarwal-768x766.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
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<p>Welcome <a href="http://www.pallavaggarwal.in">Pallav Aggarwal</a> of <a href="https://capuf.in/">CAPUF Embedded</a>!</p>
<ul>
<li>Chris enjoyed Pallav&#8217;s <a href="https://pallavaggarwal.in/2023/10/01/ch32v003-low-cost-mcu-programming/">series on learning the ch32v003</a> &#8211; fun vs HAL</li>
<li><a href="https://ambiq.com/apollo/">Ambiq Apollo</a></li>
<li>Decision trees when considering hardware vs firmware</li>
<li>Expensive to do software and stuff</li>
<li><a href="https://evelta.com/capuf-embedded/">Order some of the boards Pallav created on Evelta</a></li>
<li>India ecosystem for hw</li>
<li>India industry</li>
<li><a title="https://capuf.in/" href="https://capuf.in/" data-from-md="">CAPUF</a> team size</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PallavAggarwal/videos">Pallav shares teardowns on YouTube</a></li>
<li>reducing complexity</li>
<li>Reviewing customer designs and removing 40%</li>
<li>RP2040 in usb debuggers</li>
<li>Efficiency consulting</li>
<li>Over indexing on form and fit during rev 1</li>
<li>Troubleshoot: Joulescope / Saleae / Static analyzer</li>
<li><a href="https://pallavaggarwal.in/automated-pcb-design-using-ai/">Pallav has a page where he tracks AI tools for PCB creation</a></li>
<li>There&#8217;s another page where he tracks <a href="https://pallavaggarwal.in/companies-developing-ai-chips/">AI modules / chips</a></li>
<li>DevRel as a service</li>
<li>Nordic</li>
<li>Check out <a href="https://capuf.in">Capuf.in</a> for more info on Pallav&#8217;s consulting or <a href="mailto:info@capuf.in">reach out via email</a></li>
</ul>
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<description>Pallav Aggarwal of CAPUF Embedded joins Chris to talk about blogging about learning electronics and helping others learn along the way! Pallav does teardowns, chip walkthroughs (like on the CH32V003), Linux projects, custom hardware, and more!</description>

Pallav Aggarwal of CAPUF Embedded joins Chris to talk about blogging about learning electronics and helping others learn along the way! Pallav does teardowns, chip walkthroughs (like on the CH32V003), Linux projects, custom hardware, and more!

#661 – Blogging Electronics with Pallav Aggarwal

<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-7469" src="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/660.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="600" srcset="https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/660.jpg 1024w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/660-300x300.jpg 300w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/660-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theamphour.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/660-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
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<ul>
<li>Promise of smart home</li>
<li>Electronic keypad</li>
<li>Keyfob</li>
<li><a href="https://proxmark.com/">Proxmark</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oralb.com/en-us/products/electric-toothbrushes/smart-series/">Oral B bluetooth toothbrush</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJgKfTW53uo">Braun toothbrush teardown</a></li>
<li>Solar road shutdown</li>
<li>Smart mains socket tester</li>
<li><a href="https://forum.contextualelectronics.com/t/chris-gammell-build-log/351/29?u=chrisgammell">ch32v003 testing success</a></li>
<li><a href="https://samy.pl/keysweeper/">Samy keylogger</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/anthonynsimon/status/1763990817872458100">Startups in Germany</a> (can any German listeners verify?)</li>
<li><a href="https://diyodemag.com/news/thats_a_wrap_on_diyode">Diyode mag is shutting down</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kicad.org/blog/2024/02/Version-8.0.0-Released/">KiCad 8 was released!</a> James Lewis did <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohxlmy0p7FE">a good overview video</a></li>
<li>SPICE in CAD</li>
<li>Composite amplifier</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/releases/release-notes-3.6.html">Zephyr 3.6 release</a></li>
<li>Altera</li>
</ul>
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<description>Chris and Dave discuss SPICE in CAD programs, new software releases, startup paperwork, crazy smarthome stuff, and toothbrushes that give away your data.</description>

Chris and Dave discuss SPICE in CAD programs, new software releases, startup paperwork, crazy smarthome stuff, and toothbrushes that give away your data.

#660 – My Toothbrush Is Broadcasting

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