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#536 – NFT Schematics
- Non-Fngible Tokens for schematics(reddit discussion)
- Apple 1 schematic
- Drafting tables
- Quartus II
- Chris is working with a Mech E who can iterate on very detailed designs using resin. Dave has torn down a resin printer (SLA)
- Dave had a 121GW prototype made from Resin
- Digikey printing on the tape
- Make your own parts kit
- Paper about thermoelectric generators
- These are much much lower output than an RTG, because the input power source is so much lower
- Video by Anton Petrov, Dave did a response video.
- Chris is interested in a new solar MPPT and battery charging chip, BQ25798
- Energy harvesting chip turn on requirements
- Solar panels
- When should you architect your whole system (write all the code) from scratch?
- Dave’s new ATEM switcher has a lot of customized code, not just drivers (maybe a custom OS?)
- Buying IP
- Speaking of developing an OS, Bell Labs just released Plan 9, including a Raspberry Pi image. The name is drawn from the terrible Plan 9 from Outer Space movie. Chris used to watch terrible movies like this. The one he tried to remember was “Invasion of the Saucer Men”
- A self-study plan posted on Hacker News
- Buy a kit for the area you’re interested in (in the above case, a brain interface kit)
- Don’t have a starting project? Chris recommends you follow past guest Ben Eater’s videos and follow along with a kit.
- Chris and Dave both like the PCBite system
- Intel announced they’re expanding their foundry capabilities. Chris predicts they will be spinning out the chip side soon (as a different company)
- TSMC is planning to build in Arizona for $35B
- Texas Fabs shut down from the power outages. NXP is just now recovering.
Thanks to Housing Works Auctions for the pictures of Beanie Babies