Dive into the electrifying world of electrical engineering with Circuit Break, a MacroFab podcast hosted by Parker Dillmann and Stephen Kraig. This dynamic duo, armed with practical experience and a palpable passion for tech, explores the latest innovations, industry news, and practical challenges in the field. From DIY project hurdles to deep dives with industry experts, Parker and Stephen's real-world insights provide an engaging learning experience that bridges theory and practice for engineers at any stage of their career. Whether you're a student eager to grasp what the job market seeks, or an engineer keen to stay ahead in the fast-paced tech world, Circuit Break is your go-to. The hosts, alongside a vibrant community of engineers, makers, and leaders, dissect product evolutions, demystify the journey of tech from lab to market, and reverse engineer the processes behind groundbreaking advancements. Their candid discussions not only enlighten but also inspire listeners to explore the limitless possibilities within electrical engineering...
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episode 108: EP#108: Crazy Transistor Contraptions
- Stephen
- Midi Woes
- Atleast the Teensy is fast
- Parker
- DAC testing update
- Interesting results looking at the spectrum analysis of the DACs
- Film caps suppress harmonics better but let more low end frequency through
- "Audio" grade parts have a higher response over the frequency band
- All the DAC load outs have a flat frequency response
- Blind testing resulted in listeners picking the...
- DAC testing update
episode 107: EP#107: Orthogonal for Mutual Conductance
- Stephen
- Melted Solid State Relay in electric brewery setup
- "Finally gave up the smoke"
- New SSR is rated for 40A
- Installed a blower fan on the heatsink for extra protection
- GFCI Breakers
- Monitors current on both legs of the circuit and makes sure they are within 5mA of each other
- Parker is going to use a SPA 240V 50A GFCI setup for his brewery...
- Melted Solid State Relay in electric brewery setup
episode 106: EP#106: John Teel of Predictable Designs
- John Teel
- Founder of Predictable Designs, a company which helps startups, makers, and small companies develop new electronic products
- An award-winning design engineer for Texas Instruments (TI) where John designed numerous successful microchips which are found inside millions of popular tech products
- Predictable Designs
- Making product development process as predictable as possible
- Predicting the pitfalls and costs, with a focus on...
episode 105: EP#105: Community Dice
- Stephen
- Community Dice
- Matt Parker - Standup Maths
- Thingiverse
- Shapeways
- What’s the highest frequency signal a home gamer can generate? (square and sin waves?)
- Community Dice
- Parker
- New Engineering Article
- 3 Steps to Planning Parts Selection for Your Next Electronic Hardware Product
- Raspberry Pi Compute Module Motherboard
- Continuation from the Compute Module...
- New Engineering Article
episode 104: EP#104: Apples and Astronauts
- Stephen
- PCB Design - Hexa Precision
- Converts MIDI codes to constant voltage
- What about using constant current to control functions and signals?
- Teensy 3.6
- Pro-Level Breadboard
- PCB Design - Hexa Precision
- Parker
- PCM5122 I2S Audio DAC
- Prototyped with a PiFi DAC+ v2...
- PCM5122 I2S Audio DAC
episode 103: EP#103: The Current Source with Derek Brodeur
- Derek Brodeur
- Applications engineer involved in writing control software for atmospheric and vacuum robotics used in the semiconductor robotics industry
- Runs a YouTube channel called "The Current Source" where the primary focus is around electronics
- What made you want to go start a Youtube channel?
- Favorite old Project that you have completed?
- Most difficult video was the Doppler Shift
- SERs and PIN...
episode 102: EP#102: 8 Bit Rupee Wallets
- Stephen
- Alternative uses for assembly layers
- Assembly, document, and mechanical layers
- “It’s a way for us electrical engineers to feel like a mechanical engineer”
- Alternative uses for assembly layers
- Parker
- HackADay IO talk
- Friday, January 12, 2018 12:00 pm PST
- “The moment they invent smell-o-vision, this podcast would be done”
- MEP101 DSO138 Update
- STM32F103
- Widely cloned
- If...
- HackADay IO talk
episode 101: EP#101: Playing the New Doom
- Stephen
- DSO138 Oscilloscope
- Comes as a kit (just through hole) but can be purchased assembled
- The "true" version can be had for ~$30
- Counterfeit versions exist for $4
- Open Source Firmware!
- Analog bandwidth: 0 - 200KHz
- Sampling rate: 1Msps max
- Sensitivity: 10mV/Div - 5V/Div
- Sensitivity error: < 5%
- Vertical resolution: 12-bit
- Timebase: 10us/Div - 500s/Div
- Record...
- DSO138 Oscilloscope
episode 100: EP#100: The Q&A Episode
- Iris Weeden
- MacroFab's Marketing Director
- Award-winning marketer with ten years of experience
- Native Houstonian and lover of music, dogs, and beers
- Episode 100!!!!!!
- The Q&A Episode
- Thanks to our listeners who submitted questions through email and our Slack channel
- Questions
- Brandon Drury
- How in the hell does one survive engineering...
- Brandon Drury
episode 99: EP#99: Moses Parting the Sea of Traces
- PCB material as structural elements and enclosures
- FR4 Material - glass-reinforced epoxy laminate sheets
- Custom face plates aren’t cheap - the solution? Face plate out of PCB material!
- Silk screening and milling
- Easy to order
- Get to use the same design tool for PCBs
- P.O.W.
- From Bryan with Poetic...