Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast

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...

https://www.macrofab.com/podcasts/

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 54m. Bisher sind 433 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 days 14 hours 41 minutes

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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...


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 December 20, 2017  46m
 
 

episode 98: EP#98: Second Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special: Jar Jar on a Harley


  • Taylor Smith
    • Works at MacroFab as the Production Account Manager
    • Manage all of our large customers as they go through prototyping to full production
    • Graduated from Texas A&M last fall
    • Joined the MacroFam early this year
  • Favorite Star Wars Character?
    • Organic 
      • Taylor: Loves the locks on Qui-Gon Jinn
      • Stephen: Bossk
      • Parker: Storm Trooper...


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 December 13, 2017  1h25m
 
 

episode 97: EP#97: The Internet of Mothers


  • Agustin Pelaez
    • Electrical engineer from UPB/FH Münster
    • Helped engineer a remote monitoring solution for Airbus Germany
    • Founded the IoT Application Enablement platform Ubidots.com
  • Cameron Klotz
    • Joined Ubidots as the Director of Operations
    • Graduate of UC Berkeley
    • Previously worked in Operations and Project Management at Getaround Inc...


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 December 7, 2017  47m
 
 

episode 96: EP#96: I Expect You To be Bored Mr. Bond


  • Episode 100 is coming up! It’ll be a Q&A session - so send in your questions to podcast@macrofab.com
  • 2nd Annual Star Wars Xmas Special Engineering Podcast...


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 November 29, 2017  32m
 
 

episode 95: EP#95: Putting English on Electrons


  • The Houston meetup is coming up next week. RSVP here if you are in town!
  • Mike 
    • HackerBox - LootCrate for Hardware and Software hackers
  • Parker 
    • PinHeck EOTL REV8 Update
    • Another shout out to Chris Gammell and Contextual Electronics
    • Some work on the Pinotaur design
  • R.F.O. (Rapid Fire Opinion) 
    • Tesla SemiTruck
      • 500 mile range. In a 30 minute charge it can get up to 400 miles of range back...


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 November 22, 2017  37m
 
 

episode 94: EP#94: Al Williams and the Field Programmable Gate Arrays


  • FPGA Mega Podcast with Al Williams:
    • What is an FPGA? 
      • Field-programmable gate array
      • Bunch of logic gates and sea of gates, we tell them what to do
      • Writing hardware description of what it will do - writing requirements language, You’re describing requirements
      • Using VHDL or veralog, syntax is close to the C programming language
    • Why not a microcontroller? 
      • Advantage with FPGA = parallel hardware, not a brain...


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 November 15, 2017  1h6m
 
 

episode 93: EP#93: Glue A Penny On It


  • Episode 100 is coming up! It’ll be a Q&A session - so send in your questions to podcast@macrofab.com
  • 2nd Annual Star Wars Xmas Special Engineering Podcast. Check out the video from last year!
  • Parker 
    • Update on the Jeep Electronics 
      • LM22678TJ-5.0/NOPB
        • 5V switcher regulator with 5A capacity
        • Used Ti Webench to design it
      • ADP3338AKCZ-3.3-RL
        • 3...


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 November 8, 2017  1h4m
 
 

episode 92: EP#92: Through Hole on Cruise Control


  • Parker 
    • Jeep Cruise Control update 
      • Ordered a late model TJ wiring harness
      • Speed Control Servo: 4669979
      • Cable: 4854156
      • Vacuum Line: 52109525AD
    • Jeep Electrical Control 
      • Have wiring diagram done
      • Bussmann 15303-5-2-4
  • Stephen 
    • Science Museum 
      • Almost commission day
      • Last minute preparations and it is working great
      • Adding...


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 November 2, 2017  59m
 
 

episode 91: EP#91: An Ampersand Made Me A Hero


  • Kaylan Smith
    • Houston native, rice owl , UX designer, artist, die hard Astros fan, and MacroFaber since July 2016
    • One of the strange breeds that went from being an artist to software development
    • Attended a talk that Stephen Kraig gave about MacroFab at her school where she was learning to become a developer
  • Mike Williams 
    • Fascinated with computers since 7th grade, when he first got to use a TRS-80 model 1
    • Seen the software...


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 October 27, 2017  47m
 
 

episode 90: EP#90: Development Board Guilt


  • Chris Gammell 
    • Electrical engineer and electronics instructor
    • Runs an online course is called Contextual Electronics and is host for the podcast The Amp Hour
    • Guest on the MacroFab Engineering podcast episode 33
    • Currently works for Hologram
  • Consumer Vs Industrial Electronics  
    • Longest running devices?
  • HackADay Superconference
    • Chris is doing a workshop on cellular, low level serial commands to modems via AT...


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 October 20, 2017  59m