Copilot AI: A Revolution in Hardware Design with Zenode

I am happy to welcome Brandon Bourn from Zenode to my podcast this week! Brandon and I discuss how monotonous repetitive tasks and hardware design pain points motivated the creation of their platform, how large language models can be utilized to solve these issues and how Zenode is looking to revolutionize hardware design with their new electronic component search engine. Also this week, I check out a new kind … Read More → "Copilot AI: A Revolution in Hardware Design with Zenode"

Arrggghhh! Now I Want an NI mioDAQ! (Ignore the ‘!’)

For those who don the undergarments of authority and stride the corridors of power, pompously parading the insignia of the punctuation police and SEO security, it should be noted that the title to this column in no way ends with an exclamation mark, so there are no SEO concerns to concern you there!

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What if Your Strawberries Could Talk?

So, there I was, happily minding my own business, when my email system went “ping” and I looked up to see a message with a subject line saying, “What if Your Strawberries Could Talk? Now They Can!” Unfortunately, I was obliged to lose the “Now They Can!” part from my column title. This is because—as I’ve mentioned before—those who don the undergarments of authority … Read More → "What if Your Strawberries Could Talk?"

Welcome to the Wild Goose Lodge, a LoRaWAN hotel where you can check in and out any time you like

On a recent trip through Oregon, my wife and I stopped in a very small town named Merrill, which is the closest town to the Lava Beds National Monument in northern California – a must-see part of the country managed by US National Park Service. We spent the night in Merrill at a tiny motel called the Wild Goose Lodge, with 13 rooms and two larger “cabins.” … Read More → "Welcome to the Wild Goose Lodge, a LoRaWAN hotel where you can check in and out any time you like"

Next Stop: Space! LEO and Lunar Rideshares with SEOPS

My podcast guest this week is Mike Johnson, Co-Founder and CTO of SEOPS. Mike and I chat about the motivation behind the creation of this innovative aerospace company and how SEOPS supports space solutions for national security, scientific, and educational endeavors. We also investigate the different solutions SEOPS offers including end-to-end mission integration, LEO and lunar ride share services, tailored mission design and consultation services.

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Humanoid Robots Will Be Serving You Soon

As I always say, if you show me a picture of a robot or an elephant, you will have my full and undivided attention. This happened to me recently when Matthew Cossel sent me a picture of a robot called ADAM serving drinks in a fast-food restaurant. This picture was accompanied by a message that essentially said: “Interested? Want to learn more?” To which I heard a … Read More → "Humanoid Robots Will Be Serving You Soon"

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Advantech Dual Band WiFi
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Advantech
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Monica Goode from Advantech investigate the what, where, and how of dual band WiFi. They also explore the benefits that dual band WiFi can bring to a variety of embedded designs and how you can take advantage of Advantech dual band WiFi solutions for your next design.
Jul 31, 2024
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Posted on Nov 1 at 11:37am by Tacitus
Depends on what they’ve heard, but uh, strawberries that talk too much can find themselves “in a jam”. You know they can be pretty seedy sometimes… Dr. Sigismund Odin Smythe, OBE, GED, DBS (retired)
Posted on Nov 1 at 11:04am by Max Maxfield
I suppose you are going to deny any talk of public floggings for title punctuation miscreants.
Posted on Oct 31 at 8:10am by Larra Morris
Man, you send one work email about title punctuation - one! - and Max *goes to war*
Posted on Oct 25 at 7:10am by Max Maxfield
After my third cocktail, I really don;t care if they are shaken or stirred LOL
Posted on Oct 25 at 12:41am by John
Better than a grumpy human, but can it *shake* a cocktail?
Posted on Oct 24 at 8:18am by Steven Leibson
It's amazing how the anonymity of Internet avatars can bring out the worst tendencies in some.
Posted on Oct 24 at 8:14am by Steven Leibson
Perhaps you're confusing the Raspberry Pi, based on a cellphone processor and often used as an entry-level tool for learning how to program, with the Raspberry Pi Pico, which is a very capable microcontroller. The two are very different. I'm aware of some very advanced embedded products based on the ...
Posted on Oct 23 at 11:26pm by Ansi_Kenabi17
RasPi has a strong tendency to attract morons that couldn't initialize a microcontroller, much less program even a simple loop if their life depended on it. Their "projects" and "solutions" are usually heavilly duck-taped braindead blobs that one wouldn't want to stand anywhere near, let alone use them.
Posted on Oct 23 at 11:24pm by Ansi_Kenabi17
F*#k NE555. GreenPaks eat them for dinner. They are at similar price, but MUCH smaller, programmable and WAY more powerful. And they can do MANY mroe things. some have FET switch, some have ADC or DAC, there is at leasst one with a FRIGGIN "H" MOSFET BRIDGE. GreenPaks rule.
Posted on Oct 23 at 12:31pm by Steven Leibson
The Basic variant I used was HP Basic, starting with the HP 1000 minicomputer and HP 9830 desktop computer.
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Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Toshiba
eFuse ICs provide better protection performance than conventional mechanical fuses. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Talayeh Saderi from Toshiba chat about the what, where, and how of eFuse technology. They also investigate the benefits that Toshiba’s TCKE9 eFuses bring to server power management and how you can get started using a TCKE9 eFuse in your next design. 
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MEG-Array and M Series
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Amphenol
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jeremy Ellis from Amphenol Communications Solutions and Amelia Dalton chat about the benefits of Amphenol’s MEG-Array and M-Series connector solutions. They also investigate the tooling configurations available for these solutions and how Amphenol’s ball and socket BGA interface can simplify board routing, eliminate press-fit constraints on via and provide excellent SI performance.
Oct 21, 2024
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XENSIV™ MEMS Microphones Qualified According AEC-Q103
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
MEMS based microphone technology can bring a variety of benefits to automotive applications. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with James Sterling from Infineon about the components included in a MEMS microphone system, the roles that frequency and sensitivity play in microphone enhanced automotive systems, and the benefits that Infineon’s XENSIV™ automotive qualified microphones bring to interior and exterior automotive applications.
Oct 15, 2024
18,411 views
High Power Charging Inlets
All major truck and bus OEMs will be launching electric vehicle platforms within the next few years and in order to keep pace with on-highway and off-highway EV innovation, our charging inlets must also provide the voltage, current and charging requirements needed for these vehicles. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Drew Reetz from TE Connectivity investigate charging inlet design considerations for the next generation of industrial and commercial transportation, the differences between AC only charging and fast charge and high power charging inlets, and the benefits that TE Connectivity’s ICT high power charging inlets bring to these kinds of designs.
Aug 30, 2024
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Power Modules and Why You Should Use Them in Your Next Power Design
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Christine Chacko from Texas Instruments explore a variety of power module package technologies, examine the many ways that power modules can help save on total design solution cost, and the unique benefits that Texas Instruments power modules can bring to your next design.
Aug 22, 2024
40,487 views
STM32 Security for IoT
Today’s modern embedded systems face a range of security risks that can stem from a variety of different sources including insecure communication protocols, hardware vulnerabilities, and physical tampering. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Thierry Crespo from STMicroelectronics explore the biggest security challenges facing embedded designers today, the benefits of the STM32 Trust platform, and why the STM32Trust TEE Secure Manager is an IoT security game changer.
Aug 20, 2024
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