Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast

EP#156: Are you ready to Tango?


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  • Parker
    • Wagon Chime Module
      • Installed back on Wagon and It works!
      • USB Type-C Article Update
        • Have the Type-C to FT230X complete
        • Design Block for Eagle
        • ESD protection on the CC Pins?
        • IP4234CZ6,125 USB ESD protection
  • Stephen
    • Found the old ribbon mic from MEP EP#110: Dangling Transformers
      • Going look at doing a quick spin of a stacked PCB based version instead of the 3d printed chassis
      • Boards can screw together to clamp to the ribbon itself by having a gold pad on the PCB
      • Need a way to do fine tune adjustments on the ribbon tension
      • Embedded transformer
      • 3D printed enclosure – Fusion 360 to 3d printing?
      • PCM2912A
      • Brian Benchoff’s Oreo Stackup PCB
  • R.F.O.
    • MIDI Association Announces MIDI 2.0 Prototyping
      • Will be announced at NAMM 2019 (Jan 24-27th)
      • In prototyping phase
      • Fully back compatible with 1.0
    • Solder Surface Tension and Why You Should Care
      • The Current Source aka Derek has a released a really cool video on surface tension and how it relates to PCB Assembly
      • Derek was on MEP EP#103
    • A Choice of Grippers Helps Dual-Arm Robot Pick Up Objects Faster Than Ever
      • Dex-Net 4.0
      • Multi tool picking robot
      • Successfully grasp 95 percent of unseen objects at a rate of 300 per hour
      • Humans do double that at near 100% success rate
      • Learns how to grip things by simulation
        • The physics it uses is slightly randomized to “cover up” sensor defects
    • The Basics of USB Battery Charging: A Survival Guide
      • Maxim app note on Lithium Battery charging over USB
      • A bit dated as it only covers BC 1.1 but still applicable to USB 2.0 devices
    • New Mouser interface?
      • Part Searching just got more time consuming?

Tags:  Chime Module, electronics podcast, EQ Build, MacroFab, macrofab engineering podcast, USB Type-C, ribbon microphone, PCM2912, Oreo Stackup, MIDI 2.0, Solder Surface Tension, Derek, Derek Brodeur, The Current Source, Dex-Net 4.0, Maxim, Mouser

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