MEP EP#25

Podcast Notes

Stephen has completed the SSPS Analog board. See Figure 1. Testing will begin early next week. The Macro Amp that Stephen has been working on is almost done. He just needs to solder the through hole onto the board. See Figure 2. Stephen has been working with Altium this past couple weeks while doing DFM work for customers. He would like the software if it didn't cost $15K. Parker finished programming the new revision of the MacroWatch V2. See Figure 3. Uses the EFM8SB10F2G in a QFN-20 package. EFM8 series has tons of built in peripherals. Reduced power consumption by 5 fold. KiCad will be adding built in SPICE simulation to the schematic portion. Stephen is now willing to try out the EDA tool. ARM was purchased by SoftBank for $32 Billion. Parker and Stephen talk about the implications of this purchase. The ARM founder isn't to happy about the deal. Microchip will be boosting the Atmel AVR8 product line later this summer.

Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro theme!