MEP EP#219: Virtual Earth Mixers

Show Notes

MEP EP#219: Virtual Earth Mixers

Parker

• Brewery Update
  • Still bending tubes
  • Going cheap and buying a roll of stainless steel tubing was a mistake
• Started looking into the Jeep Fan controller project again
  • Evolving into a Body control module
  • Investigating the best way to add wireless remote control?
• Pinotaur LED REV2 design is completed
  • Using those APA-102C-NEW-260
  • Working on a motor controller add-on for the Pinotaur board
    • Socketed motor controllers allow stepper or DC motor control

Stephen

• Rotary switches
  • Three datasheets and all are wrong…
  • VAAPA: Variable Architecture And Parameters Amplifier
• CNC Update
  • Working on greater accuracy
  • Most cuts are within 0.005 but certain situations can make it up to 0.01
  • Got a O flute bit in.
  • Feeds and speeds
• Analog tricks
  • Clipping opamp in feedback
  • Virtual earth mixer is no longer a virtual earth

Rapid Fire Opinion

• Arrow Electronics launches European FPGA Developer Contest 2020
  • Entry via the Arrow European FPGA Developer Contest 2020 web page and choose from the following Intel FPGA development boards: MAX1000, CYC1000 or AnalogMAX /DAQ1/2/3
  • Projects can involve anything from software, special IPs/interfaces and soft cores, to board modifications, adapter creation, adding a PMOD/Arduino, creating an IoT device, and programming algorithms for AI/CNN

Creators & Guests

Host

Parker Dillmann

A Founder @MacroFab.Builds Electronics, Cars, & Jeeps.

Host

Stephen Kraig

EE

Producer

Chris Martin

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