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The Spark Gap

Karl and Corey talk about various aspects of embedded electronics, from nuts and bolts design to high-level discussions and debates. We also talk about some of our hobbies surrounding electronics (3D... Read more

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The Spark Gap - Episode 53

The Spark Gap - Episode 53

Karl and Corey talk about projects they've been working on in their spare time.  Corey discusses his ping pong scoreboar... Read more

31 Jan 2018

54mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 52

The Spark Gap - Episode 52

Karl and Corey discuss how to work with development kits, specifically on how to best transition from a dev kit to a cus... Read more

1 Jan 2018

1hr 32mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 51

The Spark Gap - Episode 51

Karl and Corey talk about various ways to protect a design from other devices that can pull too much power, reverse volt... Read more

12 Apr 2017

1hr 13mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 50

The Spark Gap - Episode 50

Karl and Corey discuss various means of user input: buttons, rotary encoders, and resistive and capacitive touch sensing... Read more

9 Nov 2016

1hr 39mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 49

The Spark Gap - Episode 49

Karl and Corey talk about their trip to Portland, Oregon and the 2016 Open Hardware Summit.

19 Oct 2016

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The Spark Gap - Episode 48

The Spark Gap - Episode 48

Karl and Corey are back to talk about design choices you can make when creating schematics and PCB layouts that will mak... Read more

28 Sep 2016

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The Spark Gap - Episode 47

The Spark Gap - Episode 47

Karl and Corey discuss the issues with heat in an embedded design, how to prevent it, how to detect it, and how to deal ... Read more

27 Apr 2016

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The Spark Gap - Episode 46

The Spark Gap - Episode 46

Karl and Corey discuss the CANbus protocol and the new CAN-FD specification.

9 Mar 2016

1hr 10mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 45

The Spark Gap - Episode 45

Karl and Corey talk about some of the lessons Karl learned (and remembered) at the Signal Integrity Boot Camp at DesignC... Read more

10 Feb 2016

51mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 44

The Spark Gap - Episode 44

Karl and Corey air some grievances about Raspberry Pi, "Hoverboards", and PCB layout practices in this grab bag/Festivus... Read more

25 Dec 2015

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