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  • The IdeaFab Podcast

    Guests Scott and Eric of The Idea Tank Podcast join Parker and Stephen.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

    A weekly electronics podcast where Parker and Stephen explore topics in engineering and hardware with guests, DIY electronic devices, and industry news.

    Type: Page

  • Cold Welding This Podcast Together

    Will this podcast hold together? Or will the tig welder that Stephen is modifying tear the podcast apart at the seams? Only 555 timers can save us!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • This Podcast Intentionally Left Blank

    Mandatory USB Type-C for everything? Parker and Stephen discuss the current EU ruling and preparing your PCBA design for contract manufacturing!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Third Anniversary of the MacroFab Engineering Podcast!

    We're celebrating three years of the MacroFab Electronics Podcasting. Over 300,000 downloads and 158 episodes.

    Type: Blog

  • When Will AI Replace Podcast Hosts?

    Delve into the world of AI in chip design, exploring the limitations and benefits, its impact on the labor market, and the future of this technology.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • IdeaFab – Does This Podcast Change The World?

    No, but come listen to Scott and Eric of the Ideatank Podcast and your hosts Parker and Stephen talk about ideas that can possibly do so!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Future of Supply Chain Podcast #153 with Misha Govshteyn of MacroFab

    Santosh is joined by Misha Govshteyn, CEO of MacroFab, an electronics manufacturing platform that brings together the best factory lines in North America.

    Type: In the News

  • Recording Studio Problem Solving

    Parker and Stephen have a great talk with Greg Norman, a recording engineer, producer, and technician at Steve Albini’s studio, Electrical Audio.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Mike Kahn of Elemental Machines

    Mike Kahn of Elemental Machines joins the podcast to discuss the integration of life sciences instrumentation and designing enterprise products.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • If There is a Bug, You Can Fix It

    Stephen and Parker have Kwabena of OpenMV as a guest on this week's podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Macro Hour Mashup

    Today's podcast is special as Stephen and Parker have a Co-Podcast with The Amp Hour's Chris Gammell.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • It’s a She, Right?

    Stephen and Parker talk with JOSH the mastermind behind the audio of the podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Self Driving Cars With Josh Hartung From Polysync

    Parker and Stephen have Josh from PolySync on the podcast to talk about self driving cars.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Space Engineers VS Caffeinated Chipmunks

    Parker and Stephen talk about fixing Motorcycles, new podcast gear, and fatbergs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Don’t Try This At Home

    Annika O'Brien joins Parker and Stephen in the MacroFab Variety Hour Podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Putting English on Electrons

    Mike Williams co-hosts the podcast for the first time, IoT devices shutting down, and Tesla's new Truck

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Trey German Strikes Back

    Trey German is back! Military vehicles, free lance engineering, and flying make for an interesting podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Tell Me How People Hurt You

    Parker and Stephen hang out and chat with Elecia White and Christopher White of the Embedded.FM podcast!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Injection Molded Enclosure Design with John Teel

    John Teel of Predictable Designs returns to the podcast to discuss designing for Injection Molded Enclosures for MFG.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • PEE-can Verse puh-KAHN – Scaling up Electronics with KINETIC

    Matt and Jeff of KINETIC join the podcast to discuss scaling up manufacturing of their IoT wearable.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Discrete Atomic Luffa Control

    Ben and Chris come on the podcast to talk about the latest in 3D printing and humble luffas.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Al Williams and the One Instruction Wonder

    Al Williams returns to the podcast to discuss FPGA documentation and meat balloons.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Surfing for Science: Phil Bresnahan of Smartfin

    Phil Bresnahan of Smartfin joins the podcast to discuss the research of ocean data collection sensors.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Dillon Nichols – Simplified Home Automation

    Dillon Nichols comes on the podcast to discuss his home automation techniques and projects.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Ben Heck and the PinoTaur

    Benjamin Heckendorn rejoins the podcast to discuss Pinball Hardware and Text Adventure Games.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Mayonnaise Drone (And Other War Crimes)

    Danny Rankin of University of Colorado Boulder joins the podcast to discuss the Atlas Institute.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Are Projects Really Useless?

    Parker and Stephen discuss the new MacroFab Engineering Podcast Design Contest: Useless Machines. Thanks Mouser!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Mach 3 Cheeseburgers

    Mach 3 Cheeseburgers, Simulations for the PinoTaur mosfet drivers, and more on this episode of the MacroFab Podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Feel the Hum

    Zapp Brannigan returns on the podcast to discuss the latest in AND!XOR #Badgelife Design Elements!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Lizard Brain Information – David Gunness of Fulcrum Acoustic

    David Gunness of Fulcrum Acoustic joins the podcast to discuss Passive Cardioid Technology, Coaxial Speakers, and manufacturing with wood.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Ultrasonic Beer Science – Eli Hughes of Tzero

    Eli Hughes of Tzero Brew joins the podcast to discuss the research and development of the Ultrasonic Tzero Fermentation Sensor.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Design With Manufacturing – Altium and MacroFab

    Ted Pawela, Altium's Chief Ecosystem Officer, joins the podcast with Chris Church to discuss Altium's participation in MacroFab's recent fundraising.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Starting From The Beginning

    When did you start listening to the podcast? Have a favorite episode? Let Stephen and Parker know which is your favorite.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • We Are Circuit Break

    Parker and Stephen celebrate episode 400 of the MacroFab Engineering Podcast and announce its relaunch as Circuit Break.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Tradition is Peer Pressure From the Dead

    Is the DIY maker movement now dead or is it shifting to be less commercialized now? Chris Gammell joins our podcast to discuss is DIY Dead?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Crispy Currents

    The engineering mind. Stephen and Parker discuss if the process engineers use to solve problems is inherent to engineers or is there something more?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Removing The Barriers

    Electronic bench equipment for hardware development. Stephen and Parker dive into a high level of what kind of equipment is needed to outfit a bench.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Bad Hunch

    Six times! Y'all let us talk about Star Wars 6 years in a row! Roz, Hyr0n, Stephen, Chris, and Parker discuss the latest in Star Wars media and tech.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Perpetual Prototypes

    Did Stephen and Parker complete there holiday projects as mentioned in last weeks episode or will they slip further behind with feature creep?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • 2022 New Year Engineering Resolutions

    With 2021 behind us it is time to look forward to 2022. Will Parker and Stephen cross off all there new year resolutions or will they be forgotten?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Gamification of PCB Assembly

    One faithful evening, Parker received a marketing email about gamifying the MacroFab platform and thought it might be a good podcast topic.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Plastic Deg-Ra-Dation with Scott Hansen of Retro-Brite

    Our guest this week is Scott Hansen, Founder of Retro-Brite which restores yellowed plastics by reversing the chromophores degradation.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Work to Automate the Work

    On this episode, Parker discusses his current adventure in testing and qualifying ratcheting wrenches and Stephen finally learns the magic of python!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • What Engineer’s Seek

    What is the comet grounding technique? Is it actually made up by someone on twitter? Maybe? Find out on this episode of the MacroFab Podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Measuring up Your Interview Questions

    Interview questions, love em or hate em it is all something we have to go through. How does your technique measure up to Stephen's and Parker's?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • What Would You Say You Do Here?

    Panelization of PCB Assemblies. Your Contract Manufacturer takes care of this but there are design choices that can radically alter your end costs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Berry Based Physics with Collin Anderson

    This week we have Collin Anderson on the podcast to discuss quantum wave mechanics and how it relates to electricity flowing through conductors.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Cody's Corner - Q2 2022

    Cody Endlich is back on the podcast to discuss the electronic component supply chain squeeze and what the future magic 8-ball says about the industry.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Educated Compromises

    Project: Snackey gets released to the world! Or is it more of it was released upon the world? You choose!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Hackery Experts

    Hyr0n of the AND!XOR group joins the podcast this week to discuss the DEFCON 30 Hacker Smart Watch and what we can look forward to next year.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Calibrating CNCs with PCB Rulers

    Stephen has successfully resurrected his CNC machine. How good could a chain drive driven, wood based CNC actually be? Tune in to find out!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Out Of Bounds Engineering

    Light pipes and panel mount indicators out of your projects budget? Listen for a FREE HACK on how to use the FR4 substrate as a light diffuser!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • AVRDUDE All The Way Down

    The Jeep Prop Fan project rides again! Well some iteration of it at least. Lets design an open source PCM (Power Control Module) for automotive apps!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Linear Effects of Licensing

    New recording studio with Josh Moore for improved acoustics! SAIM machine running kinda, and Stephen on the SSPS.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • When an Alien Craps

    The things that change the world, according to Chaos theory, are the tiny things. An Alien craps in Space and subsequently this podcast gets made.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • IoT’s Cloudy Future

    The MEP's first guest! Trey German joins Stephen and Parker to talk about Trey's latest project.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Silicon Condensers

    Stephen builds a custom old school tube microphone for Josh Moore and Parker gets a CU40045-UW1J display working.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Classy Capacitors and Lab War Stories

    This week Stephen and Parker discuss capacitors, the Space Echo RE-201, and horror stories of college electronic labs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Panning for Caps

    Stephen and Parker discuss Gameboys using Raspberry Pi Zero, the FAA's new anti-drone system, and project updates.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Let The RF Hit The Noise Floor

    This week Stephen and Parker have Dustin Holliday as a guest to chat about the FCC and KiCad Python.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Quirky Quadcopters with Scott Shawcroft

    This week Stephen and Parker have Scott Shawcroft of Chickadee-Tech as a guest. This episode is Quadcopter crazy.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Pokey Datasheets and Incognito Arduinos

    This week Stephen and Parker rant about terrible datasheets and incognito Arduinos.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Cloud Net

    On this episode, Parker and Stephen talk about IoT Security Certifications and Arduinos...lots of Arduinos.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Maniacal Moving

    On this episode, Stephen and Parker talk about MacroFab moving to a new location.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Update on the MacroDuino and FX DEV Board

    On this episode, Stephen gives an update on the FX Dev board and Parker talks about his MacroDuino project.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Jeep Radio Hacking with a Side of Synth

    On this episode, Parker and Stephen talk about Parker's Jeep radio and Stephen has an update to the Brewing Rig.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Drive By DNA Destruction

    On this episode, Parker and Stephen talk about nuclear batteries and FCC/CE pre-compliance experiences.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Missing Audio

    This episode suffered from a recording glitch so only half the audio exists. Sorry :(

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Stay Hydrated While Gaming

    On this Episode, Stephen and Parker talk about Capacitor Part Markings and some tough semiconductors.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Unnecessary Engineering

    Stephen and Parker talk about thyristors, fancy pwm filters, and milkshakes.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Gotta Look Pro

    It is National Engineers Week and Stephen spills the beans on his Audio Amplifier Past.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Internet of Teddies

    Stephen and Parker talk about teddy bears, Raspberry Pi LVDS, and relays that last till the end of time.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Yo Ho Ho and a Technological Bottle of Rum

    Parker and Stephen talk about the RPI3 CM project and Stephen throws down a design challenge!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Cooking with Gears with MacroFab

    Parker and Stephen go over the design entrees for Stephen's design challenge!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Bits Flying In

    Stephen learns that MIDI tutorials that are online only cover the basics and Parker has haunting vias.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Fire Sticks

    Parker talks about his serialized RGB LED modules for pinball and Stephen's Synth under goes surgery.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Reverse Biasing Opamps

    Parker learns Python and OpenCV and Stephen gets silly with transformers.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Greek Tragedy of ADCs

    Battery less Cellphones, Raspberry Pi Compute Modules, ENOBs, and a 100W USB Type C eval board!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • No Guru Here

    Parker and Stephen talk about roomba spy machines and counterfeit USB RS-232 cables.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Dueling OpAmp Inputs

    Stephen makes a peristaltic pump and Parker hacks his Jeeps turn signals for LEDs!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Make Electrons Flow Right?

    Stephen finishes his Synth and jams some tunes!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The One Man Entertainment Machine

    John Adams joins Parker and Stephen to discuss IoT Security, Crappy IoT Devices, and WS2812B LEDs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • TLDR; Life

    Stephen finishes his project and Parker starts hacking his Jeep's wiring harness.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Randomly Determined

    Parker butt splices his Jeep's wiring harness and Stephen brews some prison wine.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Development Board Guilt

    Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics and The Amp Hour join Parker and Stephen for a second time!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • An Ampersand Made Me A Hero

    Mike Williams and Kaylan Smith join Parker and Stephen to talk about developer life at MacroFab.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Glue A Penny On It

    Parker and Stephen talk about the kind of solder they like, fluxes, and AliOS.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Al Williams and the Field Programmable Gate Arrays

    Al Williams returns to talk about FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) and how to get started.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • I Expect You To be Bored Mr. Bond

    Arduino power usage, IoT Toilet paper, and the aftermath of the Science Museum project.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Playing the New Doom

    Stephen and Parker talk about the DSO138 Oscilloscope and when external pullups should be used on MCUs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • 8 Bit Rupee Wallets

    Stephen brings up alternative uses for assembly layers in PCB design and Parker uses OctoPrint!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Current Source with Derek Brodeur

    Guest Derek Brodeur discusses YouTube, Doppler Shift, Growing Microchips, and Doritos Dust.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Apples and Astronauts

    Toaster controllers, Hexa Precision, I2S Audio DACs, and Bagels.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Community Dice

    Parker talks about his latest engineering article and the Raspberry Pi CM PCB, and Stephen brings up geometry!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • John Teel of Predictable Designs

    Guest John Teel talks about how to make new hardware projects more predictable for manufacturing.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Orthogonal for Mutual Conductance

    Stephen melts his brewery's SSR, Parker fixes his PCM5122 DAC, and Adventures in Autorouting.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Crazy Transistor Contraptions

    Parker reveals the results of the PCM5122 DAC testing and Stephens suffers the midi woes.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Arduino, The Gateway Drug To #BadgeLife

    AND!XOR comes to Texas to talk about #Badgelife, the craziness of DEFCON, and their new badge design.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Dangling Transformers

    Stephen shows off his ribbon microphone created from scratch and Parker reveals the future of the PinHeck REV8 Platform.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Logic Commander

    Slow/soft Start devices and circuits, Shark Fin sound effects, and Belt Buckle Badge Designs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Bruce Hamby and Owning Your Product

    Bruce doles out plenty of legal advice on owning your brand, owning your technology and establishing your FTO.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Put All Your Power On Blue

    Stephen learns how to draw designs in Fusion 360 and Parker gets his PCM5122 DAC to talk to an Arduino.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Chasing Oscillations

    Stephen hunts oscillations in the Serengeti while Parker watches out for danger noodles.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • From A Current Perspective

    Parker talks about revitalizing old projects, Stephen discusses all pass filters, and side entry into SMT pads.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Standard-ish

    Stephen hacks an oscilloscope into a dynamic signal analyzer and Parker gets some verilog code to compile.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Battlestar Gallactic Grounds

    Parker tries out the new Eagle 9 and Stephen fixes Jerry's Amp and talks about PCB ground configurations.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Mastery of Skills and Wonder

    Parker and Stephen chat about the recent Nintendo Switch hack and Stephen moving to Colorado.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Choose Your Own Adventure Level Shifter

    Parker and Stephen examine an interesting mute circuit Stephen designed for his amplifier and the SN74LVC8T245.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Brandon Satrom and the LANoT

    Parker talks with Brandon Satrom of Particle about the future of IoT and then design and prototype an IoT device.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Letting The Loaf Out

    Parker breaks down a Ford Climate Controlled Seat Module and Stephen has scope creep in his uTracer project.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Open Source Episode with Robert Keim

    Robert Keim joins Parker and Stephen to talk about Open Source Information and its impact on the EE community.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Space Engineering

    Stephen picks an enclosure for the uTracer project and Parker gets a new Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Tariff Impacts with Chris Church

    Chris Church talks about the potential impact on the Electronic Manufacturing industry by the latest Tariffs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Git on the Darwin Wagon

    Parker discusses his MEP SAO and finding unobtainium connectors for the Jeep while Stephen looks for version control.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Trebuchet VS Opamps

    Stephen and Parker reminisce about building trebuchets and break down the A/C control module electrical schematic.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Free Form Jazz Welding

    Parker talks LED patterns on the MEP SAO, Stephen uses a CNC machine, and RadioShack returns?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Scott Swaaley and MAKESafe Tools

    Scott Swaaley joins Parker and Stephen to talk about power electronics, induction motors, and rewiring tall ships.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Does not respond after opening LOUD?

    Stephen and Parker announce the MacroFab Design Contest and discuss learning about FPGAs and the uTracer.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Tales From an Electrical Engineer - Ideas on Mechanical Design

    Parker modifies car parts and assembles the Thermal Detonator and Stephen starts working with STM32 microcontrollers.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Hamster That Chirps

    Parker opens the Wagon's chime module and Stephen finishes his uTracer project!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Classy NASCAR Badgelife

    Stephen creates a new blog and starts documenting his projects and Parker pitches a SDR based car radio.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Vector Simulations for Samsung Capacitors

    Parker makes small progress on the SDR Wagon Project and Stephen officially launches his new blog Analogeng.com.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • MacroFab Design Contest: Blink an LED – MEP Fav

    The MEP Favorite Category winner is chosen by Parker and Stephen!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Breaking Bad Taps

    Stephen and Parker discuss removing broken taps and what to do about old forgotten projects.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Genesis of My Bill Of Materials

    Parker gets strangled by Raspberry Pi and SDR cables and Stephen gets his Vox in a Box power supply ordered.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • It Depends – An In Depth Look at MLCCs with James Lewis

    James Lewis aka the Bald Engineer joins Parker and Stephen on a leap into the deep end on Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs)

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Supply Chain Conspiracy Securities

    Misha Govshteyn and Chris Church join Parker and Stephen to discuss supply chain hardware and software security.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • System-In-Package Platforms

    Gene Frantz and Erik Welsh of Octavo Systems join the MEP to discuss how SiP components can benefit hardware designers.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Espress-ify? Designing Products Around the ESP-32 Platform.

    Zapp and Hyr0n of AND!XOR join Cr4bf04m and Bl1tz to talk about Badge Engineering and the Espressif ESP-32.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Vox in a Box Roxs

    Stephen gives an in depth update to his Vox in a Box project! 100 Watts of Class D amplification!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The TechHOUNDS

    Derek Fronek and John Waidner discuss the FIRST FRC group the TechHOUNDS.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Charlyn Gonda on the Lowering of the Hardware-Software Fence

    Charlyn Gonda joins the MEP to discuss the shrinking divide between the software and hardware worlds.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • A Unique Perspective on Feature Creeping

    Parker talks about his Embedded System Design process and Stephen explains his 20 band EQ design!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Why Mesh Networking Matters – Brandon Satrom

    Brandon Satrom is back to discuss the future of connected devices with Particle Mesh Networking.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Third Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special

    On this episode, Josh Rozier joins Parker and Stephen to discuss if the "Force" is a force and Parsecs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Jason Cerundolo of Reclaimer Labs

    Jason Cerundolo joins Parker and Stephen to discuss testing and evaluation of the USB Type-C PD spec.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Big Mattress is Coming For You

    Come celebrate the third anniversary of the MEP as Parker and Stephen discuss a potential video game.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Seventh Annual Star Wars Christmas Special

    Will the Rebel Codebreakers be able to emerge victorious against the Empire, or will they succumb to the overwhelming power of the Empire? Tune in!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Like a Satellite Out of Hell

    Parker and Stephen gear up for DefCon 27 and discuss how custom transformers can change design philosophy.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • A Joe Grand MFG Adventure: What You are Designed to Do

    The KINGPIN returns after two years to discuss off-shore versus on-shore manufacturing, Tariffs and Chinese Customs, and Defcon Badge designs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • So You Want To Eat Electrons?

    Stephen's non analog projects starts! He is designing a Fermentation Controller for brewing. There is also a proposed Community project!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Removing the Waterworld from Product Development

    Mike Geyer of Fictiv joins Parker and Stephen to discuss the State of Hardware Report, Tariff Engineering, the Production Gap, and Lean Manufacturing.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Design Contest – Useless Machines Wrap Up

    The Useless Machine contest has just closed. Thank you Mouser for sponsoring our contest and our judges! The Podcast Favorite gets chosen!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Sealed Tigersharks

    Stephen's finally upgrades his toolkit to include a Digital Logic Analyzer and Parker repairs a Tigershark. Don't worry it's not a real shark.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Fourth Rule of Robotics

    Parker's repair of the Tigershark seems to be working fine and Stephen learns how to read a Digital Datasheet. Also, only 8 more episodes before 200!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Robots Have Fall Damage

    Matthew Prater joins Parker and Stephen to discuss his student's innovation projects and antimatter positrons.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Adult Supervision Not Required – Tilt 5 With Jeri

    Jeri Ellsworth joins the podcast to discuss the development of Augmented Reality technology and the process of bringing consumer devices to market.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Mach 5 Sandpaper – MIT Rocket Team

    Charlie Garcia and Luka Govedič come onto the podcast to discuss being rocket scientists and the MIT Rocket Team's History, Goals, and Future.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Foamy Power Factors – Electrolytic Capacitors with KEMET

    Ivan Quiroz and Suzana Jankuloska of KEMET join the podcast to discuss the inner workings of Electrolytic Capacitors and reading Datasheets.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Designing in Color – Greg Paulsen on 3D Printing

    Greg Paulsen of Xometry rejoins the podcast to discuss the specifications, designing for scale, and design considerations for 3D Printing technologies.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Rotary Alarm System

    Do not adjust your podcast broadcast device. What you are hearing is a rotary alarm system. This siren denotes the beginning of episode 200!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Fourth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special

    Josh Rozier and Hyr0n join Parker and Stephen to talk about the latest Star Wars lore, technology, and media! Star Wars HeathKits and The Mandalorian.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Disgusting Surge

    Lets bring in the new 2020 year with a MacroFab platform update for PCB Specifications and Hellhound preamps! Thanks to all our listeners and guests!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Analog State of Amazon Brand Names

    Stephen learns to read erased IC part numbers, buys an Amazon Resistor Kits, and discusses Analog Comparators while Parker unbends tubing to bend it.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Brian Kaczynski with Second Sound

    Brian Kaczynski of Second Sound joins the podcast to discuss Frequency Detection, Integrated Circuit layout, and buying yourself more bits with code.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Valentina Toll Villagra and Kyle Dumont with Allspice.io

    Kyle Dumont and Valentina Toll Villagra join the podcast to discuss Allspice.io and the future of git design workflow for hardware engineers.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The End of Electronics Manufacturing?!

    Chris Church returns to the podcast to discuss the recent outbreak of COVID-19 or Coronavirus in China and how it is impacting Electronics MFGing.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • My CNC Will Melt In Your Mouth

    Learning Autodesk Fusion, Braze it 420, and Stephen's CNC machine rise from its disassembled grave on this weeks episode of the podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • ThunderOhm Style

    Josh Rozier returns for the 5th time on the podcast which might be some kind of record. This time Josh talks about his beginnings in laying out PCBs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Inverted Success Funnel – IdeaFab

    The IdeaTank hosts, Scott Hansen and Eric Benzenhoefer, are back to share their million dollar ideas for free! Totally free. No strings attached.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Clipping and Clamping OpAmps

    Are rules of thumb obsolete? Validate your thumbs on this episode of the MacroFab Engineering Podcast while Parker discusses progress on the brewery!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Chickens and Tea leaves, Al’s Simulation Recipe

    Al Williams returns to the podcast for the fourth time! This time to discuss the importance of circuit simulation and what it can teach engineers.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Get Cute This Weekend

    The Brewery LIVES! Parker turns on his electric brewery for the first time! Tips and tricks about homebrewing on this episode of the MacroFab Podcast!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • We Are All Idiots Together On This Planet

    What is your EDA Tool workflow? Where do you start with a new design? When is it O.K. to rely on another part footprint? Are JEDEC standards fine?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Throw The Bacon Across The Stage

    Danny Rankin, an instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder, returns to the podcast to discuss education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Better Encryption than Zoom, Firmware Stacks with AND!XOR

    Hyr0n and Zapp are back! This time to discuss Firmware Stacks, Real Time Operating Systems, and more #Badgelife shenanigans.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Disturbed Solder Accuracy

    Do you get a warm, fuzzy feeling inside you when you find that exact electrical part you are looking for? If so, come listen to this podcast!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Comic-Con for Engineers – Chris Carter

    Chris Carter joins Parker and Stephen to discuss Design for Manufacturing for PCB Assemblies. Part one of a series of podcasts!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • K-Factoring a Gumbo

    Stephen finally gets a license for the Eagle EDA Tool but not for the reasons you would expect! Also, sheet metal design and IoT device security!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Loopholes or Equivalent

    Is this the coolest* electrical engineering podcast ever? Parker and Stephen think so. Synth Repair, floating IC pins, and wiring harness drawings.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Kicking Troglodytes Off The Stage

    PCB serial numbering? Parker and Stephen cover their thoughts on applying a unique identifier to PCBs in production for inventory and testing control.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Benjamin Jordan of Autodesk

    Senior Product Manager for ECAD in Autodesk Fusion 360, Ben Jordan, joins Stephen and Parker to discus the future of ECAD, Eagle, Autodesk, and PCBs.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Hoarders Edition

    This week on the MacroFab Hoarders Podcast, Chris Carter returns to discuss Supply Chain Safety for different levels of project scopes.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Digital Mattress

    Hyron and Zapp from the AND!XOR group joins the podcast this week to continue the discussion on the Right to Repair and Non Fungible Tokens.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Pinch Load

    What are the common Design Rule Check errors that Parker and Stephen see as Contract Manufacturers? Are these DRC errors the ones that you run into?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Log Stepping Revision Control

    How do you record and implement bodges and changes to your PCB layout? All at once or as you find them in your design? Parker and Stephen discuss.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Bunch of Nibbles

    Measuring clock drift. What is a good way to automate measuring this? This and more in this project update heavy podcast episode!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Resume and Interview Tricks for Engineers

    Need to brush up that resume or are you a fresh engineer graduate looking for your first job? This podcast episode is full of stuff you wanna hear!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Don’t Worry About It

    Right to Repair is going global and Stephen might have solved his injection molded component's void by tweaking the mold design.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Modern College Education with Derek Fronek

    Derek Fronek is a current engineering student at Purdue University. We dive into how education has changed with COVID and a decade of automation.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Has Open Source Hardware Run Its Course?

    Ben Heckendorn and Chris Kraft rejoin the podcast to discuss if Open Source Hardware has run its course or is the dream still alive in our souls.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Current Conscience Comparator

    How low can the power consumption of the Cat Feeder Unreminder go? Parker and Stephen discuss leakage current on this episode of the podcast!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • It is 2023, Why Does Footprint Design Still Suck?

    Why is there such a disconnect between component datasheet drawings and EDA footprint layout tools? Stephen and Parker dive into this on this podcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Product of Many Imaginations

    MacroFab's Misha Govshteyn and Chris Church check in with Parker and Stephen to give his take on supply chains, nearshoring and reshoring.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Let’s Segway into the Next Topic

    AI and ChatGPT have been in the news about how it will change world views or will it be relegated, making sure NPCs in video games don’t repeat dialog?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Riley Hall - Can Fictiv Make Beef Flags?

    This week, Riley Hall of Fictiv joins the podcast to discuss how Fictiv connects engineers and designers to job and machining shops.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The POD-Ganizer

    Stephen gets an upgrade in his electronics lab with a new multimeter, A Fluke 87V! We break down Stephen’s old meter vs the new Fluke.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Brandon Sander of Inheritance Machining

    Brandon Sander of Inheritance Machining joins to discuss restoring old machining tools, drafting manufacturing plans by hand and more.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Crawfish Conundrum

    We discuss the different seasoning, boil and soak times, and building an inexpensive boil pot from materials and supplies Stephen already has.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Taking Pictures with Magnetic Flux

    Two major topics this week! Major Box Truck updates and a flashback when Parker was introduced to digital photography through the Sony MVC-FD5.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Simplest SMT Component… In The World

    Stephen’s CNC steps closer to being completed! Parker receives a newsletter that has the simplest SMT component in the world.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Bil Herd - Back Into the Storm

    Bil Herd led the hardware design for the Commodore C128 and Plus4 Series of computers in the 1980’s and currently co-hosts a weekly webcast.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Danger Pool

    The CHIPS act is driving chip manufacturers like Texas Instruments, TSMC, and Intel to expand in the US, but there's a shortage of engineering manpower.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Screaming into the Social Media Void

    AutoDesk is dropping support and development for the dedicated Eagle EDA tool and moving efforts to the AutoDesk Fusion 360 Electronics.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Recursive Vending Machines

    Join us as we chat with Hyr0n and Zapp from AND!XOR Group about their iconic badges for DEF CON 31.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Recyclable PCBs, EOL Design, Cold Cuts

    Infineon’s use of recyclable PCBs to create a soluboard. An examination of the new Arduino Uno, Minima and Wifi, plus a CNC and saw blade update.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • GPUs D.O.A, Reverse Polarity Problems, A 3D Printer Pickle

    Dead on Arrival for high end GPUs. Why do so many consumer electronics not have reverse polarity protection?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The EU Charges Apple Up, Down with Slack, Don’t Go Changin’

    Discussion on USB-C, EU chargers, tech, Slack GUI, government regulation, tech innovation and reverse polarity.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • PoE - Phantom over Ethernet

    Parker and Stephen discuss the Cloudlifter mechanism in use to help enhance the sound of this podcast, what phantom power is and what it actually does.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Guard the CHIPS, New Math for Double E’s

    Community feedback that led Parker to order a Bambu X1 Carbon 3D Printer, arriving any day now, S to the L to the A, “guardrails” that the U.S.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Duke Nukem v. Parker, Raspberry Pi 5, Weldestroyer!

    Parker’s charity work, in which he plays video games like Duke Nukem. Plus, deep dive into the Raspberry Pi 5 and Stephen updates about Weldestroyer 3000.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Zero to One: Joshua Manley on the Language of the 3D Realm

    Parker and Stephen welcome Josh Manley back to the show to discuss how humans and CAD can interact!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Consciously Collecting Concepts

    Parker will participate in Extra Life Day: Revenge of the Holiday Special raising funds for kids at a local Texas Children's Hospital on November 4, 2023.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Captured Pads

    Parker & Stephen dive into Circuit Break Discourse, LT3073 regulator, Weldestroyer updates, Box Truk progress, and more!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Barcode Turns 50

    Paul V. McEnroe is best known for his primary role in developing the UPC, the barcode used on every product in supermarkets and the retail industry.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Does ChatGPT Want a Cold Beer?

    Shrinking chip tech spurring 2.5D packaging & enabling 3D. ChatGPT's in answering questions & relating to humans, despite lacking personal experiences.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Dr. Duncan Haldane from JITX on Automating Circuit Design

    Dr. Haldane on his background, the problems JITX is trying to resolve, & new auto-router plans. What's the deal with the "hyper-aggressive pogo-stick"?

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Holy Static Hazard Batman!

    Parker and Stephen discuss a recent article exploring how electrostatic discharge damage isn’t the only kind of static hazard digital designs can face.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Pete Staples from Blue Clover

    We welcome Pete Staples, the CEO and Co-Founder of Blue Clover Devices! Founded in 2003, they explore ways to make the electronics industry more efficient.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • You Down with SDV

    We discuss car manufacturers increasing their focus on Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) instead of physical components used to control vehicle functions.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Eighth Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special

    Not unlike Han Solo emerging from cryosleep, the annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special is back!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Entropy Rules Everything

    Circuit Break welcomes back James! His expert insights on component aging - 5 years? 20 years? Calculations?! - sparked a convo we couldn't miss. Tune in!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Great Classes, Odd Teachers, Chickens, Snakes

    K-map talk sparked debate on college teaching! Parker & Stephen shared prof stories: some inspiring, others baffling.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • The Gray Zone with Kent Johnson

    Parker & Stephen dive into ethics with expert Kent Johnson Gray areas, moral dilemmas, & beyond in engineering Don't miss this!

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Net Running the Nut Runners with Joe Grand

    Bosch wrench hack sparks talk on insecure IoT devices. We discuss safety risks and broader implications.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • CI/CD, We Salute You with Brenden Duncombe

    Brenden Duncombe discusses the pros and cons of continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (aka CI/CD) for hardware.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Cloud of Disks

    Join Parker and Stephen as they delve into Japan's decision to phase out floppy disks and CD-ROMs for government submissions.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Entangled Steam

    Parker and Stephen dive into the world of batteries, sparked by the BetaVolt BV100's claim of a 50-year lifespan.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Kent Johnson: Religious Diversity in Electrical Engineering

    Kent Johnson, Senior Corporate Advisor at the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation discusses the role of religious diversity in the workplace.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast

  • Wizard Trust Falls for PCB Footprints

    Parker’s transition from Eagle to KiCad, facing challenges with library management and device layer integration. Also, the new MacroFab Quote Wizard.

    Type: Circuit Break: A MacroFab Podcast