Jason Cerundolo's guest appearances

Jason Cerundolo

The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast

MacroFab Engineering Podcast

Tom Anderson

James Lewis

Mike Kahn

Scott Hansen

Leeroy Jenkins

Joe Grand

Benjamin Jordan

Chris Carter

Greg Paulsen

Seymour Duncan

Brian Kaczynski

Kyle Dumont

Valentina Toll Villagra

Phil Bresnahan

Dillon Nichols

OwlTail

Jason Cerundolo of Reclaimer LabsJason CerundoloAn engineer experienced in mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineeringJason has over nine years of experience as a hardware engineer and working on electronic designs in Silicon ValleyIn his free time, he works on open source projects, such as USB Type-C tools and projectsUSB Type-C Power Delivery PHY Breakout Board A breakout board for the FUSB302USB-PD PHY for BMC communication used in USB-C connectorsDetermine plug orientation (normal or reversed)Determine or advertise Type-C power levels (5 V at 0.5, 1.5, or 3.0 A)Use BMC communication to negotiate USB Power Delivery Explicit Contracts up to 20 V and 5 A (100 W of power)Negotiate Alternate Modes to reuse the pins in the Type-C connector for other purposesOne of the problems that I always run into with USB designs is the “Am I doing this right?”Testing, debugging, and evaluationWhat hardware and software should you look at when building a test setup for USB?Low Cost Alternatives for home designers and startups?Jason has some tools like the FUSB302 break out board and USB-C Explorer Teledyne LeCroy Mercury T2C USB HS/PD Protocol AnalyzerCypress CY4500 EZ-PD Protocol AnalyzerWhat is a good place to start if a hardware designer wants to get into USB Type-C?Jason has articles that cover a solid foundation of USB Type-C in his USB-C for Engineers, Part 1Reclaimer LabsQuick hardware layout tips for USB signalsStandard high speed signal routing appliesFor USB 2.0 just keeping them the same length should be enoughFor Superspeed USB 3.0+ length matching for each pair is more importantMacroFab will be at SXSW. We are teaming up with Particle.io to put together a Hardware Happy Hour.  It will take place on Friday March 8th from 4PM until 8PM at the super  cool Jester King Brewery. Check the show notes for full details and to  RSVP. Join us for lite bites and refreshments, network with fellow  Hardware nerds and kick off SXSW.Visit our Public Slack Channel and join the conversation in between episodes!

<a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep-158-jason-cerundolo-of-reclaimer-labs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Cerundolo of Reclaimer Labs</a> <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/JasonCerundolo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Cerundolo</a><ul><li>An engineer experienced in mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineering</li><li>Jason has over nine years of experience as a hardware engineer and working on electronic designs in Silicon Valley</li><li>In his free time, he works on <a href="https://github.com/ReclaimerLabs" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">open source projects</a>, such as USB Type-C tools and projects</li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/ReclaimerLabs/usb-type-c-power-delivery-phy-breakout-board/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">USB Type-C Power Delivery PHY Breakout Board </a><ul><li>A breakout board for the <a href="https://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=FUSB302" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">FUSB302</a><ul><li>USB-PD PHY for BMC communication used in USB-C connectors</li></ul></li><li>Determine plug orientation (normal or reversed)</li><li>Determine or advertise Type-C power levels (5 V at 0.5, 1.5, or 3.0 A)</li><li>Use BMC communication to negotiate USB Power Delivery Explicit Contracts up to 20 V and 5 A (100 W of power)</li><li>Negotiate Alternate Modes to reuse the pins in the Type-C connector for other purposes</li></ul></li><li>One of the problems that I always run into with USB designs is the “Am I doing this right?”<ul><li>Testing, debugging, and evaluation<ul><li>What hardware and software should you look at when building a test setup for USB?</li><li>Low Cost Alternatives for home designers and startups?<ul><li>Jason has some tools like the <a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/ReclaimerLabs/usb-type-c-power-delivery-phy-breakout-board/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">FUSB302 break out board</a> and <a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/ReclaimerLabs/usb-c-explorer/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">USB-C Explorer </a></li><li>Teledyne LeCroy <a href="http://teledynelecroy.com/protocolanalyzer/protocoloverview.aspx?seriesid=491&amp;capid=103&amp;mid=511" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mercury T2C </a>USB HS/PD Protocol Analyzer</li><li>Cypress <a href="https://www.cypress.com/documentation/development-kitsboards/cy4500-ez-pd-protocol-analyzer" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">CY4500 EZ-PD</a> Protocol Analyzer</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li><li>What is a good place to start if a hardware designer wants to get into USB Type-C?<ul><li>Jason has articles that cover a solid foundation of USB Type-C in his <a href="https://www.reclaimerlabs.com/blog/2016/12/31/usb-c-for-engineers-part-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">USB-C for Engineers, Part 1</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reclaimerlabs.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Reclaimer Labs</a></li></ul></li><li>Quick hardware layout tips for USB signals<ul><li>Standard high speed signal routing applies</li><li>For USB 2.0 just keeping them the same length should be enough</li><li>For Superspeed USB 3.0+ length matching for each pair is more important</li></ul></li></ul>MacroFab will be at SXSW. We are teaming up with <a href="http://Particle.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Particle.io</a> to put together a <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sxsw-hardware-happy-hour-tickets-55725270785?utm_campaign=SXSW%20Meetup&amp;utm_source=Podcast&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_term=SXSW&amp;utm_content=SXSW" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hardware Happy Hour</a>. It will take place on Friday March 8th from 4PM until 8PM at the super cool Jester King Brewery. Check the show notes for full details and to RSVP. Join us for lite bites and refreshments, network with fellow Hardware nerds and kick off SXSW.Visit our Public <a href="http://macrofab.com/slack" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Slack Channel</a> and join the conversation in between episodes!

MEP EP #158: Jason Cerundolo of Reclaimer Labs