
The Spark Gap - Episode 3
Karl and Corey discuss the basics of how to power your electronic circuits. Linear Regulators, LDOs, and Switch Mode Power Supplies are explained. Traps for new engineers and hobbyist working with power supplies are lamented.
42mins
30 Jun 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 25
Karl and Corey are joined by James Lewis of Kemet Electronics to talk about capacitors.
1hr 17mins
28 Jan 2015
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The Spark Gap - Episode 21
Karl and Corey talk about PCB layout and some tips for hobbyists. In this part, component placement and power layout. Part 1 of 2.
42mins
26 Nov 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 41
Karl and Corey are joined by Chris Gammell to talk about how to pick the right op-amp. Part 1 of 2.
59mins
14 Oct 2015
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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 with it.
1hr 23mins
27 Apr 2016
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The Spark Gap - Episode 14
Karl and Corey discuss the operation of an Adjustable Constant Current Dummy Load.
38mins
17 Sep 2014
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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 make board bring up and debugging much easier.
57mins
28 Sep 2016
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The Spark Gap - Episode 33
Karl and Corey explore the analog world a bit by discussing Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog Converters.
1hr 29mins
20 May 2015
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The Spark Gap - Episode 42
Karl and Corey finishing talking with Chris Gammell about parts.io and selecting the right op-amp for a given application. (Part 2 of 2)
1hr 7mins
21 Oct 2015
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The Spark Gap - Episode 30
Karl and Corey discuss various ways to switch on power to circuits.
57mins
8 Apr 2015
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The Spark Gap - Episode 13
Corey and Karl talk about setting up your workbench.
43mins
2 Sep 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 43
Karl and Corey talk about how knowledge of electronics can cause headaches when looking at products and crowd-funding campaigns.
54mins
11 Nov 2015
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The Spark Gap - Episode 22
Karl and Corey finish their talk about PCB layout. This part talks about signal layout and some manufacturing details. Part 2 of 2.
47mins
3 Dec 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 16
Karl and Corey talk about the new Arm Cortex-M7 microcontroller.
31mins
1 Oct 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 44
Karl and Corey air some grievances about Raspberry Pi, "Hoverboards", and PCB layout practices in this grab bag/Festivus episode.
1hr 4mins
25 Dec 2015
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The Spark Gap - Episode 6
Corey and Karl explain the different ways to implement USB connectivity on an embedded device, from the physical layer to application layer.
48mins
20 Jul 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 4
Corey and Karl start off their first episode of "The Great Debates!" Corey takes the position that RTOSes for the most part don't belong in single core embeeded systems. Karl takes the position that the advantages of using an RTOS ,even in single core microcontrollers, far exceed their disadvantages.
26mins
6 Jul 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 39
Karl and Corey depart from hardware to talk about one of the more interesting bits of firmware, pointers.
56mins
12 Aug 2015
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The Spark Gap - Episode 20
Karl and Corey throw out some old boards and discuss lessons learned the hard way.
30mins
29 Oct 2014
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The Spark Gap - Episode 15
Corey and Karl discuss the origins and the future of the Raspberry Pi. They explore how a product with an imperfect beginning can still become a huge success.
43mins
24 Sep 2014
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