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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 3

The Spark Gap - Episode 3

Karl and Corey discuss the basics of how to power your electronic circuits. Linear Regulators, LDOs, and Switch Mode Pow... Read more

30 Jun 2014

42mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 25

The Spark Gap - Episode 25

Karl and Corey are joined by James Lewis of Kemet Electronics to talk about capacitors.

28 Jan 2015

1hr 17mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 21

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.  P... Read more

26 Nov 2014

42mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 41

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.

14 Oct 2015

59mins

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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

1hr 23mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 14

The Spark Gap - Episode 14

Karl and Corey discuss the operation of an Adjustable Constant Current Dummy Load.

17 Sep 2014

38mins

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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

57mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 33

The Spark Gap - Episode 33

Karl and Corey explore the analog world a bit by discussing Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog Converters.

20 May 2015

1hr 29mins

Ranked #9

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The Spark Gap - Episode 42

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 applicatio... Read more

21 Oct 2015

1hr 7mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 30

The Spark Gap - Episode 30

Karl and Corey discuss various ways to switch on power to circuits.

8 Apr 2015

57mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 13

The Spark Gap - Episode 13

Corey and Karl talk about setting up your workbench.

2 Sep 2014

43mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 43

The Spark Gap - Episode 43

Karl and Corey talk about how knowledge of electronics can cause headaches when looking at products and crowd-funding ca... Read more

11 Nov 2015

54mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 22

The Spark Gap - Episode 22

Karl and Corey finish their talk about PCB layout.  This part talks about signal layout and some manufacturing details. ... Read more

3 Dec 2014

47mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 16

The Spark Gap - Episode 16

Karl and Corey talk about the new Arm Cortex-M7 microcontroller.

1 Oct 2014

31mins

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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

1hr 4mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 6

The Spark Gap - Episode 6

Corey and Karl explain the different ways to implement USB connectivity on an embedded device, from the physical layer t... Read more

20 Jul 2014

48mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 4

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 p... Read more

6 Jul 2014

26mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 39

The Spark Gap - Episode 39

Karl and Corey depart from hardware to talk about one of the more interesting bits of firmware, pointers.

12 Aug 2015

56mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 20

The Spark Gap - Episode 20

Karl and Corey throw out some old boards and discuss lessons learned the hard way.

29 Oct 2014

30mins

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The Spark Gap - Episode 15

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 begi... Read more

24 Sep 2014

43mins

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