Build Podcast 055 Ubuntu

The versatile modern microcontroller

I designed my first electronics enclosure for 3D printing // FreeCAD + KiCAD complete walkthrough

I built a LoRa-GPS Tracker // Range test, battery life & firmware

Why does PCB to blinky LED take so long? 🧑🏼‍🏭

ERC/DRC common errors and how to use it like TDD // KiCad

SMD Stencil soldering - perspectives of a first-timer on what's easy and difficult // KiCad, PCBWay

Optional but useful things to include in prototype PCBs for testing and debugging // KiCad

From Rats Nest to a complete PCB layout in 10 steps // Designing a LoRa-GPS tracker in KiCad

Online PCB manufacturing and the checklist manifesto // KiCad, PCBWay

Hardware APIs on the Web and using experimental technologies // Web BLE, Web USB, Geolocation

VS Code for embedded programming // Arduino, Pico with C/C++

RPI Pico is joining the world of microcontrollers // Chip design, PIO, Neopixel WS2812, C/C++ SDK

Version control for hardware developers // Git, GitHub, KiCad

Bill of Materials for a prototype or low volume electronics // KiCad, PartsBox, CSV, Python

Organise large Arduino codebase with libraries, files and folders // Arduino CLI, Nano 33 BLE Sense

A case study of LoRa-GPS tracker and how to evaluate similar projects // LilyGO T-Beam, range test

Common missing steps between the schematic and PCB layout // KiCad, PartsBox with LoRa, E-Ink, GPS

SPI protocol features and how to integrate multiple sensors // Arduino Zero, LoRa and E-Ink modules

What I learnt from the biographies of scientists and engineers // Tesla, Ford, Curie, Einstein

PartsBox vs spreadsheet: Version 2 of my home lab electronic parts stocking system

Create schematic of a microcontroller from its dev board // With KiCad, Arduino Zero to SAMD21G

Create schematic from breadboard prototype & dev boards (Part 1) // KiCad, Arduino, LoRa, GPS, E-ink

How I built a simple IR blaster to replace my aircon remote // Arduino, sensors, infrared, WebUSB

Software tools for creating awesome engineering documentation