EP#156: Are you ready to Tango?

• Parker
  • Wagon Chime Module
    • Installed back on Wagon and It works!
    • USB Type-C Article Update
      • Have the Type-C to FT230X complete
      • Design Block for Eagle
      • ESD protection on the CC Pins?
      • IP4234CZ6,125 USB ESD protection
• Stephen
  • Found the old ribbon mic from MEP EP#110: Dangling Transformers
    • Going look at doing a quick spin of a stacked PCB based version instead of the 3d printed chassis
    • Boards can screw together to clamp to the ribbon itself by having a gold pad on the PCB
    • Need a way to do fine tune adjustments on the ribbon tension
    • Embedded transformer
    • 3D printed enclosure – Fusion 360 to 3d printing?
    • PCM2912A
    • Brian Benchoff’s Oreo Stackup PCB
• R.F.O.
  • MIDI Association Announces MIDI 2.0 Prototyping
    • Will be announced at NAMM 2019 (Jan 24-27th)
    • In prototyping phase
    • Fully back compatible with 1.0
  • Solder Surface Tension and Why You Should Care
    • The Current Source aka Derek has a released a really cool video on surface tension and how it relates to PCB Assembly
    • Derek was on MEP EP#103
  • A Choice of Grippers Helps Dual-Arm Robot Pick Up Objects Faster Than Ever
    • Dex-Net 4.0
    • Multi tool picking robot
    • Successfully grasp 95 percent of unseen objects at a rate of 300 per hour
    • Humans do double that at near 100% success rate
    • Learns how to grip things by simulation
      • The physics it uses is slightly randomized to “cover up” sensor defects
  • The Basics of USB Battery Charging: A Survival Guide
    • Maxim app note on Lithium Battery charging over USB
    • A bit dated as it only covers BC 1.1 but still applicable to USB 2.0 devices
  • New Mouser interface?
    • Part Searching just got more time consuming?

Tags:  Chime Module, electronics podcast, EQ Build, MacroFab, macrofab engineering podcast, USB Type-C, ribbon microphone, PCM2912, Oreo Stackup, MIDI 2.0, Solder Surface Tension, Derek, Derek Brodeur, The Current Source, Dex-Net 4.0, Maxim, Mouser