EP#116: Standard-ish

• Stephen
  • Using an oscilloscope as a dynamic signal analyzer
  • Analog scopes
• Parker
  • Gameboy update 
    • Code compiles! Quartus II still compiled my Gameboy Project
    • 1.25mm? pitch 21 pin. Connectors are hard to find.
    • Custom flexi cable to solve the problem?
    • Should have board laid out next week
  • Arduino Article
    • Raspberry pi addon boards are called HATs - Hardware attached on top
    • Missed opportunity for calling them pi plates :(
• RFO
  • Fatberg follow up
    • First mentioned on MEP EP#85 Space Engineers VS Caffeinated Chipmunks
  • QHL600/750 Series DC-DC Brick Converters by XP Power
    • 600 W or 750 W and are designed for 300 VDC nominal input applications
    • 180V to 425V DC input
    • 4.60" x 2.40" x 0.50"
    • Ideal for AC input applications with PFC, baseplate cooled ESG solutions and high voltage battery applications such as electric vehicles
  • Found a 300V capacitor repackaged as 450V
    • How to test the voltage rating on caps?
  • Have listeners ever purchased counterfeit or fake parts? Let us know!
• Announcements
  • Twitter Chat Info 
    • April 20th Friday at 1PM CST
  • Meetup Info 
    • May 23rd 6PM at MacroFab HQ in Houston
    • Brandon Satrom from Particle. Going to give a talk about IoT fundamentals.
  • Houston Hardware Happy Hour 
    • First Thursday of each month
    • May 3rd at Slowpokes
    • Bring hacks and hang out

Tags: Counterfeit Parts, electronics podcast, Fake News Parts, Fatberg, Gameboy VGA Adapter, HAT, MacroFab, macrofab engineering podcast, MEP, Pi Plates, Podcast, QHL600, QHL750