MEP EP#194: Adult supervision not required - Tilt 5 with Jeri

MEP EP#194: Adult supervision not required - Tilt 5 with Jeri

MEP EP#194: Adult supervision not required - Tilt 5 with Jeri

Episode 200 is Coming Up!

  • Question / Answer setup like Episode 100
  • Send them via Audio Format to podcast@macrofab.com

Jeri Ellsworth

  • Self-taught electrical engineer and entrepreneur with over 20 plus years experience designing and building mass market consumer electronics
  • Assembled the initial hardware R&D team for the Valve Software and was a key contributor to the technology used in the popular HTC Vive
  • While at Valve, she began work on the AR technology that would later become the basis for the technology behind Tilt Five, where Jeri serves as CEO and Co-Founder

Topics

  • What is Tilt Five?
  • Kickstarter Campaign
  • How does it function?
  • The Industrial design behind the project?
    • How important was getting the weight to < 90 grams?
    • How did you do it?
  • You have brought lots of products to consumer markets:
    • Prototyping your “finalized” product or first article
      • Parts with High NRE fees like Injection molding
      • Electronics
      • Selecting and sourcing the projectors?
      • Retro reflective material for the game mat
    • How long is the typical timeline for development?
    • What is something people don’t think about when they start designing a product?
    • War Stories

Episoder(448)

EP#8: Bits That Don’t Quit

EP#8: Bits That Don’t Quit

Podcast NotesStephen and Parker do a live discussion on how the digital and analog side of the Super Simple Power Supply will interface with each other. MultiSim has been a huge part in simulating the...

25 Mar 201639min

EP#7: The Art of Retention Force

EP#7: The Art of Retention Force

Parker has almost finalized the front panel design for the Super Simple Power Supply. Going to have a "VU" meter for how much power it is pulling.Parker is also still looking for a proper encoder that...

18 Mar 201624min

EP#6: Mythical Transistors

EP#6: Mythical Transistors

Podcast NotesParker is still working on the Super Simple Power Supply. He is designing the front panel. He is considering using some WP1043 Kingbright LEDs.Super Simple Power Supply will have two deci...

11 Mar 201625min

EP#5: Tilting Tubes

EP#5: Tilting Tubes

Parker ordered all the parts for the SAIM this week. The v-slot rails and brackets from OpenBuild, iES-1706 servos from Leadshine, and 3D printed parts from Shapeways.MacroFab uses 3D printed parts to...

4 Mar 201647min

EP#4: Linear Effects of Licensing

EP#4: Linear Effects of Licensing

Audio quality of the podcast leveled up! Stephen and Parker went over to The Pharmacy Recording Studio which is run by Josh Moore. He hooked them up with 2 (!) microphones and a nice an acoustically p...

26 Feb 201617min

EP#3: Liquid Toroidal Electrons

EP#3: Liquid Toroidal Electrons

Stephen and Parker have been testing the main opamp for the OPA541. Stephen wrote a blog post detailing the opamp tests with simulation and real world testing.GitHub link to the repository for the SSP...

19 Feb 201622min

EP#2: Mechanical MultiSIM Monsters

EP#2: Mechanical MultiSIM Monsters

Stephen continues his work on the Stupid Simple Power Supply (SSPS). He decided to go digital voltage control over analog. Also he has been trying out MultiSIM BLUE by Mouser for circuit simulation. S...

10 Feb 201620min

EP#1: Opamp-timal Power Supply

EP#1: Opamp-timal Power Supply

Stephen talks about the Stupid Simple Power Supply (SSPS). He designed a OPA541 breakout board for testing. See figure 1.OPA541 Datasheet : Street price of $21.88.Parker brings up that blinky LEDs are...

9 Feb 201623min

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