MEP EP#199: High Voltage Gyrators and KiCad Plugins
Parker
50V power pack update
Managed to safely remove the cells
Protection circuit is functioning correctly
One of the 4 banks is “bad”
Scrapping all the 18650’s for future projects
Helping Ben debug the Atari Junior 2600 Single Chip system
Atari 2600's typically have 3 main ICs
6507 CPU
RIOT (RAM and I/O)
TIA (Graphics and Sound)
Air Raid Siren all printed
Needs final fitment and assembly to be completed!
Stephen
Rackmount case
Designed a rackmount case for a 1u preamp
New v-score bend method that works great on aluminum
A mixture of chamfer and cut relief
Can be bent by hand
Back to Gyrators
300V 4 band EQ using high voltage Mosfets as gyrators
Gyrators first mentioned on Episode 173 of the MEP
Wanted to solve the issue of not having to make more power supply rails
About +/- 12is db per band
80hz, 220hz, 750hz and 2k
R.F.O.
KiCad Action Plugins
Run your KiCad Python scripts direct inside the UI now!
RF tools - a very cool curved trace plugin
Parker's major complaint about Zoom Centering in KiCad hasn't been an issue for atleast 2 years now
Why did no one tell Parker :(
EE Web - now with more TOOLS!
All about Arrow
More EDA tools then you can shake a stick at!
Apple H1 Chip?
Silly marketing wank
Its just a custom MCU
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