
The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
The world of embedded systems (Interview)
Jan 15, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min · 93.9 MB
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Elecia White, host of Embedded.fm and author of Making Embedded Systems, joins us to discuss all things embedded systems. We discuss programming non-computers, open source resources for embedded, self-driving cars, embedded system like the GoPro, Traeger smokers, and even birthday cards. According to Elecia, embedded is going everywhere.
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Featuring:
- Elecia White – Website, LinkedIn
- Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
- Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Show Notes:
- Embedded.fm
- Making Embedded Systems: Patterns for Software Development (Amazon)
- Making Embedded Systems (ClasspertX)
- Wokwi
- MicroPython on GitHub
- Nordic Thingy:91 X – Prototyping cellular IoT and Wi-Fi locationing
- FreeRTOS
- Adafruit
- Kalman filter (Wikipedia)
- Chibitronics
- CrunchLabs
- FIRST Inspires
- Hackster.io
- Hackaday
- Instructables Circuits
- A Smart Lamp That Wakes You Up at the Optimal Time (Instructables)
- Open Source Hardware Summit (2025)
- CrowdSupply Teardown (Portland 2025)
- Hackaday SuperCon (2024)
- Hardwear.io
- Electronica
Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!
Embedded.fm
embedded.fmMaking Embedded Systems
amazon.comJoin the discussion
changelog.zulipchat.comChangelog++
changelog.comAugment Code
augmentcode.comFly.io
fly.ioCheck out the speedrun
fly.ioDeleteMe
joindeleteme.comWebsite
embedded.fmLinkedIn
linkedin.comWebsite
adamstacoviak.comGitHub
github.comLinkedIn
linkedin.comMastodon
changelog.socialX
x.comWebsite
jerodsanto.netGitHub
github.comLinkedIn
linkedin.comMastodon
changelog.socialX
x.comMaking Embedded Systems (ClasspertX)
classpert.comWokwi
wokwi.comMicroPython on GitHub
github.comFreeRTOS
freertos.orgAdafruit
adafruit.comKalman filter (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.orgChibitronics
shop.chibitronics.comCrunchLabs
crunchlabs.comFIRST Inspires
firstinspires.orgHackster.io
hackster.ioHackaday
hackaday.comInstructables Circuits
instructables.comA Smart Lamp That Wakes You Up at the Optimal Time (Instructables)
instructables.comOpen Source Hardware Summit (2025)
2025.oshwa.orgCrowdSupply Teardown (Portland 2025)
crowdsupply.comHackaday SuperCon (2024)
hackaday.comHardwear.io
hardwear.ioElectronica
electronica.dePRs welcome!
github.com
- 0:00This week on The Changelog
- 1:07Sponsor: Augment Code
- 4:36Start the show!!
- 6:40When NPR calls
- 8:22What is embedded?
- 12:08Programming non-computers
- 16:40How Elecia got started
- 19:12The moment of discovery
- 20:48Mentoring for embedded
- 23:42Wokwi is cool
- 27:15The chasm between sim and real
- 31:48The constraints of embedded
- 36:01Sponsor: Fly.io
- 38:30How big is the embedded world?
- 42:27Open source + embedded
- 43:57Elecia loves Kalman filters!
- 47:42Elecia's thoughts on self-driving cars
- 57:05Self-driving on a closed-system
- 59:07GoPro is embedded
- 1:03:07Traeger smokers are embedded
- 1:09:14Sponsor: DeleteMe
- 1:11:09What do you want to build next?
- 1:14:30CrunchLabs!
- 1:17:37What else is cool?
- 1:19:30Embedded is going everywhere
- 1:24:49IoT, let us 'opt out'
- 1:28:26Embedded.fm and other places
- 1:32:34Wrapping up
- 1:32:58Closing thoughts and stuff
- 1:35:54BONUS teaser :)