We're working on WASM for embedded over at atym.io if you're interested.

I'm now very careful to pick ceramic capacitors with enough headroom on their rated voltage as you lose a lot if you're close to the rated value. This curve is dependent on the different ceramic types as well (C0G, X7R, etc). Cheaper ceramics have a steeper rolloff.

For personal projects I am very careful to pick higher quality ceramics (X7R if I can) and use caps rated to 2-3x my operating voltage. Likely overkill, but I'm not optimizing for cost at volume.

[0] https://resources.altium.com/p/voltage-derating-ceramic-capa...

They also own a whole warehouse out at Alameda Point filled with machines. I know they have provided some form of access to the public in the past, but I'm not sure what that looks like today.

- To get position, 2 integrators were applied to an adjustable voltage representing gravity.

- The FETs were used to set initial states of the integrators.

- A comparator used to detect the table (y=0), flip the velocity and apply a scaling factor for restitution

The math was actually quite simple given its just the standard velocity equations — the challenge was in handling state changes in the electronics.

I looked around a little more and this video is a very close replica of what we built: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt6RVrmvh-o

One of the hardest 10 weeks of my life, but also one of the most rewarding. Our team was one of the few that actually got it working in the end. I had to custom-make a gigantic breadboard to hold the entire circuit.

Today I still work in hardware, but mostly with digital circuits. While my analog knowledge has decayed over the last decade, that project and it's success gives me great confidence any time I have to deal with the domain.

If you want to take a look, here's a pretty similar project: https://www.analogmuseum.org/english/examples/bouncing_ball_...

Perhaps I would enjoy the "real" experience more...

https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2021/10/28/starship-is-st...

The source code isn't hiding in a repo somewhere for security reasons — it's spread around on various pieces of paper and computers over the last 50 years. There isn't a single source of truth. Adds a whole other level of wizardry to keeping the thing running.

However, one misnomer remains true — a Strawberry isn't actually a 'berry'.

That is a vastly more complex machine and action than I was expecting. Seems like there is more to the process than just flipping it over.

A wired headset plus my mixer gives me an opportunity to tinker and upgrade my setup as I wish, and is all USB powered to boot.

I have some rough plans to make a simple audio interface with built in sidetone for use as a portable setup, but haven’t had the time to turn it into a real product. Someday!

Myself and my team are all technical sales folks with engineering backgrounds, and we naturally optimize for this sort of thing — all of us have some form of “advanced” setup that’s been informed by each other’s investment.

On the other side, NONE of our account reps have anything remotely close. I can think of one or two times in the past few years when someone asked me about what tech I use. My company even has a home office budget benefit meant for exactly this sort of thing!

This setup is as minimal as I was able to get it: no big booms on my desk to move around, microphones blocking my video, etc. Yeah, I look like a pilot on calls, but the audio quality is amazing. Also, the mic being close to me blocks background noise, and isolates it from my desk. Sometimes my colleagues with podcaster-style mics have issues with mechanical transmission from their desk setups, while I have none.

People often comment — even to this day — about my audio quality. I talk to people all day, being in sales, and it makes a huge difference in my presence and professionalism. Absolutely worth every penny I spent.

As a side note, I also use my iPhone as my webcam (continuity cam I think it's called) along with a couple Logitech lights on my monitor, and the overall quality of my digital presence often blows people away.

Another suggestion is to try is IKEA. They tend to have minimalistic kitchen stuff at very reasonable prices. My basic cooking utensil set (spoon, ladle, spatula, etc) is from there and if I remember right, cost around $10. Had it for years. Great for glassware too.