https://eddiesamuels.com/ Recent content on eddie Hugo en-us Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:16:04 -0400 https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/consultancy/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:16:04 -0400 https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/consultancy/ You fill out their Contact Us form You pitch the sales/CEO guy on your idea They’ve heard something like this before You need help They will help you for money They engage their engineering team The engineering team is like: “we’ve got some tools to do that from the last project but also we are all scarred from how bad that project went” You review and sign legal paper work You and they “kicked-off” the project (usually a 🎉 is thrown in an email) Everyone feels good bro But it’s so very difficult to align the incentives when working with consultancies. https://eddiesamuels.com/shop/cammy/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/shop/cammy/ BETA UNITS IN PRODUCTION PREORDER SOON INCLUDED Carrier board Raspberry Pi Computer Module 5 (16gb RAM) 2x IMX cameras 1x 18650 battery 1x 1TB NVMe Fasteners and mounts TECH SPECS Single 18650 battery power 2x 22-pin MIPI CSI-2 cameras M.2 Key M 2230 (PCIe 2.0) RP2354 microcontroller LSM6DSV 6-axis IMU SPH0645LM4H I2S Microphone USB-A 3.0 SuperSpeed USB-C charging, data, & CM5 boot flashing micro HDMI video output 2x user input buttons User RGB LED 4-pin fan connector https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/ai-pcbs/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/ai-pcbs/ It’s unclear how AI makes its way into the electronics and PCB world. There are a lot of players getting into the space and a lot of skeptical electrical engineers wait to see how it all plays out. This post is a brief overview of each company on my watch list. I might follow up with demos of each one later. There are a few approaches being taken, design with code 💻, chat with design 💬, and blackbox 📦. https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/business-school/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/business-school/ Why? I’ve decided I need some more thoughtfulness around business ideas. Here are some videos that constitute my business schooling: Finding Value Proposition 2023 Harvard Innovation Lab Michael Skok (Underscore VC, Startup Secrets) Additional material: https://startupsecretssandbox.com Notes: Problem format: target customer is dissatisfied with current situation due to an unmet need we offer a product that provides them with amazing benefit MVP must serve a MV segment this allows your product to focus a single thing in the beginning trying to address too big of a market can stretch you too thing “A problem well stated is a problem half-solved” Charles Kettering (1876-1985) 186 patents 4U’s unworkable unavoidable (death, taxes, education, aging) urgent (“I need that now! https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/the-nance-story/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/the-nance-story/ Backstory In 2021 my sister and brother-in-law launched an NFT project called Fly Frogs1. He did the art, she wrote the code. I was working at an engineering consultancy called Very at the time doing electrical engineering and product development for clients that either had an idea they wanted to turn into a product OR to rescue them from their previous consultancy that promised they could do the same. It was a good place to work but consultancies are a tough business, maintaining a satisfied engineering work force is difficult especially with the constant reminder of what the company is charging clients vs. https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/first-post/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:29:58 -0500 https://eddiesamuels.com/blog/first-post/ Getting started because its hard to get started Reminds me of The Staunton Lick. Not sure why but it does! https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/wampum/ Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/wampum/ senior design 2015 This project is a network of wireless heart rate monitors to be used in ad-hoc recovery rooms following disaster scenarios. The wireless monitors, or nodes, are placed on patients and determine their heart rate using photoplethysmography. The data sent from each node is viewed on a nearby laptop where medical personnel can monitor patients and be alerted of any abnormal activity. The project is dubbed WAMPUM for Wireless Aggregating Multinode, PUlse Monitor. https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/underwater-rover/ Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/underwater-rover/ summer 2014 This is an underwater rover that was developed at Lockheed Martin as a prototype for the Engineering Explorers Post program. The rover is propelled by 3 bilge pumps, 2 on the sides for forward jetting and 1 mounted underneath with a propellor for up and down movement. An Arduino Pro Mini receives serial commands through an XBee radio which floats on top of the water in a tethered buoy (because wireless signals cannot be transmitted through water). https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/wireless-power-monitor/ Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/wireless-power-monitor/ summer 2013 This is a WiFi enabled three-phase power quality monitor. The device uses an Arudino MEGA as its brains, a MAXQ3183 power meter IC to read power quality data, and a WiFly Shield for communication. Two devices are currently installed at the University of Rochester and collecting data which can be viewed here. This project was funded by the Xerox Corporation and the STEP of the US Department of Energy. https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/baja/ Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/baja/ 2011 Installed on University of Rochester’s SAE Baja Team for 2012 competition. The Arudino Fio is used in this project to sample analog data signals and send them wirelessly using a pair of Xbee modules. All data is displayed on the dashboard using analog electronics and in realtime on a nearby computer that is running the display program. https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/rgb-backlight/ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/rgb-backlight/ 2010 A high powered, RGB LED powered by a LED driver based on dan’s Instructable and an Arduino microcontroller. The LED module connects to the controller through a USB connector and the controller is powered by a 5 volt power supply. After powering on the device, a push button on the top of the controller allows the user to cycle through a series of colors that are embedded in the code. https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/ejetta/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://eddiesamuels.com/projects/ejetta/ 2008-2011 Electric car conversion of a VW Jetta. Goes about 25 miles/charge with a top speed of 55mph. The car was dismantled in 2011 after having multiple mechanical issues.