Home Automation Home automation has been a fascination of mine since someone said a computer could control a thermostat. At the May meeting Tom Gerhard showed us several years’ worth of his home automation projects. I was disappointed when we ran out of time just as Tom was going to get into the … [Read more...]
June 18th: Single Board Computer Workshop
Following up on his presentation last month, this time Tom Gerhard will tell us about how he developed the software used in his home automation projects. Tom has been working on this for several years, three Raspberry Pis have become the glue linking the legacy bits together. There will be time for … [Read more...]
Single Board Computer Workshop Notes
At our May 21st meeting Tom Gerhard blew us away with his extensive home automation projects. After a review of each of the major areas of automation, he showed us how he has used several Raspberry Pis to glue together the various projects. His presentation spurred interesting discussion of how the … [Read more...]
Single Board Computer Workshop Notes
The SBC SIG was on vacation in April while I took a road trip to Vintage Computer Festival East. VCF East has become the premier event in the world of vintage computers and computer history. Our May 21st meeting will return to the Raspberry Pi for my progress in eliminating the video issues we … [Read more...]
April 16 – Single Board Computer Workshop – Canceled
Sorry, the meeting for this month is canceled so I can attend Vintage Computer Festival East 10. … [Read more...]
March 2015 Single Board Computers Workshop
Raspberry Pi For our March meeting we turned to the Raspberry Pi. No one expressed having reached guru status so the meeting started from the beginning with what is needed to use a Pi and how to do the initial setup. Many of those attending had purchased a Pi in the preceding month, so everyone … [Read more...]
March 19: Single Board Computers Workshop
This month we turn to the Raspberry Pi for beginners. We’ll look at the latest model, the Pi 2, as well as past models. here's an interesting article about how the new Pi 2 will run a version of Windows 10. I’ll demonstrate the initial setup of a new Pi, and then we’ll look at some … [Read more...]
Single Board Computer Workshop February 19
Our first meeting was a great success with fifteen attendees plus myself, ranging from neophytes to years of professional experience with embedded systems. Wow, talk about diversity! At our next meeting, a group member has volunteered to show two of his projects. One is an environmental monitor … [Read more...]
New SIG! Single Board Computers Workshop (SBC SIG), Jan. 15, 2015
Join us as we learn to use various small cheap computers like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Netduino, Beaglebone, and more. We'll start by exploring what is available, how much they cost and what they can do. Then we'll explore how to program and make them do cool stuff. Later, if there is interest, I'll … [Read more...]