Date: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018, 7:30 pm Location: Danbury Hospital Creasy Auditorium For our September meeting we will have an introduction to Raspberry Pi minicomputers and Arduino microcontrollers. Raspberry Pi is a $40 computer that fits in your hand but has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, run Linux, … [Read more...]
February 18th – Single Board Computer Workshop
In February, we’ll look at some purpose-built Linux distributions available for the Raspberry Pi. Our January meeting was devoted to two projects. First we discussed how my fuel oil tank gauge had failed in testing. When the transducer head of the distance sensor was located in the pipe, the … [Read more...]
December 2015: Single Board Computer Workshop Notes
Microchip PIC16F1938, Arduino, distance sensor - A single report will cover the last two months. In December Will Callahan presented his microcontroller project using the PIC16F1938 microcontroller along with the same distance sensor I’m using in the oil tank. His application senses the … [Read more...]
December 17: Single Board Computer Workshop – Microcontroller Design
Join us for a presentation from Will Callahan. He plans to talk about: Short introduction to Microchip Products Description 8-bit PIC16 Family with the PIC16F1938 microcontroller Capabilities of other 8-bit families Recent Project: Water level detection system Use of Waterproof … [Read more...]
October 15th: Single Board Computer Workshop
Last month I "promised" a first stage look at ultra-sonic distance measurement. While this topic may sound [no pun] interesting, the real excitement centers on whether or not I can deliver on this! The goal is to use a HC-SR04 with an Arduino to measure distance. This is my first Arduino project and … [Read more...]
July 2015 Single Board Computer Workshop
Circuit and PC Board Design This month we had a special treat as William Kommritz gave a presentation on “Choices in Circuit and PCB Design”; basically a peek at his electrical engineering technology education at Rochester Institute of Technology. [I mistakenly said he was a computer science … [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...]
Linux SIG Bits – July 2014 Report
By Dave Mawdsley July Meeting at the DACS Resource Center Tonight's meeting included two presentations: 1. "Getting SSH to Work Between Computers," a how-to presentation; and 2. "A Look at Fritzing," a presentation showing off the latest features of simple wiring displays with Fritzing. 1. … [Read more...]