November 2017 – Victoria PiMakers And Others

November 26, 2017January 15, 2019

Dec 9, 2017 – Esp8266 Over The Air Programming

9:30 AM

ESP8266 OTA (Over the Air) Updates with Arduino IDE. OTA update is the process of loading a new firmware to ESP8266 module using WiFi connection rather than a serial communication. This type of functionality is extremely useful in case of no physical access to the ESP module.

This presentation, by Greg Lawrance, will include a hands on session for those who want to learn more. Please bring your PI, and preload the software referred to in the meetup announcement.

Presentation Notes

http://vicpimakers.ca/projects/esp8266-over-the-air-programming/

Q-College
Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave, Victoria, BC

November 20, 2017August 30, 2021

Nov 25, 2017 – PHP and SQLlite

9:30am

Q-College
Suite 303 – 771 Vernon Ave, Victoria, BC (map)

php and sql lite PHP the language of the Web (well one of the languages) can connect to SQLlite on the backend, storing your dynamic content in a database. In this presentation, you will see how to make that connection, and directly populate data (into your database) from the Web.

Presentation Notes Here

November 10, 2017August 30, 2021

Intro to Pi & Others #2 – Tues Nov 21

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Q-College
Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave, Victoria, BC

Intro to Pi & Others is a short monthly session to help get you up and running with your Pi or Other (embedded device). It is an unstructured hour-long session where you can ask questions, bring in your Pi or Other (and power supply), and get help with your project.

We plan on holding these sessions once a month on a Tuesday night. If you are looking for a bit of help, this session is for you.

We will hold a Q&A session and discuss topics for the spring.

Next Meeting is February 26, 2026, 6:30pm

Bring your laptop with Wireshark, and an OpenWrt router (if you have one).

Afterword, we will go out for a beer/coffee. We'll be meeting in-person this month, at Quality Foods, View Royal, 27 Helmcken Rd #110. We will also setup a laptop in the upstairs small board room for those attending remotely.
We'll use Jitsi for the remote part of this meeting:

Online...
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/netsig

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