embedded systems to learn and create
David will share using a Raspberry Pi to tell him when deer visit his yard for lunch.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
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Deid will share his Scooter Speedometer project with us.
Event topics
Robotics Microcontrollers Arduino Electronics Education & Technology
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
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We will be having a discussion about Projects that we are working on, but haven’t shared with the group. These can be projects that are successful or ones that just didn’t work out and have been abandoned. We’ll enjoy hearing about other’s projects, and perhaps even offer to help.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Join Us Online here:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Learn the basics of data manipulation using the Python library, Pandas. This session will provide an overview of common Pandas’ API used to transform your datasets.
You only need paper and a pencil or pen for this session. The presentation will be posted to the VicPiMakers website for you to play with after the Meetup.
Gordos’s presentation .pdf , is here…
We will learn to:
– Install Pandas
– Define the Dataframe and Series classes
– Work with columns and rows
– Filter rows
– Apply or update data
– Merge and concatenate datasets
– Read and write to a file
– Do more, time permitting
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Join Us Online here:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Joel will be presenting a hydroponics controller based on the esp32 and connected to a raspberry pi using home assistant. Here are some links to home assistant and associated sites.
https://www.home-assistant.io/
Joel’s presentation .pdf is here.
HydroponicsController9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Join Us Online here:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
This will be an open discussion of IoT with an introduction by Robert discussing his old IoT setup at home and the continuing process of his migration to Home Assistant.
Robert’s presentation pdf is here.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Join Us Online here:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
NetSIG is a Special Interest Group focused on computer networking. Building networks for Today and Tomorrow!
Last month we explored MACVLAN interfaces, and how it makes it easier for Linux Containers (LXD).
This month, BRING YOUR PI, and a 32 GB SD Card, and we’ll do a Linux Containers INSTALL FEST on your Pi.
We will be meeting in-person at Quality Foods (small boardroom upstairs), bring a laptop and have Wireshark installed. This will be hands on. PLEASE BRING an ETHERNET dongle/port as we will be ssh-ing into your Pi, and configuring Linux Containers.
Quality Foods View Royal 6:30pm
27 Helmcken Rd #110 · Victoria, BC
Afterword, we will go out for a beer/coffee.
NetSIG is a Special Interest Group focused on computer networking. Building networks for Today and Tomorrow!
Last month we did the InstallFest for Linux Containers (LXD). This month, we’ll install a popular application, Pi-Hole, in a container on YOUR Pi. With Linux Containers, there’s no need to dedicate a Pi to Apps like Pi-Hole.
This month, BRING YOUR PI, and the LXD 32 GB SD Card, and we’ll do a Linux Containers App installation on your Pi. Also bring a method to SSH to your Pi (e.g. laptop or screen + keyboard).
We will be meeting in-person at Quality Foods (small boardroom upstairs), bring a laptop and have Wireshark installed. This will be hands on. PLEASE BRING an ETHERNET dongle/port as we will be ssh-ing into your Pi, and configuring Linux Containers.
Afterword, we will go out for a beer/coffee.
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Join Us Online here:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
In this session, we’ll demo the Go programming language. We’ll review the basics of the language, and how to get started with it. We’ll also look at some of the tools that are available to help you program in Go.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
This is a Hybrid meeting (in-person and on Jitsi).
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Join Us Online here:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
GitHub Repo – Includes presentation slides and code examples:
https://github.com/netserf/vicpimakers-presentation-go-learn-by-doing
Feedback:
Since the last discussion went so well, perhaps we can do Best Practices in Coding discussion again, this time focused on Python.
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Deid will show us how to use GPIO (General Purpose Input Ouput) pins on the Quadra
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
In Person – Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Online – https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Deid’s presentation is here: http://deid.ca/pi/quadraGpio/
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After using Linux Containers (LXD) for a couple of years, Craig will share how to easily get your containers connected to the internet using a MACVLAN interface. No reconfiguration of the host is required. This technique can be used on Pi’s as well as other hosts.
We will set up containers using the MACVLAN network attachment, discuss limitations, and even run LXDware, a web-based GUI for LXD on a Pi.
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
T’is the season for bright lights and Raspberry Pi fun.
In this talk we’ll look at a ModMyPi Programmable Christmas Tree (MMP-1021), which sits atop the 40 pin header and presents a set of individually controlled LEDs. The trick to practical and easy use of the tree is via GPIOZERO, a fantastic python module. We’ll integrate some sensors as well, since GPIOZERO makes them very easy.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
Small Boardroom @ Quality Foods, 27 Helmcken Rd #110 · View Royal
Lynn will share with us the very “coolness” of Jupyter Notebooks
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
Quality Foods View Royal
27 Helmcken Rd #110 · Victoria, BC
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Lynn’s notes are here
Move over Micropython, Deid has BASIC running on a Pi Pico, and he is going to show us how he did it.
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
Quality Foods View Royal
27 Helmcken Rd #110 · Victoria, BC
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Deid’s presentation notes are here: http://deid.ca/pi/piPicoBasic/
George will share his old man savers. Consumer kitchen appliances are designed for one size fits all, not for my personal needs. My needs change as I age, and I need alerts for faults.
George’s presentation is here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/107pIcvgMJfG5TxZLBdD5MD1n3QWQPcR2-Dehy2xVzjI/edit?usp=sharing
His code .pdf file is here:
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
QCollege has welcomed us back to meet in-person. We thank them for their support.
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
Deid will share his News clippings in a SQLite database.
Deid’s presentation notes are here.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
QCollege has welcomed us back to meet in-person.
Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC. We thank them for their support.
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
Mark will share his work in stripping tracking info on Firefox on a Pi, and how to load it onto your Firefox.
QCollege has welcomed us back to meet in-person. We thank them for their support.
Suite 303 – 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Mark’s presentation .pdf is here.
Share the projects you have been working on over the summer. This will be a hybrid show and tell using Jitsi, and in person.
QCollege has welcomed us back to meet in-person. We thank them for their support
Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).
VicPiMakers is taking a well-deserved summer break. We will be back to our regular bi-weekly programming in September. In the meantime… join us at our Linux SIG or NetSig. See the blocks on the right for the details and links.
Come share your recent projects with the group, online or in person.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
QCollege has welcomed us back to meet in-person. We thank them for their support.
George shared some pico links
https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython
https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-raspberry-pi-pico-circuitpython/blinky-and-a-button
https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-raspberry-pi-pico-circuitpython/neopixel-leds
Virtual…
Dave will share his work in running Marine Navigation on a Pi including:
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
QCollege has welcomed us back to meet in-person. We thank them for their support.
Virtual…
Gordo will share an update on his work with Flask and the Apache server. Flask is a micro web framework written in Python.
Gordo
Presentation notes: https://github.com/va7sdf/vicpimakers-flaskapachedemo/wiki/Apache-&-Flask-on-Raspberry-Pi
PREVIOUS presentation notes: https://github.com/va7sdf/vicpimakers-flaskdemos/wiki
QCollege has welcomed us back to meet in-person. We thank them for their support. Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC)
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi).