embedded systems to learn and create
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).
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).
In this presentation, we’ll take a look at how the secure shell
(SSH) protocol can be used to to tunnel many different types of network traffic. We’ll cover X Window forwarding, local port forwarding (think VNC), and how to use its support for the SOCKS
protocol.
Marks’s presention notes are here.
https://www.palaceofretention.ca/vp/sshtunnels.pdf
This meeting will be virtual only. Please do not go to Q College as no one will be there. Click the link below and join us online. Thank you.
(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 (Jitsi).
Jim will cover his pencil challenge.
Gordo will give an overview of 64bit Pi OS, and the cool features of the flash utility.
Gordo’s notes: https://gist.github.com/va7sdf/39a6c01d38eb1131532398fe69833862
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).
Show and Tell of how you are controlling the world (or at least your part of it) with an AC Power Control project. All are invited to share in this meeting.
QCollege, Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC, has welcomed us back to meet in-person. We thank them for their support.
We will be holding a Hybrid meeting (in-person & Jitsi). https://meet.vinneythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Deid’s link: http://deid.ca/pi/power
Deid will share with us some tips and tricks to making your embedded devices look smarter with javascript and HTML5.
Find Deid’s presentation here.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
George will cover the parts that were donated by Chris Beech’s estate, and are available for projects.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
The parts list is here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMnaZUAg8kaV6HsAw2v57po7gMws3laRvcnWt_fJohsp7SPemczNiPSLXnMXPVC9Q?pli=1&key=dzNtR2NLendQRWVfejY2SDFzMXZPRnRqTHJ2NmtR
I decided to build my own Raspberry Pi music player using Python, as the available players didn’t really do what I wanted. This is Python at the beginner level, and the saga of making the player. Mostly it is about the little things in Python that caused me to stumble for a while. The music player is functional, the interface isn’t elegant, and I learned a few things about Python programming. – Don
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
Here are Don’s presentation .pdf and(change to .py) .txt file.
KiCAD is free software suite for electronic design automation (EDA). It facilitates the design and simulation of electronic hardware. It features an integrated environment for schematic capture, PCB layout, manufacturing file viewing, SPICE simulation, and engineering calculation. Tools exist within the package to create bill of materials, artwork, Gerber files, and 3D models of the PCB and its components.
Sound’s presentation material can be viewed here.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
George will cover the parts that were donated by Chris Beech’s estate, and are available for projects.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
Jim will give us another challenge to keep our brains sharp.
Craig will cover how Facebook could have disappeared from the internet (for a day). http://www.makikiweb.com/Pi/the_great_facebook_crash_of_2021.pdf
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
Jim will cover the details of Infra-Red Communications, including basic components (emitter & receiver), data encoding methods, external components & software, how to generate pulses, and how to receive pulses on the Pi Pico.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
Bring your sensor stories, and projects and share them with the group.
