This month we’ll be starting the “Introduction to Pi and Others” sessions on Tuesday night, 24 Oct from 6pm to 7pm.
Well be covering the basics of how to get your Pi, or other embedded device up and running, and answering questions.
Sep 23, 2017 – ODROID
Saturday, 9:30am
Q-College
Suite 303 – 771 Vernon Ave, Victoria, BC (map)
Introductiion to the ODROID, a ARM 64bit 1.5Ghz quad core single board computer!
The most advanced architecture for mobile devices and embedded 64-bit computing. Featuring 1.5Ghz cortex-A53 cores, high-performance 2Gbyte DDR3 SDRAM, Gigabit Ethernet and eMMC5.0 HS400
Also, Kali Linux, the Security Distro will be reviewed, and will demo some of the tools.
Sep 9, 2017 – ESP8266 and 433 Mhz
Saturday, 9:30 AM
Q-College
Suite 303 – 771 Vernon Ave, Victoria, BC (map)
The Internet of things now can control things wirelessly. Control of things using inexpensive radio frequency switches (operating on 433 Mhz) and an ESP8266 micro controller.
wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266
June 10, 2017 – Project Day
Saturday, June 10, 2017
9:30 AM
Q-College
Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave, Victoria, BC
Please join us for a discussion/learning day about embedded projects. Bring in your Raspberry Pi’s, ESP8266, Arduino, whatever, and ask/answer questions and share what you are doing.
Look forward to seeing you there!
March 11, 2017 – Intro to I²C on the Pi
Introduction to I²C on the Pi
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
9:30 AM
Location: Victoria Computer Club
85A Burnside Rd West (at Wascana), Victoria, BC (map)
I²C. A common 2 wire bus, a brief background on how it works, and simple programming the Pi to read from and write to I²C devices on the bus. Devices include: External LCD display, 7 segment LEDs, and Addressable LED lights to name a few.
Join us and learn how to drive the I²C (pronounced eye-squared-see) from your Raspberry Pi.
January 28, 2017 – ESP8266
9:30 AM
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The VicPiMakers and Others, includes many devices besides the Raspberry Pi. At this meeting, Greg, will provide an over view of the ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip with full TCP/IP stack and MCU capability. He will highlight several different modules and dev boards, and the software options of Arduino code, and MIcroPython. There will also be a hands on session with the ESP devices.
The VicPiMakers and Others, includes many devices besides the Raspberry Pi. At this meeting, Greg, will provide an over view of the ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip with full TCP/IP stack and MCU capability. He will highlight several different modules and dev boards, and the software options of Arduino code, and MIcroPython. There will also be a hands on session with the ESP devices.January 14, 2017 – Blinky Lights on BSD
Blinky Lights on BSD (Beaglebone Black)
Saturday, January 14, 2017
9:30 AM
Victoria Computer Club
85A Burnside Rd West (at Wascana), Victoria, BC (map)
If you ever had questions on how to integrate multiple devices together with 21st century security all controlled via a simple (looking) Android App, you won’t want to miss this meeting.
Join us for a similar but different demonstration of controlling LEDs running on one of the “Others” (a Beaglebone Black) using SSH and BSD. If that wasn’t enough, Mark G will also be showing a Raspberry Pi camera used to confirm that state of the LED, all under the control of a custom Android App.
See the full project here.
November 26, 2016 – Analogue Inputs
Analogue Inputs on the Pi
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
9:30 AM
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The Raspberry Pi has 30 GPIO pins, but none of them are analogue inputs. At this meeting, we’ll take a deeper look at how to take an analogue signal (like temperature) and connect it to the Pi, and access it via Python.
June 25th Meeting
Low-cost High-quality PiFi Audio
Presented by Stuart Hertzog
Tired of iTunes? Time for PiTunes! — HiFi audio from your Pi.
You don’t need a PC or laptop to enjoy listening to hifi audio from your personal collection or Internet streaming. And you won’t have to endure the convoluted iTunes interface.
A low-cost Digital Audio Converter (DAC) or DAC and Amplifier such as offered by HiFiBerry or IQAudio will turn any Raspberry Pi2 or 3 into a low-cost and energy-efficient MPD audio server controlled from a Web browser or an iOS/Android app.
Join us as instructor Stuart Hertzog explains how to set up a DAC on your Pi and demonstrates the free and open-source Linux audio software PiMusicBox, Volumio, RuneAudio, and MoOde Audio.
Discover PiFi audio and a world of listening pleasure!
Check out the links for this presentation:
Make a Pi case from plastic for a buck
You can make a strong, stiff case for your Raspberry Pi or other small computer using Coroplast, a plastic replacement for corrugated cardboard. A cheap retractable utility knife cuts Coroplast to shape, and scores it to make bends. Holes for mounting screws are easily punched through with a point. See the full plans here.