embedded systems to learn and create – 10 years of making, learning and sharing
Meetings
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).
Jim Briante presenting
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
Jim’s Presentation Notes are here.
IrDA Infrared communication
Infrared Emitting Diode
• Angle of half intensity: ϕ,
• Relative radian power vs wave length
Infrared Receiver
• Series for remote control
• Automatic gain control (AGC)
• Data format compatibility
Data Encoding Methods
• Pulse distance encoding, Pulse width encoding, Manchester bi-phase encoding
Basic IR System –IR emitter/receiver
• External components/software
• Generating Pulses
• With PSoC PWM interrupts
• Raspberry Pi Pico State Machine
• Receiving Pulse
• Raspberry Pi Pico using interrupts
Single Pulse Application Example
IR Receiver for Continuous Data Communication
• What works for RS-232 data transmission and why?
Project Utilising IR emitters/Receivers using RS-232 Communication
Reference
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation (virtual)
10a Presentation
Flask is a micro web framework written in Python. Applications that use Flask include Pinterest and LinkedIn.
In this presentation, we’ll review the Flask web development from the perspective of a new web developer and build up our understanding “one drop at a time.”
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
See how easy it is to code microcontrollers with CircuitPython and the Mu development environment.
CircuitPython is a version of Python 3 created to run on small microcontrollers. Mu is a very simple Python writing tool. Put them together and programming micros becomes faster and more fun.
Lynn’s presentation is here:
Intro to Pi & Others Discussion. We will review the course materials, and discuss improvements, and getting the word out.
Intro to Pi & Others is a four part series with each session building on the previous sessions, where Pi basics of software and hardware will be explored.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PDT
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
Share the projects you have been working on over the summer. This will be a virtual show and tell using Jitsi.
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Sadly, we are still dealing with Covid-19, and the meetings will be virtual in the month of September.
Deid’s Clock presentation is here.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST
Don will share with us some cool hardware additions to automate your Pi.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentations
Presentation material is here.
Jitsi Virtual Meeting
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Please contact markg@vicpimakers.ca if you are having trouble connecting to the meeting server.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST
Jim will share with us his secrets in Prototyping projects, from concept to breadboarding, prototyping and printed circuit
board.
The discussion will touch on hardware/software tools used in each of the phases with focus on methods of prototyping and assembly.
See the presentation .pdf here.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentations
Jitsi Virtual Meeting
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Please contact markg@vicpimakers.ca if you are having trouble connecting to the meeting server.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentations
Jitsi Virtual Meeting
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Please contact markg@vicpimakers.ca if you are having trouble connecting to the meeting server.
Deid and others will share what sensors they have been using to sense the real world and report it to the computer world.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST
Jitsi Virtual Meeting
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Please contact markg@vicpimakers.ca if you are having trouble connecting to the meeting server.
Click to page 2 for presentation links and images.
Alan German will walk us through the golden years of computer programming, covering many languages we all know and love, and some we may not have heard of.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST
Jitsi Virtual Meeting
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Jim will review the answers to the Challenge (1 and more). Did you get the answers right? Find out on Saturday. Find Jim’s Challenges here.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST
Jitsi Virtual Meeting
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Now that you have the world’s most useful project, it is time to package it up so the world doesn’t break it. We’ll discuss using different packaging containers to protect your project.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST
Jitsi Virtual Meeting
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Please contact markg@vicpimakers.ca if you are having trouble connecting to the meeting server.
George’s packaging presentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ivUou7D7rNFYmZPl1GAi4F6A5dP52ewsqoxxl0eUt5c
Deid’s packaging presentation: http://drsol.com/~deid/pi/packaging/
Deid will give the Introduction to Pi presentation he gave to the OPCUG (Ottawa PC Users Group) last fall. It will be chock full of ideas for that Pi you have just laying around, or stuff in a drawer.
See presentation here: http://drsol.com/~deid/pi/piIntro/index.html
This will be a virtual Jitsi meeting.
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Murray will introduce/refresh us on the wonderful world of Algol.
This will be a virtual meeting.
Virtual Meeting via Jitsi
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Electronics doesn’t have to be all tiny surface mount components that you can barely see. George will tell us about how to do electronics using bolt cutters this month.
This will be a virtual Jitsi meeting.
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentations
Jitsi connection:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
See the Projects presented here.
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
Overview of IDEs for programming your embedded devices.
Be sure to BRING a LAPTOP, as these are hands-on sessions.
QCollege has graciously offered to use their campus for our fall meetings. This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person & on Jitsi). Seating is limited, please indicate if you intend to attend in person post to this event on meetup.
QCollege
Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
Introduction to Scratch. Scratch is a block-based visual programming language.
See Eileen’s presentation .pdf here.
And Jim will introduce Programming Challenge 2. Download the challenge here.
Be sure to HAVE a LAPTOP, as these are hands on sessions.
QCollege has graciously offered to use their campus for our fall meetings. This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person & on Jitsi). Seating is limited, please indicate if you intend to attend in person (post to the event on meetup here).
QCollege
Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC
Vicpimakers and Others will be taking a summer break in July and August. We will be back in the fall with an awesome lineup of talent and gear.
Linux meetup will continue throughout the summer on the first Saturday morning of July and August. All meetings are virtual. https://meet.jit.si/vicpivlug
NetSig will continue too! Fourth Thursday of the month. https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/netsig
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation
Virtual Meeting: https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Interested in feeding your data to more than just Flightradar24 or Flight Aware? Unsure which feeder to install first? Confused by which dump1090 fork to install?
This presentation will demonstrate installing one feeder on your Raspberry Pi and then discuss the quirks to setting up the additional feeders (ADS-B Exchange, AirNav RadarBox, OpenSky Network, and Plane Finder) so that they all play nice together.
ADS-B Exchange: https://www.adsbexchange.com/
AirNav RadarBox: https://www.radarbox24.com/
Flight Aware: https://flightaware.com/
Flightradar24: https://www.flightradar24.com/
OpenSky Network: https://opensky-network.org/
Plane Finder: https://planefinder.net/
Here is the video of our virtual meeting:
Saturday, May 23, 2020
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
Learn how django can solve your problems
Learn how to harden your Pi
We’ll be conducting this meeting virtually using Jitsi
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers
We will be conducting Virtual Meetings for the next few weeks using Jitsi, a free video-conferencing system. Please use Chrome or Chromium for the best experience, or download one of the pre-built clients: https://jitsi.org/downloads