oshug March 2013

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Open Hardware Toolchain Survey
by Matt Maier 31 Mar '13

31 Mar '13

Greetings, It seems safe to assume that all of you are already familiar with the need to publicly document a project in order for it to qualify as open. The best method of doing that, however, is open for discussion and/or development. The Open Hardware Toolchain Survey is an attempt to uncover a basic list of user/developer requirements that can be contributed to the documentation discussion and, ultimately, lead to a new generation of collaboration tools. I would like to personally … [View More]

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BarCamp Canterbury
by Martin Ellis 23 Mar '13

23 Mar '13

Hey guys, Thought you might be interested in BarCamp Canterbury[0], it's happening 27th - 28th April this year and best of all it's free! If you haven't been to a BarCamp before it's a great weekend, and there will be great talks and plenty of beer. For up-to-date info follow us on twitter @barcampcant[1] thanks Mex [0] http://barcampcanterbury.com/ [1] https://twitter.com/barcampcant

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Re: [oshug] Help - Newbie
by Plug Gulp 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:34:49 +0000 > From: Jeremy Bennett <jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com> > <snip> > > I encourage you to use OpenCores, and particularly the OpenRISC > processor core, which is well supported. I suggest you follow Sven-?ke > Andersson's blog, which is a comprehensive guide to building OpenRISC > for complete newbies from a very experienced engineer. > http://www.rte.se/blog/blogg-modesty-corex/openrisc-1200-soft-processor. > … [View More]Thank you for the link! > You are pushing your luck on the specs. You'll be hard pressed to get > 800MHz on anything purely in FPGA, particularly low-end FPGA's. I think > you can get around 100MHz with the latest OpenRISC implementations. > Will the platform based on OpenRISC be suitable for a Linux system with DirectFB and a video framework e.g. GStreamer? > As far as I'm aware not all the IPs you want have open source > implementations, but that is a better question to ask on the OpenCores > mailing list. > Thanks for the suggestion. I will ping the community there. > If you want more, you'll need to look at using a proprietary processor > on something like a ZedBoard (Xilinx FGPA alongside a dual-core 660MHz > ARM). But then you are looking at ?300, and much more restricted open > source support on the hardware side. > > The OpenRISC community portal is at > http://opencores.org/or1k/OR1K:Community_portal, and there is an active > IRC group on channel #openrisc at freenode.net. > > It is possible to run OpenRISC on a DE0-nano, which is just under ?60. > However something a little larger will give you more flexibility - there > are boards for around ?150 that are suitable. > > We'll be showing how to bring up an OpenRISC SoC on a DE0-nano at Chip > Hack (www.chiphack.org). That's now full, but it will be videoed, so > you'll be able to see it online (on the Embecosm YouTube channel) in > late April. > I will be eagerly waiting for the videos once the actual event is finished on the 21st of April. Thank you once again for your help. Warm regards, ~Plug > Best wishes, > > > > Jeremy > > -- > Tel: +44 (1590) 610184 > Cell: +44 (7970) 676050 > SkypeId: jeremybennett > Email: jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com > Web: www.embecosm.com > Twitter: @embecosm > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > oshug mailing list > oshug(a)oshug.org > http://oshug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oshug > > > End of oshug Digest, Vol 35, Issue 8 > ************************************ [View Less]

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Help - Newbie
by Plug Gulp 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

Hello All, I am an Software Engineer. I am comfortable with device drivers, low-level embedded software frameworks etc using C/C++. I am trying to learn the lower level stack of system development i.e. SoC development, so please forgive if the questions and the goal sounds silly. How and where do I start to achieve the following? What learning approach do you recommend? My goal is as follows: 1. Use the IPs available on opencores.org. 2. Integrate the IPs to create a simple SoC. 3. Add … [View More]

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OSHUG #24 — Lightning Talks.
by Andrew Back 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Hello, Registration is now open for the March OSHUG meeting, details of which are below. Cheers, Andrew // OSHUG #24 — Lightning Talks Wednesday 20th March 2013, 18:00 - 20:00 at Centre for Creative Collaboration, 16 Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NG. Sponsored by Embecosm: http://www.embecosm.com Registration: http://oshug.org/event/24 For the twenty-fourth OSHUG meeting we've decided to try something new and we will be hosting a series of lightning talks. The first five talks have … [View More]

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London Arduino Meetup and Jam - event #3 - 19th March
by marc barto 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hi all Sorry if I sent this twice (a few mix-up with my gmail), this is a reminder that we're meeting on Tuesday for an evening of presentations and informal discussions around Arduino (and all microcontrollers) at the Hub Westminster. Programme: *> Projects presentations* - Arduino software cloner by Michael Margolis (Arduino Cookbook author) - Infa Red Arduino box by Liam *> Open Hardware News (good links and projects, OSH events and call out to makers, tips) > Arduino Jam (bring … [View More]

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Announcing: London's first Maker Faire – Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire
by Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hello all, Just a little note to announce that the first ever Maker Faire in London is being held in Elephant & Castle on Saturday, 6th July 2013 at the London College of Communication (LCC). The Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire will be open from 10:00–18:00, entry is free and open to all. The Maker Faire is a day of family friendly making, learning, crafting, inventing and tinkering in the heart of London. Be inspired by arts, crafts, engineering, science and technology from the … [View More]

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ChipHack: Introduction to FPGA Programming, London, 20 & 21 April 2013
by Jeremy Bennett 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Hi all, Embecosm is pleased to announce Chip Hack (chiphack.org), a two day hands-on workshop on programming FPGAs aimed at complete beginners. Led by a team of experienced FPGA designers, and working with the DE0-nano board, we'll start with simple hardware designs to control LED's counters and push buttons and move on to a UART transmitter and (for the more ambitious) receiver. The event coincides with Hardware Freedom Day (http://www.hfday.org) and we'll be using open source … [View More]

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Hardware question: tiny bluetooth/wifi module
by Artjom 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Hi guys, I'm new to the group so it might not be the best place to ask these type of questions. Let me know where I could ask it, or search for more info. I am looking for a bluetooth/wifi module that could fit nicely in a small case the size of lego brick. It should fit there together with a battery and a controller. Is there anything like that on the market that I could look at? I need this to enable wireless connectivity for a small object to be used for installation. The size is critical.… [View More]

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