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 ask you to take 10-15 minutes to add your perspective <http://www.wareium.com/home/survey> and/or pass this request along to anyone you think might be interested. The compiled results of the survey will be made available and will also be used at the OSHWA's DocJam. Thank you for your time and attention, Matthew Maier wareium <http://www.wareium.com/> openalia <http://www.openalia.wordpress.com/> printthat <http://www.printthat.wordpress.com/>

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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. > 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 > ************************************

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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 features (as a learning exercise) to the IPs in the SoC. 4. Create a Linux or OpenBSD BSP for the SoC. 5. Get the OS to boot upto the terminal. 6. Port DirectFB to the platform. In short, I want to develop a platform that will have 32bit or 64bit processor at atleast 800Mz, HDMI, WiFi, Eth, SD card, USB and atleast 256MB RAM support. To achieve the above, what hardware (and software) will I need and where to purchase it? This is my hobby project hence my budget is £50-£60. Is it possible to get all the stuff required to achieve the above in that price range? Thanks and regards, -G

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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 been confirmed and details of these can be found below. Offers of additional talks of between five and ten minutes are invited and proposals can either be submitted in advance via e-mail or made on the night (please arrive early). Note that this month the meeting takes place on a Wednesday. - FUNcube Satellite FUNcube-1 is a UK amatbur radio educational satellite that is due to be launched later this year, and that uses open source hardware to bring real-time space based experiments to classrooms around the globe. Three members of the on-board computer team will discuss project goals and progress. - 64-core Parallella Prototype Simon Cook will be demonstrating one of only two 64-core Parallella prototypes in the UK. - Interfacing High-performance Low-cost Embedded Systems with FPGAs Mustafa H. Yuce will be talking about an open source project that interfaces embedded systems including BeagleBone and Raspberry Pi with FPGAs, to enable the implementation of high-speed parallel processing applications such as computer vision. - Flux Alan Wood will be talking about the recently developed Flux series of boards that are used for motion control applications. - Open Source Junction 4 Report Paul Tanner will be providing a report from the OSS Watch two day workshop, Open Source Junction 4: Open Source Hardware meets Open Source Software. Note: Please aim to arrive for 18:00 - 18:20 as the event will start at 18:30 prompt. Registration: http://oshug.org/event/24

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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 your projects, boards, robots...)* Event is of course free, all info here: http://www.meetup.com/LondonArduino/events/106683762/ Hope you can join us Marc -- @marc_in_london <https://twitter.com/marc_in_london> SpringofCode <http://springofcode.org/> visionOntv <http://visionon.tv/> LondonArduino <http://www.meetup.com/LondonArduino/>

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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 Makers of the capital. Best of all entry is free and there will be many of opportunities to get hands on! Call for Makers We are looking for talented Makers and Crafters to exhibit their projects at the Maker Faire, visit our website to find out what we are looking for and get Making. The deadline is Sunday, 14th April 2013. http://makerfaireelephantandcastle.com/call-for-makers Makers & Designers Meet-up Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire, in collaboration with the Digital Programmes team at the Victoria and Albert Museum, LCC, Central Saint Martins, and University for the Creative Arts will be running talks and workshops at the Maker Faire on Saturday, 6th July 2013 and at the V&A on Sunday, 7th July 2013. This extension to the Maker Faire explores the way Designers and Makers work together and what their shared future might be. Extended Call For the Makers & Designers Meet-up we want to hear from Makers and Designers interested in taking part in panel discussions and workshops or in showing smaller projects around the themes outlined above. For details of this extended call please visit our website, the deadline is Sunday, 14th April 2013. http://makerfaireelephantandcastle.com/meet-up Kind Regards Tom Lynch Organiser – Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire is independently organised and operated under license from Maker Media, Inc. Kind Regards Tom Lynch Organiser – Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire is independently organised and operated under license from Maker Media, Inc.

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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 designs throughout the weekend. Our final session will show how to bring up a complete ready-made OpenRISC system-on-chip, and show where you can look under the hood to learn more. No HDL or FPGA programming experience is required, but you will need to have some programming experience and an understanding of basic digital electronics. The workshop is sponsored by Embecosm, and will run at the Centre for Creative Collaboration in Acton Street, London. We are particularly keen to encourage school teachers to get involved, so we giving away a DE0-nano kit to the first 5 who apply. If you are a teacher and want to step up from Raspberry Pi, this is the workshop for you. Numbers are limited, so book early at chiphack.org Look forward to seeing you there, Jeremy -- Tel: +44 (1590) 610184 Cell: +44 (7970) 676050 SkypeID: jeremybennett Email: jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com Web: www.embecosm.com

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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. For controller I found tinyAVR which looks promising but cant find anything for Bluetooth or Wifi. Thanks! Artjom

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