oshug May 2014

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Real vs fake FTDI FT232RL chip
by Sevan / Venture37 23 Oct '14

23 Oct '14

http://zeptobars.ru/en/read/FTDI-FT232RL-real-vs-fake-supereal The rest of the blog is worth a look, lots of die shots e.g. Soviet Z80 http://zeptobars.ru/en/read/t34vm1-z80-angstrem-mme Sevan

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OSHCamp 2014 CFP.
by Andrew Back 31 May '14

31 May '14

Hello, This year OSHCamp will be taking place over the weekend of 16-17th August and once again hosted at Hebden Bridge Town Hall (HX7 7BY). Proposals for talks and workshops are invited. There is no theme and topics may include, for example: * Open source hardware projects * Open development practices and principles * Novel/interesting/fun projects built using open source hardware * Tools (hardware and software) * Skills and techniques, e.g. PCB fab, DIY SMT assembly * Relevant technologies, e.g. SPI/I2C bus programming * ...something else relevant to the community! If you would like to give a talk on the Saturday and/or run a workshop on the Sunday contact me off-list. Please note that the deadline for submitting titles and abstracts is Saturday 14th June (yes, only 2 weeks away!) And so if you would like to discuss ideas etc. better to get in touch sooner, rather than later. Cheers, Andrew

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Shrimping workshop, Wed 21st May.
by Andrew Back 20 May '14

20 May '14

Hello, Next Wednesday at the BCS offices and from 2PM-5PM in the afternoon prior to OSHUG, Embecosm will be hosting a Shrimping [1] training session. The main purpose of which is to train #techmums [2] trainers in how to facilitate a workshop at which participants first construct the basic Shrimp circuit and then the POV project. There are a few additional places available for non-#techmums trainers and if you're interested in taking part you can register via: https://events.bcs.org/book/1101/ Cheers, Andrew [1] http://shrimping.it/blog/shrimp/ [2] http://techmums.co/

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TEMLIB
by Sevan / Venture37 14 May '14

14 May '14

Hi, There's a project written in VHDL which implements a SPARCv8 CPU, if any is interested. http://temlib.org/site/ Sevan

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Fwd: [Oxhack] Abridged summary of oxford-hackspace@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics
by Ben Ward 06 May '14

06 May '14

Natalie, the OSHUG (Open Source Hardware User Group) people are friendly and know all there is to know about Arduino and more. Hi OSHUGgers, As a member of Oxford Hackspace I got this email below from Natalie Ford at Science Oxford. She's looking for a Science Projects Officer - Arduino project teacher for holidays and after-school clubs. (Not sure if it's full-time, but seems likely.) I thought someone might be interested or have a recommendation. Ben ben(a)love-hz.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Natalie Ford <Natalie(a)monotreme.co.uk> Date: 6 May 2014 17:20 Subject: Re: [Oxhack] Abridged summary of oxford-hackspace(a)googlegroups.com- 2 updates in 2 topics To: oxford-hackspace(a)googlegroups.com Hi folks, We have a job going at Science Oxford teaching programming Arduinos to young people in holiday and after school clubs. These will be free for the participants. This is for a 4 month paid contract. If you are interested in the job see www.scienceoxford.com/jobs. We are also looking for volunteers who might want to help out at one or more club sessions. If you are interested in helping out as a volunteer then contact me. If you know anyone else who might be interested in the job or the volunteering opportunity then do pass this on to them.

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OSHUG #34 — Teaching, Wednesday 21st May.
by Andrew Back 06 May '14

06 May '14

Hello, Registration is now open for the meeting May meeting, which is in just over 2 weeks time and will be on a Wednesday this month. Cheers, Andrew // Event #34 — 21st May 2014, 17:30 - 20:30 at BCS London, 1st Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA. Registration: http://oshug.org/event/34 The thirty-fourth OSHUG meeting will feature three talks that each explore approaches to teaching electronics and programming. — Teaching with the LilyPad Arduino In this talk we will hear about experiences of teaching basic electronics and coding principles via wearable technology and e-textiles, using the LilyPad Arduino — a sewable microcontroller — in workshops with people of all ages at universities, schools at hackspaces. Rain Ashford designs and constructs wearable technology, e-textiles and interactive artworks. A PhD candidate at Goldsmiths, where she is investigating the possibility that wearable technology can be used to augment new forms of non-verbal communication, particularly in the areas of body language and emotion, by the amplifying and visualising of physiological data. She has studied Fine Art, Multimedia, and Electronics Engineering, which has led to her work developing as a convergence of art, programming and electronics. — Raspberry Pi in education Challenges, benefits and experiences with the Raspberry Pi as an educational tool. Matt Venn has run hundreds of creative science workshops for thousands of children and adults around the world. For the last year, he has been working with teachers in preparation for the computer science curriculum changes; creating and leading courses, workshops and projects. When he's not inventing new ways of getting people excited about science, Matthew plays music, invents puzzle boxes, practices martial arts and maintains bikes. — MzTEK: festivals, workshops and take away technologies MzTEK is a non-profit organisation that aims to redress the imbalance of women artists working in the fields of new media, computer arts, electronics and technology. Based in London and supported by Hackney arts institution [ space ], and Centre for Creative Collaboration in Kings Cross, and hosting a range of workshops, talks and self-initiated tinker sessions. In collaboration with partner organisations, MzTEK develop interesting, accessible and curiosity igniting workshops that can be delivered in short time frames and engage a wide audience with varying skills. Working with open source technologies and tools to help ensure that participants continue making and tinkering with the technologies they encounter long after workshops. Furthermore, doing this at festivals and events where the hope is to encounter a broad range of participants and unpredictable work environments! This talk will discuss some previous projects such as the Hacked Human Orchestra, a wearable electronics project devised in collaboration with Guerrilla Science, and suggest ways that thematic focus, together with a well balanced combination of skill acquisition, creativity and fun can enhance workshop delivery. Shauna Concannon is an interdisciplinary researcher interested in communication spaces and constructive disagreement. She has been working with MzTEK for the past few years, developing and facilitating workshops in Processing, Arduino and wearable electronics. She is currently undertaking a PhD in Media and Arts Technology at Queen Mary University of London. Note: Please aim to by 18:15 as the first talk will start at 18:30 prompt.

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Open-source verification
by Chris Higgs 04 May '14

04 May '14

All, I would like to present on the topic "Cocotb" at a future OSHUG event. Cocotb[1] is an open-source Python framework for verifying RTL written in [System]Verilog or VHDL. It has been used to successfully verify multiple large FPGA designs (>500k registers). It also serves to bridge the gap between traditional FPGA/ASIC practices and software developers, as well as helping to introduce agile methodology and continuous integration to hardware teams. Cocotb works well with Icarus Verilog, providing a powerful open-source alternative to SystemVerilog based verification frameworks like UVM which require users to spend many thousands of pounds on simulator licenses. For those wishing to use SystemVerilog without paying for a license it can also be used with the free version of Mentor Modelsim (Altera Starter Edition). A presentation would be a good follow-up to the up-coming ChipHack event to demonstrate one of the possible ways of verifying more complex designs for those wishing to pursue FPGA development further. Depending on the experience and interests of the audience I can present different aspects of Cocotb, e.g. how the framework was designed, co-simulating unmodified software, interacting with the outside world from simulation, SoC driver development, lessons learned etc. Thanks, Chris [1] http://potentialventures.github.io/cocotb/

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