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The weekend ahead.
by Andrew Back 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

Hello, For those who are heading along to Open Source Hardware Camp 2013 this weekend: If you're involved in running a workshop, please bring along extension leads if you can, as there are never enough! Tomorrow night (oh no, I've just realised it's Friday 13th...) we'll be having a few pre-event drinks from 20:00 at the White Swan: http://www.hebdenbridge.info/html/white_swan.html And, yes, you're right: that is an amazing website. Look forward to seeing you! Cheers, Andrew

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ORCONF 2013, 5-6th October, Cambridge.
by Andrew Back 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Hi All, Those interested in FPGAs, HDL and open source microprocessor/SoC design may wish to consider heading along to the annual OpenRISC Conference which is taking place in October: http://orconf2013.eventbrite.co.uk/ The conference is open to all and should also serve as a good introduction for those who would like to learn more and get up and running with OpenRISC. I'm sure that if anyone has any questions Jeremy or Julius will be happy to answer them. Cheers, Andrew

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wuthering bytes/oshcamp
by nick weldin 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Hi Anyone interested in car sharing London to Hebden Bridge for the weekend. I can take my car (although yours may be better). Am thinking of going up on the the friday afternoon, back late afternoon/end of the day Sunday. Cheers Nick

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Circuit Review SE
by Saar Drimer 18 Aug '13

18 Aug '13

Hi All. I feel that this is relevant enough to post here. I've just created a 'Circuit Review' Stack Exchange proposal here: http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/58903/circuit-review?referrer=xPQ… I feel that we lack a place where we can post our schematics/layout/BOM and have people review them. This could be very useful for OSHW projects. In order to support this proposal, follow the link above, 'follow' it, suggest questions, and then promote on social networks ;) There's an equivalent site for code review that's already going: codereview.stackexchange.com cheers, saar.

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CampusParty
by Mark.itto 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

Is anyone going to go/be there?

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Volunteer(s) for OSHCamp workshop.
by Andrew Back 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

Hello, We'd like to run a soldering workshop on the Sunday for people with little/no soldering experience, at which at they get to assemble the kit mentioned in the previous post. Are there any volunteers for helping out with this? :o) It should obviously be straightforward enough and we're looking to get in 4-5 soldering stations. Cheers, Andrew

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IOT: recycling bins are watching you
by Andy Bennett 09 Aug '13

09 Aug '13

Hi, Neat, even if a little scary: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-08/09/recycling-bins-are-watching-… Regards, @ndy -- andyjpb(a)ashurst.eu.org http://www.ashurst.eu.org/ 0x7EBA75FF

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OSHCamp board review!
by Andrew Back 07 Aug '13

07 Aug '13

Hi All, Saar has come up with a very cool board design for a kit which is going into the OSHCamp 2013 / Wuthering Bytes goody bag: http://boldport.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/new-board-wuthering.html This is essentially Ihsan's LittleWire board, re-spun via Saar's PCBmodE, for added wonky track goodness along with other artistic flourishes. Feedback is welcomed and in particular on functional considerations! Cheers, Andrew

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Open Hardware Jam
by Mark Johnson 07 Aug '13

07 Aug '13

Hello OSHUGgers! I'm one of the organisers of OggCamp, an annual free culture unconference that's now in it's 5th year, and will be taking place at LJMU in Liverpool on the 19th and 20th of October. Last year we had a sort of sub-event called the Open Hardware Jam (which some of you may be a part of, I'm not sure). OpenLabs, the group at LJMU who hosted the event, did a lot of the organising for it but dont have the resources to organise it this year (and nor do we), so I thought I'd see if OSHUG or any of it's members would be interested in doing so. Last year we basically had a large room in the venue with a number of projects exhibiting, running workshops and so on throughout the two days. If anyone would be interested in organising something similar as part of OggCamp, please get in touch and we can discuss further! Mark -- Mark Johnson Development Manager OSS Watch http://oss-watch.ac.uk

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Full Wuthering Bytes programme now up!
by Andrew Back 07 Aug '13

07 Aug '13

Hello, I've just seen the full programme for Wuthering Bytes is now up and registrations are starting to pick up, so if you are planning on taking part in OSHCamp this year best not to wait until last minute! http://wutheringbytes.com/ Best, Andrew

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Re: [oshug] oshug Digest, Vol 40, Issue 1
by Mark.itto 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 1:00 PM, <oshug-request(a)oshug.org> wrote: > king Very very good! me likey... I still dont know which workshop i shop go trying to make my mind still :P Thanks for the reply.

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OSHUG camp workshop ShrimpingIt
by Mark.itto 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

I'm curious about this one? what is the ShrimpingIt going to do here exactly? track a face and move the cam? are you going to use any sensor for this? or the cam feed that i'd imagine goes to a more powerful device do some image processing and then this is going to talk back to the uC ( MicroController ;P ) with some move camera this way or the other? Thanks and regards. PD. Friday drinks? whats going on? haven't seen any emails about this? plans?

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Registration open for OSHCamp 2013.
by Andrew Back 25 Jul '13

25 Jul '13

Hello, This year OSHCamp is being run as part of a bigger event called Wuthering Bytes, and details of the OSHUG talks and registration can now be found at: http://oshug.org/event/oshcamp2013 Still waiting to confirm one more! We've got a pretty great line up — and very much in terms of the non-OSHUG (software/web/design) talks too. Much more info will be online in due course at: http://wutheringbytes.com The capacity is slightly higher than last year, but I'm expecting that with 18 talks (across two rooms) on the Saturday alone, demand will be also! As such I wouldn't hang about if you're planning on taking part :o) I would also expect that, like last year, rooms at Hebden Bridge Hostel will go pretty quickly too. Best, Andrew PS. No need to register if you are presenting or running a workshop, of course.

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Fwd: reg:"FOSS LAB & OSH"
by Raja Rajan 24 Jul '13

24 Jul '13

Greetings, Hi friends , happy to be a part of you all !. . . i am willing to contribute the implementation of Embedded linux and Android and other open source tools for applications related to EEE,ECE,E&I engineering students and stuffs. Help to enrich my content with your suggestions and comments. -- With regards, Rajarajan.E, Chief Executive Officer/Technical Director, Industrial And Consumer Electronics R&D Department, Bluetronics Inc, No.8,Satya complex, karumandapam, Trichy. Tamil Nadu,India. http://bluetronics.co.in phone: +91-9791-838-816

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Spaaaaaaaace!
by Andy Bennett 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

Hi, A friend of mine has set up this meetup: http://citizeninventor.eventbrite.co.uk/ ----- In our first meetup, we will try to whirlwind through what is already do-able and help to motivate you (if you are not already motivated) to get hacking with space. The line up will be announced closer to date. Expect info around CubeSAT and a bit on the wider economy of the space industry! PS: If you or someone you know would like to present or participate in our lightening talks for future events, please get in touch at contactme at citizen inventor dot com. It is the goal of this group to help spread the love and knowledge on space and environment hacking! ----- It looks cool so I strongly recommend it! Regards, @ndy -- andyjpb(a)ashurst.eu.org http://www.ashurst.eu.org/ 0x7EBA75FF

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Adrian Bowyer (RepRap), Wed 2nd October.
by Andrew Back 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

Hello, Just a quick heads-up that we'll be hosting a joint event with the BCS OSSG in October, at which Adrian Bowyer of RepRap fame will be presenting, along with our very own Alan Wood. The website will be updated in due course, however, registration is now open and as spaces are limited and likely to go quickly, early booking is highly recommended! https://events.bcs.org/book/740/ Cheers, Andrew

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Re: [oshug] Arduino help needed
by Jeremy Bennett 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

On 05/07/13 08:04, Paul Tanner wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I cheated and used node.js with a module called node-serial. I > discovered that you need to disconnect the serial port from the console > before you can use it (edits to /etc/inittab and /boot/cmdline.txt). I > imagine you'd need to do this in a python environment too. minicom was > very useful for prodding the serial device to make sure it was working > before I pointed my program at it. > > Regards, Paul Hi Paul, Omer, Andrew, Thanks for all the suggestions. It was all much easier than I thought, once I realized that the USB serial terminal is /dev/tty/ACM<n>, not /dev/tty/USB<n> when using Arduino Uno. It is trivial to use stty to set the line parameters and implement a simple C++ class to access the serial line on the host. Code on GitHub at: https://github.com/embecosm/esp9-arduino-facetracker I don't know if the face tracker works yet - the servos are lost in the post. But at least the Uno is getting some sort of serial data. Best wishes, Jeremy > At 06:38 PM 7/4/2013, Omer Kilic wrote: >> Hi Jeremy, >> >> This is a good starting point: >> http://playground.arduino.cc/interfacing/python >> >> pySerial documetation available here: http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/ >> >> >> HTH, >> Omer. >> >> On 4 July 2013 18:17, Jeremy Bennett <jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com> wrote: >> > I need some help from one of you Arduino gurus. >> > >> > I want to talk to the Arduino serial interface from a Fedora Linux >> system. I >> > know how to do the Arduino side, using Serial.available, Serial.read, >> > Serial.write etc. >> > >> > My problem is how to talk from the Linux end. All the examples I see >> are >> > Windows based and use Thierry Schneider's Serial C++ Library for >> Win32. What >> > do I use as the Linux equivalent? >> > >> > It's not as simple as just writing the the Linux device (in this case >> > /dev/bus/usb/004/081). I suspect I need something rather cleverer, >> but I >> > don't know what it is. >> > >> > Any help much appreciated. I'm trying to help a youngster set up an >> Arduino >> > based face tracker, driven by OpenCV face detection on the Linux box. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > >> > Jeremy >> > >> > -- >> > Tel: +44 (1590) 610184 >> > Cell: +44 (7970) 676050 >> > SkypeID: jeremybennett >> > Twitter: @jeremypbennett >> > Email: jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com >> > Web: www.embecosm.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > oshug mailing list >> > oshug(a)oshug.org >> > http://oshug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oshug >> >> _______________________________________________ >> oshug mailing list >> oshug(a)oshug.org >> http://oshug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oshug > > Paul Tanner - Virtual Technologies - http://www.virtual-techno.com > Tel: +44 1494 581979 Mob: +44 7973 223239 mailto:paul@virtual-techno.com > > _______________________________________________ > oshug mailing list > oshug(a)oshug.org > http://oshug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oshug -- Tel: +44 (1590) 610184 Cell: +44 (7970) 676050 SkypeID: jeremybennett Twitter: @jeremypbennett Email: jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com Web: www.embecosm.com

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Re: [oshug] Arduino help needed
by Paul Tanner 05 Jul '13

05 Jul '13

Hi Guys, I cheated and used node.js with a module called node-serial. I discovered that you need to disconnect the serial port from the console before you can use it (edits to /etc/inittab and /boot/cmdline.txt). I imagine you'd need to do this in a python environment too. minicom was very useful for prodding the serial device to make sure it was working before I pointed my program at it. Regards, Paul At 06:38 PM 7/4/2013, Omer Kilic wrote: >Hi Jeremy, > >This is a good starting point: http://playground.arduino.cc/interfacing/python > >pySerial documetation available here: http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/ > > >HTH, >Omer. > >On 4 July 2013 18:17, Jeremy Bennett <jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com> wrote: > > I need some help from one of you Arduino gurus. > > > > I want to talk to the Arduino serial interface from a Fedora > Linux system. I > > know how to do the Arduino side, using Serial.available, Serial.read, > > Serial.write etc. > > > > My problem is how to talk from the Linux end. All the examples I see are > > Windows based and use Thierry Schneider's Serial C++ Library for > Win32. What > > do I use as the Linux equivalent? > > > > It's not as simple as just writing the the Linux device (in this case > > /dev/bus/usb/004/081). I suspect I need something rather cleverer, but I > > don't know what it is. > > > > Any help much appreciated. I'm trying to help a youngster set up an Arduino > > based face tracker, driven by OpenCV face detection on the Linux box. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Jeremy > > > > -- > > Tel: +44 (1590) 610184 > > Cell: +44 (7970) 676050 > > SkypeID: jeremybennett > > Twitter: @jeremypbennett > > Email: jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com > > Web: www.embecosm.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > oshug mailing list > > oshug(a)oshug.org > > http://oshug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oshug > >_______________________________________________ >oshug mailing list >oshug(a)oshug.org >http://oshug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oshug Paul Tanner - Virtual Technologies - http://www.virtual-techno.com Tel: +44 1494 581979 Mob: +44 7973 223239 mailto:paul@virtual-techno.com

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Arduino help needed
by Jeremy Bennett 04 Jul '13

04 Jul '13

I need some help from one of you Arduino gurus. I want to talk to the Arduino serial interface from a Fedora Linux system. I know how to do the Arduino side, using Serial.available, Serial.read, Serial.write etc. My problem is how to talk from the Linux end. All the examples I see are Windows based and use Thierry Schneider's Serial C++ Library for Win32. What do I use as the Linux equivalent? It's not as simple as just writing the the Linux device (in this case /dev/bus/usb/004/081). I suspect I need something rather cleverer, but I don't know what it is. Any help much appreciated. I'm trying to help a youngster set up an Arduino based face tracker, driven by OpenCV face detection on the Linux box. Thanks, Jeremy -- Tel: +44 (1590) 610184 Cell: +44 (7970) 676050 SkypeID: jeremybennett Twitter: @jeremypbennett Email: jeremy.bennett(a)embecosm.com Web: www.embecosm.com

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Preparing for Parallella, Sunday 21st July, Bletchley Park.
by Andrew Back 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Hello, Parallella backers on the list may be interested in an event that Embecosm is hosting at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park on Sunday 21st July: http://www.embecosm.com/2013/06/26/preparing-for-parallella-sunday-21st-jul… Cheers, Andrew

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PCBmodE talk followup
by Saar Drimer 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Hello everyone! Many thanks for the feedback after my talk. I hope you enjoyed it ;) Here's some links for more information on the project and what I spoke about: http://www.boldport.com http://boldport.blogspot.com and the video I showed is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8qIpbn4Dds The code for the software is here: http://bitbucket.org/boldport/pcbmode I'm interested in ideas of where this kind of stuff can be useful, so please do not hesitate to contact me with your thoughts! cheers, saar.

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Arduino compatible FPGA shield on Kickstarter
by Roy Bunce 14 Jun '13

14 Jun '13

Hi, You might be interested in my project recently launched on Kickstarter,com (short URL http://kck.st/164ObLg ) . It uses a MACHXO2-1200 from Lattice, and includes USB programming logic, so no external programmer is required. It's a relatively simple board, aimed at beginners, and will be supplied ready programmed with a I2C driven I/O expander. The associated web site will include tutorials to explain how to download and use the free Lattice design tools, as well as giving some simple design examples. By following these examples, the new FPGA user will be able to gain confidence and experience by modifying known working VHDL/Verilog code. The schematic and pcb design is in DesignSpark format, and will be released if the Kickstarter project is fully funded. Thanks for reading this, Regards, Roy Bunce

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OSHUG #27 — Boards (Beautifully Functional Circuits, Little Printer), Thursday 20th June.
by Andrew Back 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

Hello, Registration is now open for the June OSHUG meeting, details of which are below. Cheers, Andrew // Event #27 — Boards (Beautifully Functional Circuits, Little Printer) Thursday 20th June 2013, 18:00 - 20:00 at Centre for Creative Collaboration, 16 Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NG. Sponsored by SolderPad: http://solderpad.com Registration: http://oshug.org/event/27 At the twenty-seventh meeting there will be a talk on designing printed circuit boards that are aesthetically pleasing as well as functional, and a talk on the design and manufacture of the Little Printer, and the upcoming BERG Cloud dev board. - Beautifully Functional Circuits Circuit design is typically thought of as block-based and purely functional; it doesn't necessarily have to be. Our inherent creativity as engineers has been dampened by unimaginative and limiting design tools, that have forced us to "forget" that functional circuits can, and should, be beautiful too. This talk will explore these limitations and how we could do better. Saar Drimer is an experienced hardware engineer. In the past few years he's been developing tools for effective and efficient hardware design. - Little Printer In 2012 the design and product company BERG launched Little Printer, their internet-connected thermal printer that prints its own face. It was the first consumer product that BERG had made, and went on to be nominated for the 2013 Designs of the Year by the Design Museum. In this talk we will explore the project's evolution, from prototype to mass produced product. The talk will cover the way BERG's design process works, going to China to organise plastic injection moulding, passing certification and EMC, and many other practical aspects of making and selling consumer products that connect online. The talk will also cover a technical overview of the whole stack that brings Little Printer to life, the extraction and evolution of the underlying BERG Cloud platform, and the forthcoming developer kits that open up the platform to anybody. Nick Ludlam is CTO at BERG, and is responsible for the collective software development, from the embedded code running inside Little Printer, the Ruby/Rails-based cloud architecture, and the use of Amazon Web Services to scale. Andy Huntington is Hardware Producer & Designer at BERG and is responsible for all of BERG's physical hardware, from the electronics and PCBs to the industrial design and manufacturing of Little Printer itself. He has a background in music and moved through software into hardware following an Interaction Design MA at the Royal College of Art. Note: Please aim to arrive for 18:00 - 18:20 as the event will start at 18:30 prompt. Registration: http://oshug.org/event/27

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Contiki link
by Ilya Dmitrichenko 17 May '13

17 May '13

Hey everyone, Here are some links as promissed! Please do let me know if I forgot anything. Thingsquare Code: http://thingsquare.com/code/ Redwire dev boards: - info https://github.com/malvira/libmc1322x/wiki/hardware - web store: http://www.redwirellc.com/store - for european distributor try these guys: http://www.oflabs.com/#/redwire-econotag/ - Flexibity: http://www.flexibity.com/ There is also this one that I forgot to mention, it's an module for RPi: https://github.com/Noolitic/Nooliberry/wiki/Full-Documentation There many more devices out there, such as the Z1: www.zolertia.com/ti And more interesting ones are coming as Thingsquare partners with chip vendors. Personally, I'm looking forward the sub-GHz radios from TI. http://thingsquare.com/mist/#platforms For a C64/128, Atari and Apple ][ disk images: http://www.a2retrosystems.com/contiki.html Cheers, -- Ilya

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London Arduino Jam + video circuit bending - 13th May
by marc barto 06 May '13

06 May '13

Hi all We're back for another evening of presentations and informal discussions around Arduino at the Hub Westminster on 13th May.<http://www.meetup.com/LondonArduino/events/114960302/> With our usual programme of project demos, news and jam, we'll also have our friend Fabrizio presenting some video circuit bending devices built during a recent workshop at London Hackspace. Not exactly Arduino stuff as the devices (video mixer and others) are from the 80's but still very much hardware hacking! (more info here<https://www.facebook.com/events/132142510308604/> ). The event is of course free, all info here: http://www.meetup.com/LondonArduino/events/114960302/ Hope you can join us Marc @marc_in_london <https://twitter.com/marc_in_london>

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