Hi folks,
Due to construction in Clark A101, the new room is Clark A102. The time is still 7pm.
See you there!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Zombie and Pizza Night
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IEEE is throwing a zombie movie and pizza night in Clark A101 on Tuesday, December 20th at 7pm. Anyone from any major is welcome to attend, so bring all of your geeky/nerdy/zombie-loving friends.
We are asking for $3 / person to help cover the cost of the pizza. If you plan on going, shoot me an email at electricityandairwaves (at) gmail.com or join the event on facebook here.
We are going to ask for $3 / person to cover the cost of the pizza.
The event is at 7pm on December 20th in Clark A101.
As far as movie choices, I was thinking either Shaun of the Dead or the Dawn of the Dead. We could do another zombie movie, but these are a good start.
If anyone has a bluray player and some zombie movies and would like to donate them for the evening, send me an email at electricityandairwaves@gmail.com.
IEEE is throwing a zombie movie and pizza night in Clark A101 on Tuesday, December 20th at 7pm. Anyone from any major is welcome to attend, so bring all of your geeky/nerdy/zombie-loving friends.
We are asking for $3 / person to help cover the cost of the pizza. If you plan on going, shoot me an email at electricityandairwaves (at) gmail.com or join the event on facebook here.
We are going to ask for $3 / person to cover the cost of the pizza.
The event is at 7pm on December 20th in Clark A101.
As far as movie choices, I was thinking either Shaun of the Dead or the Dawn of the Dead. We could do another zombie movie, but these are a good start.
If anyone has a bluray player and some zombie movies and would like to donate them for the evening, send me an email at electricityandairwaves@gmail.com.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Workshop 3 - Motors, Relays, and Solenoids
Hi folks,
Tonight's workshop (December 6th) is going to be on motors and driving high-current and high voltage circuits. It is one of the more practical workshops that we are going to be talking about, and one of the most fun because it opens up the door to homebrew robotics. We will also talk about the terminal window and how you can use it to control your Arduino.
We will also be soldering together our power supplies, so be sure to bring you power adapter to the workshop.
I will get you the room we will be in this morning. When I went to reserve it yesterday, the lady I would talk to was out of the office. It will be at 7 as always and should be relatively short.
See you there!
Austin
Tonight's workshop (December 6th) is going to be on motors and driving high-current and high voltage circuits. It is one of the more practical workshops that we are going to be talking about, and one of the most fun because it opens up the door to homebrew robotics. We will also talk about the terminal window and how you can use it to control your Arduino.
We will also be soldering together our power supplies, so be sure to bring you power adapter to the workshop.
I will get you the room we will be in this morning. When I went to reserve it yesterday, the lady I would talk to was out of the office. It will be at 7 as always and should be relatively short.
See you there!
Austin
Monday, November 28, 2011
Workshop 2 - Analog Components and Digital I/O
Hey folks,
Tomorrow's workshop will be in Clark A 202 at 7pm. Make sure to bring your kits. I will try to get either a quick document or video put together to go over the basics of the circuit theory so that everyone is on the same page and the workshop will go more smoothly. While the circuit theory is pretty simple, the applications might be a little bit alien to some of the electrical engineers, so I recommend reading/watching whatever I post (if just for the review).
Best,
Austin
UPDATE:
My Aunt from Boston flew in and no one told me, so I wasn't able to take the time to make the video or the cheat sheet. What you need to know boils down to this:
The super basic circuit theory stuff: Ohm's law, resistors in series and in parallel.
The equation/setup for a voltage divider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_divider#Resistive_divider
You will need this concept for many sensor circuits to work. This is because the resistance of many sensors changes as what ever they are measuring changes. Photoresistors, for example, will have a much lower resistance in bright light than in the dark. By using a voltage divider correctly, you can measure the voltage across it and figure out just how bright a light is (or how hot, how loud, how wet, how fast, ect).
Grounding a digital input pin (scroll down to the inputs section): http://csuieeedesignresources.blogspot.com/p/basic-circuits.html This is VERY important, so look this one over.
UPDATE:
My Aunt from Boston flew in and no one told me, so I wasn't able to take the time to make the video or the cheat sheet. What you need to know boils down to this:
The super basic circuit theory stuff: Ohm's law, resistors in series and in parallel.
The equation/setup for a voltage divider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_divider#Resistive_divider
You will need this concept for many sensor circuits to work. This is because the resistance of many sensors changes as what ever they are measuring changes. Photoresistors, for example, will have a much lower resistance in bright light than in the dark. By using a voltage divider correctly, you can measure the voltage across it and figure out just how bright a light is (or how hot, how loud, how wet, how fast, ect).
Grounding a digital input pin (scroll down to the inputs section): http://csuieeedesignresources.blogspot.com/p/basic-circuits.html This is VERY important, so look this one over.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Nunchuck/Webcam kit signup form
Hey folks!
If you are interested in purchasing a nunchuck/webcam combo for $6 for more advanced workshops in the spring, please fill out the form here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RSVJBC7.
If you are interested in purchasing a nunchuck/webcam combo for $6 for more advanced workshops in the spring, please fill out the form here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RSVJBC7.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Kits, Nunchucks And Webcams
Thanks to all who attended our first workshop. For those who could not make it this time, we still have 5 more kits that we will make available at the future workshops.
For the spring workshops, we are thinking about showing how to hook up WII nunchucks and USB webcams. The problem is we are already overbudget with all the stuff in the existing kit. We have a supplier for the nunchuck and webcam at $3 each so it would cost an extra $6 if we want to do a "SPRING KIT EXTRA++" Please comment if you are FOR or AGAINST this extra $6 expense. If people are more against, then we will do something else.
For the spring workshops, we are thinking about showing how to hook up WII nunchucks and USB webcams. The problem is we are already overbudget with all the stuff in the existing kit. We have a supplier for the nunchuck and webcam at $3 each so it would cost an extra $6 if we want to do a "SPRING KIT EXTRA++" Please comment if you are FOR or AGAINST this extra $6 expense. If people are more against, then we will do something else.
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