Workshop Proposals and Discussions

A discussion has been ongoing for some time that we should host workshops. This page will eventually hold info on upcoming workshops and links to info about workshops past. For now, go add some ideas for workshops you'd like to see. Of course, the plan is to have both organized, tutorial-like workshops and also have open working sessions where everyone can bring whatever project they are currently developing and work in a group environment.

We're hoping to eventually have these workshops every month, probably alternating between the tutorials and the group work session. Of course, even on the tutorial days, you'll most likely be welcome to bring your project and sit to the side or whatever, so long as you don't disturb the goings on of the workshop too much. We like to keep it loose and informal around here.

We are putting together a series of workshops around the dorbotpdx arduino kits (link soon) called "Arduino Cult Induction" The next workshop will be held on the 22nd of June 2008 at PNCA. (http://www.dorkbotpdx.org/workshop/arduino/cult_induction_rev2)

Early there was a circuit bending workshop called HAYWIRE being held on 2007.01.27. You can read more about it over here!


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Sensors and servos with PIC's and python

Jason pushed me to through this out so.... Some TBD workshop / tutorial on using PIC's (16f877 and the USB BitWhacker) to do stuff with servos, and sensors, while interfacing to a host computer running some python code. Most likely this will be similar to the arduino, only using PIC instead of AVRs...

We can look at a number of different types of sensors (IR range, acustic range, switches, and interface types. (GPIO, I2C, serial, usb)


OSC (open sound control) and applications

OSC is a packet protocal used for some sound application (super-collider/psi collider and pure data). A workshop on the protocal and the applications that use it could be fun. We can make some OSC packet generators taking input from sensors connected to a simple MCU (arduino or pic) talking to a program and hook them up via simple UDP sockets to SC or PD to make some funky sounds.


RepRap build

Could hold a RepRap Darwin or RepStrap build out for people who want to get into doing that. Would involve electronics build outs and cartesian bot builds. Could cater to people buying the kits and those who want to make their own bots.

http://oitreprap.googlepages.com