<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrew Back</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arback@computer.org">arback@computer.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:39 PM<br>
Subject: [oshug] Open Source Hardware Camp, Thursday 27th October.<br>To: Open Source Hardware User Group Discussion List <<a href="mailto:oshug@oshug.org">oshug@oshug.org</a>><br><br><br>Hello,<br>
<br>
Registration is now open for the inaugural Open Source Hardware Camp<br>
which will take place on Thursday 27th October. Further details should<br>
be added to the event page in due course.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
<br>
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Open Source Hardware Camp<br>
<br>
27th October 2011, 09:30 - 18:00 at Centre for Creative Collaboration,<br>
16 Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NG, (51.529049, -0.116436)<br>
<br>
<a href="http://oshug.org/event/oshcamp" target="_blank">http://oshug.org/event/oshcamp</a><br>
<br>
Join us at the inaugural Open Source Hardware Camp for a hands-on day<br>
of three parallel workshops, with short plenary sessions in the<br>
morning and afternoon.<br>
<br>
- Practical 3D Printing<br>
<br>
A hands-on session in which we will use OpenSCAD (an open-source,<br>
code-based, 3D parametric CAD software system to design simple<br>
3-dimensional objects), and other freely available tools, to turn the<br>
resulting designs into files that can be used to drive a RepRap 3D<br>
printer, or similar rapid prototyping device. Further details TBD.<br>
<br>
Graham Klyne has been a software developer since the late 1970s,<br>
during that time having been involved in projects and products ranging<br>
from industrial process control, 3-D motion capture, network<br>
infrastructure, home automation, semantic web technologies and<br>
research data curation. He has also been involved in the development<br>
of IETF and Web standards. More recently, he has been pursuing a<br>
personal interest in 3D printing - which neatly complements his<br>
earlier work in motion capture - and has constructed a RepRap machine<br>
(which he hopes to use for making specialist parts for model aircraft)<br>
and has been learning a little about 3-D parametric CAD.<br>
<br>
As a member of the pif3D project, David Flanders helps coordinate the<br>
parts, materials, tools and skill required for people to build their<br>
own 3D printers. This is all done for free, so long as you promise to<br>
help someone else build their own printer as well! David enjoys<br>
hacking code in his spare time and working on designing new 3D models,<br>
currently he is working on prototype 3D models for: a rollerblade<br>
frame (for off road inline skating), a flowerpot that has a water<br>
reservoir (so it doesn't dry out when you are on holiday or forget to<br>
water it) and lighting fixtures (including translucent lamp shades,<br>
candelabras and chandeliers). David's day job is working with<br>
technology innovation projects in Universities throughout the UK.<br>
<br>
- Building the Internet of Things with Nanode and Pachube<br>
<br>
In this workshop we will be given an introduction to Nanode, the low<br>
cost open source Arduino-like board that has built in web<br>
connectivity, and Pachube, the web-based service "built to manage the<br>
World's real-time data". Following which the workshop will split into<br>
two groups and build a real world IoT application for the Centre for<br>
Creative Collaboration. With one group focusing on Nanode development<br>
and the other using Pachube to develop the online part of the<br>
application.<br>
<br>
Ken Boak joined BBC Research Department after graduating and worked on<br>
digital picture processing of HDTV images, and coding algorithms for<br>
video distribution around studios. Since then, Ken has worked in<br>
laboratory instrumentation, telecommunications, low power wireless and<br>
consumer electronics produced in the Far East. With an interest in<br>
renewables, Ken now develops laboratory instruments to teach<br>
undergraduates the principles of photovoltaic and wind power. Outside<br>
of work, Ken is interested in smart wireless sensors, open source<br>
hardware and low cost solutions for the Internet of Things.<br>
<br>
Paul Tanner is a consultant, developer and maker in wood, metal,<br>
plastic, electronics and software. His day job is IT-based business<br>
improvement for SMEs. By night he turns energy nut, creating tools to<br>
optimise energy use. Paul graduated in electronics and was responsible<br>
for hardware and software product development and customer services in<br>
several product and service start-ups, switching to consulting in<br>
2000.<br>
<br>
- Collaboration in Open Source Hardware<br>
<br>
Whilst the development practices associated with open source software<br>
are now reasonably mature and understood by many, the same cannot be<br>
said of open source hardware and with it come specific challenges. For<br>
example, in terms of collaboration across design tools, managing<br>
contributions, licensing and project presentation. In this workshop we<br>
will be given an introduction to Electronic Design Automation (EDA)<br>
tools and the process of documenting a project, licensing and other<br>
challenges, before looking at the current options available for<br>
presentation and collaboration. Further details TBD.<br>
<br>
Paul Downey is a doodler, a maker and a veteran communications<br>
software developer. He has been hacking embedded systems since the<br>
late 1970s. Formerly BT's Chief Web Services Architect, and lead W3C<br>
representative, he was until recently a member of Osmosoft — a small<br>
team building open source Web collaboration systems. Paul is<br>
co-founder of SolderPad, a place to share, discover and collaborate on<br>
electronic projects.<br>
<br>
Andrew Back is an artist, electronics hacker and open source advocate.<br>
He acted as BT's Open Source Strategist, establishing company-wide<br>
open source policy and process and representing them at a number of<br>
bodies including The Linux Foundation and ATIS. Andrew co-founded the<br>
Electron Club in 2006 — one of the UK's first hackerspaces, and is<br>
co-founder of SolderPad, a place to share, discover and collaborate on<br>
electronic projects.<br>
<br>
Note:<br>
<br>
* Please aim to arrive for 09:30-09:45 as the event will start at 10:00 prompt.<br>
* A light lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please ensure that<br>
you make any dietary requirements clear when registering.<br>
<br>
// With thanks to sponsor DesignSpark — <a href="http://www.designspark.com" target="_blank">http://www.designspark.com</a> //<br>
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