From mhcom at sundial.com  Thu Aug  6 17:26:03 2009
From: mhcom at sundial.com (Mikal Hart)
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:26:03 -0500
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Arduino Night at the ACTLab,
	August 12th 7-10pm
In-Reply-To: <1249056113.6664.5.camel@palladium>
References: <1249056113.6664.5.camel@palladium>
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Nick, do you know if there's a better email address (than contact at mygeeklife.com) to RSVP to Joey's announcement?  I'd like to attend and perhaps show one or two of my Arduino projects, but I haven't received any confirmation that my message was received.  For what it's worth, I sent the following:

Joey?

I?d like to attend the ?Arduino night? on the 12th, if possible.  If you like, I have a couple of projects I could talk about.  One is a reflex testing box I built for my son?s science fair project.  It measures, in milliseconds, the time it takes to press a button in response to a flash from an LED.

The second project is not quite finished, but is more interesting.  It?s a simple GPS-enabled box which latches from the inside.  The latch cannot be opened until the owner of the box ? in this case an unsuspecting friend of mine who is getting married in France ? figures out that he must physically move it so a specific location on the globe.  This particular box only opens when it is moved to the Ile de Br?hat off the coast of France, but the LCD screen on the box only gives very obscure clues to help discover this.

For what it?s worth, I am the author of the popular Arduino libraries NewSoftSerial and TinyGPS (as well as several unpopular ones ?).

http://arduiniana.org

Best regards,

Mikal Hart
Austin



-----Original Message-----
From: dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org [mailto:dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of Nick Pietraniec
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:02 AM
To: dorkbotaustin-announce at dorkbot.org
Cc: dorkbotaustin-blabber at dorkbot.org
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Arduino Night at the ACTLab, August 12th 7-10pm

Hi everyone,

ACTLab is hosting an arduino night next month.  Hope to see you there.

-Nick


-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Joseph Lopez <contact at mygeekylife.com>
Subject: Arduino Night at the ACTLab, August 12th 7-10pm
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:43:57 -0500

(please re-distribute) 

Fellow Hackers,

On August 12th from 7-10pm in the ACTLab, Brandon Wiley and the ACTLab 
gang will be hosting an arduino night.  We will start with a brief 
introduction to the arduino, as well as give some demos.  We are 
encouraging people to bring their arduinos and projects, if you do plan 
on bringing a project, please let us know so we can put you in our next 
email/flyer update.  After the introduction and some demo's we will have 
a science fair style walk around so everyone can see what each other are 
up to.  If you or anyone you know is interested in providing 
refreshments please let us know, we would deeply appreciate it.

Thank you,

Joey Lopez
www.actlab.utexas.edu
austin30.org
........................................................................
.........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
......................... http://dorkbot.org ...........................
........................................................................


From nick at resistive.net  Thu Aug  6 17:56:51 2009
From: nick at resistive.net (Nick Pietraniec)
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:56:51 -0500
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Arduino Night at the ACTLab,
 August 12th 7-10pm
In-Reply-To: <03e001ca16dc$81100f50$83302df0$@com>
References: <1249056113.6664.5.camel@palladium>
	<03e001ca16dc$81100f50$83302df0$@com>
Message-ID: <1249595812.7034.26.camel@palladium>

You might try jtl333 at mail.utexas.edu

Sandy forwarded your note to the actlab mailing list I saw on monday
(their mailing list is here)
http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/mailman/listinfo/actlab.tv

or...  if that doesn't work, let me know and I can dig up his phone
number for you.

The gps box looks pretty awesome.  If we ever end up doing a dorkbot
again you should bring it out

-Nick

On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 16:26 -0500, Mikal Hart wrote:
> Nick, do you know if there's a better email address (than contact at mygeeklife.com) to RSVP to Joey's announcement?  I'd like to attend and perhaps show one or two of my Arduino projects, but I haven't received any confirmation that my message was received.  For what it's worth, I sent the following:
> 
> Joey?
> 
> I?d like to attend the ?Arduino night? on the 12th, if possible.  If you like, I have a couple of projects I could talk about.  One is a reflex testing box I built for my son?s science fair project.  It measures, in milliseconds, the time it takes to press a button in response to a flash from an LED.
> 
> The second project is not quite finished, but is more interesting.  It?s a simple GPS-enabled box which latches from the inside.  The latch cannot be opened until the owner of the box ? in this case an unsuspecting friend of mine who is getting married in France ? figures out that he must physically move it so a specific location on the globe.  This particular box only opens when it is moved to the Ile de Br?hat off the coast of France, but the LCD screen on the box only gives very obscure clues to help discover this.
> 
> For what it?s worth, I am the author of the popular Arduino libraries NewSoftSerial and TinyGPS (as well as several unpopular ones ?).
> 
> http://arduiniana.org
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mikal Hart
> Austin
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org [mailto:dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of Nick Pietraniec
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:02 AM
> To: dorkbotaustin-announce at dorkbot.org
> Cc: dorkbotaustin-blabber at dorkbot.org
> Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Arduino Night at the ACTLab, August 12th 7-10pm
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> ACTLab is hosting an arduino night next month.  Hope to see you there.
> 
> -Nick
> 
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Joseph Lopez <contact at mygeekylife.com>
> Subject: Arduino Night at the ACTLab, August 12th 7-10pm
> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:43:57 -0500
> 
> (please re-distribute) 
> 
> Fellow Hackers,
> 
> On August 12th from 7-10pm in the ACTLab, Brandon Wiley and the ACTLab 
> gang will be hosting an arduino night.  We will start with a brief 
> introduction to the arduino, as well as give some demos.  We are 
> encouraging people to bring their arduinos and projects, if you do plan 
> on bringing a project, please let us know so we can put you in our next 
> email/flyer update.  After the introduction and some demo's we will have 
> a science fair style walk around so everyone can see what each other are 
> up to.  If you or anyone you know is interested in providing 
> refreshments please let us know, we would deeply appreciate it.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Joey Lopez
> www.actlab.utexas.edu
> austin30.org
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ......................... http://dorkbot.org ...........................
> ........................................................................
> 
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ......................... http://dorkbot.org ...........................
> ........................................................................

From nick at resistive.net  Thu Aug  6 23:26:23 2009
From: nick at resistive.net (nick at resistive.net)
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 20:26:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Arduino night at ACTLab
In-Reply-To: <748109.83581.qm@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <748109.83581.qm@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <62940.71.145.137.14.1249615583.squirrel@www.resistive.net>

Hi Franz,  There's location info here.

http://blog.dorkbotaustin.org/2008/11/03/dorkbot18-actlab/


> Greetings Nick,
>
> I received the dorkbot mailing list summary and saw the news about Arduino
> night at ACTLab.
>
> Where _IS_ ACTLab?? I could not find any address info on the ACTLab site
> or in the dorkbot mailing.? (Maybe I'm just tired or something.)
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Franz
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:01:53 -0500
> From: Nick Pietraniec <nick at resistive.net>
> Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Arduino Night at the ACTLab,??? August
> ??? 12th 7-10pm
> To: dorkbotaustin-announce at dorkbot.org
> Cc: dorkbotaustin-blabber at dorkbot.org
> Message-ID: <1249056113.6664.5.camel at palladium>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> ACTLab is hosting an arduino night next month.? Hope to see you there.
>
> -Nick
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Joseph Lopez <contact at mygeekylife.com>
> Subject: Arduino Night at the ACTLab, August 12th 7-10pm
> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:43:57 -0500
>
> (please re-distribute)
>
> Fellow Hackers,
>
> On August 12th from 7-10pm in the ACTLab, Brandon Wiley and the ACTLab
> gang will be hosting an arduino night.? We will start with a brief
> introduction to the arduino, as well as give some demos.? We are
> encouraging people to bring their arduinos and projects, if you do plan
> on bringing a project, please let us know so we can put you in our next
> email/flyer update.? After the introduction and some demo's we will have
> a science fair style walk around so everyone can see what each other are
> up to.? If you or anyone you know is interested in providing
> refreshments please let us know, we would deeply appreciate it.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joey Lopez
> www.actlab.utexas.edu
> austin30.org
>
>
>
>
>



From blakef at mrdata.com  Fri Aug 14 09:29:36 2009
From: blakef at mrdata.com (Blake Freeburg)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:29:36 -0500
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] 8/12 ACT Lab demo night (notes)...
Message-ID: <4A8566C0.3020401@mrdata.com>

Notes from the Actlab "Demo" night, 8/12.  Please clarify where needed....

People from Dorkbot Austin (http://www.dorkbotaustin.org) and Austin 
Creative Code.net (http://www.austincreativecode.net) in attendance + 
others.  30-40 people?

Basic demo of led light up

liqudwear u arduino capacitine sensor
    found touchshield slide 
(http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/TSL/TouchShield+Slide)
conductive paints
    found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IObPkUFq0gh
3926687 vimeo link
    found http://www.vimeo.com/3926687 AR Modeling tool (Neat!)

Talked about arduino bridging to applications, integration with sound 
(CSound.com?)

Once arduino done, look at PIC because it's cheaper, faster, RPCboards 
will build the boards.  Compiled pic basic works, but it's a pain (no loops)

Xbee is expensive but works, the way to go forward. [some confusion on 
how to do say three of them?]

fritzing.org - a way to see circuit examples learning to use parts.

arduino cutest drummer ever, found http://letsmakerobots.com/node/112

vimeo 509781
    found http://www.vimeo.com/5097851  VAMP Elly Jessop - glove with 
flex sensors, accelerometers, etc.

electronics goldmine - http://www.goldmine-elec.com

adafruit - http://www.adafruit.com

[who?] demo'ed the GPS lock box he was building.   A wooden box with GPS 
sensor locked till it gets to a location.  [hope the motor/lock idea works]

Next step?  email Brandon at audino at blanu.net if you want to be in on 
the next get together. 

---------
Blake Freeburg
Mr. Data Consulting - "applications to appliances" - esse quam verdi!
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From jasonpepas at gmail.com  Fri Aug 14 10:35:59 2009
From: jasonpepas at gmail.com (Jason Pepas)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:35:59 -0500
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] 8/12 ACT Lab demo night (notes)...
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On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Blake Freeburg <blakef at mrdata.com> wrote:

>  Next step?  email Brandon at audino at blanu.net if you want to be in on the
> next get together.
>

d'oh!  looks like that's spelled wrong -- I just tried replying to that
email address.

-jason
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From mhcom at sundial.com  Fri Aug 14 10:47:54 2009
From: mhcom at sundial.com (Mikal Hart)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:47:54 -0500
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] 8/12 ACT Lab demo night (notes)...
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	<56837de30908140735r5bbbf6e1pe7f0aba08ee6074b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <05c501ca1cee$35372100$9fa56300$@com>

I imagine it's supposed to be arduino at blanu.net. J

 

Mikal

 

From: dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
[mailto:dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of Jason Pepas
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:36 AM
To: A discussion list for dorkbot-austin
Subject: Re: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] 8/12 ACT Lab demo night (notes)...

 

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Blake Freeburg <blakef at mrdata.com> wrote:

Next step?  email Brandon at audino at blanu.net if you want to be in on the
next get together.  


d'oh!  looks like that's spelled wrong -- I just tried replying to that
email address.

-jason

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From mlists at resistive.net  Fri Aug 14 12:31:37 2009
From: mlists at resistive.net (Nick Pietraniec)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:31:37 -0500
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] 8/12 ACT Lab demo night (notes)...
In-Reply-To: <05c501ca1cee$35372100$9fa56300$@com>
References: <4A8566C0.3020401@mrdata.com>
	<56837de30908140735r5bbbf6e1pe7f0aba08ee6074b@mail.gmail.com>
	<05c501ca1cee$35372100$9fa56300$@com>
Message-ID: <1250267497.5730.6.camel@palladium>

Is the guy who was asking about how to interface with microcontroller
output pins (sorry I didn't get your name) on the dorkbot list?

I searched around for a simple optical isolator howto but didn't find
anything really simple enough.  Maybe at the next dorkbot or meetup or
whatever I can bring some stuff and give a really basic electronics
overview

Would that be helpful or...  what do you think

In the mean time, if anyone out there needs help or has questions on
something, send a note to the list.

-Nick


On Fri, 2009-08-14 at 09:47 -0500, Mikal Hart wrote:
> I imagine it?s supposed to be arduino at blanu.net.J
> 
>  
> 
> Mikal
> 
>  
> 
> From: dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
> [mailto:dorkbotaustin-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of Jason
> Pepas
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:36 AM
> To: A discussion list for dorkbot-austin
> Subject: Re: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] 8/12 ACT Lab demo night
> (notes)...
> 
> 
>  
> 
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Blake Freeburg <blakef at mrdata.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Next step?  email Brandon at audino at blanu.net if you want to be in on
> the next get together.  
> 
> 
> 
> d'oh!  looks like that's spelled wrong -- I just tried replying to
> that email address.
> 
> -jason
> 
> 
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ......................... http://dorkbot.org ...........................
> ........................................................................

From nick at resistive.net  Mon Aug 31 22:30:58 2009
From: nick at resistive.net (nick at resistive.net)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:30:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Dorkbot 21 - Cafe Mundi 10/15/09
Message-ID: <62975.71.145.153.104.1251772258.squirrel@www.resistive.net>

Dorkbot Austin!

Thurs. Oct 15th 2009 7:30-9:00pm

Cafe Mundi
1704 E 5th St. (a few blocks east of I-35)
(512) 236-8634
FREE EVENT


---

Still in the planning stages, but we've set the date!

If you have a project or something you'd like to present, let us know!

---

Dorkbot-austin is a regular meeting of artists (sound / image / movement /
whatever), hackers, designers, engineers, students and other interested
parties who are involved in the creation of electronic art (in the
broadest  sense of the term).

http://www.dorkbotaustin.org

Dorkbot is, as always, a FREE event.