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Workshops @ Rua Red

Robert and Jeffrey will be leading two workshops in RUA RED as part of the Glitch festival. Glitch  runs from the 11th May until the 16th June. It hosts artists who utilise both virtual and real spaces to create their work with a a focus on Collective Intelligence , Immersive Technology and  Open Source Technology.

 

Workshop 1 Soldering

 

This fun and hands on workshop will show you how to get started creating your own electronic creations. The workshop covers the basic techniques of soldering and how to make simple circuits. Participants will finish the workshop with a kit they can bring home.

Dates: Saturday 2nd June – 11am – 12.30pm & 1pm – 2.30pm

Cost: €5

Booking: http://ruared.ie/Soldering.html

 

Workshop 2 Arduino

Do you want to make things blink? Build interactive art? Construct robots to take over the world? Then Arduino is for you.

You don’t need to be a programmer or an electronics engineer just have an open mind.
You will start off using LED’s and LDR to make light bar graphs.
This workshop will give you the spring into the world of Arduino.

Dates: Saturday 9th June – 12pm – 3pm

Cost: €5

Booking: http://ruared.ie/Arduino.html

 

 

 

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Arduino for Coders

Do you want to make things blink? Build interactive art? Construct robots to take over the world? The Arduino is for you. It’s intended for  designers and hobbyists. It is an easy to use device made for real people. The Arduino will open the worldof physical computing to you.

This course starts at the beginning but will move at a fast pace and is designed for programmers. We will cover in detail the electronics  required to get started with Arduino and explore how to read the Arduino code base.

 

This course will cover :

  • Basic electronics  (Ohm Law, Breadboarding skills )
  • Digital Inputs / Output
  • Analog Inputs / Outputs
  • Microcontroller Communication

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Engineers Week 2011

We’re participating in Engineers Week again this year (14th-20th February) with our regular activities and some special events.

Monday, 14th of February, 19:00- 22:00 – Electronics and Micro controller Group Night – 555 Timer Intro
Tuesday, 15th of February, 19:30- 21:30 – Arduino 101 – Learn to Blink
 Wednesday, 16th of February, 19:00- 22:00 – Computing/Networking/Programming Group Night – OS Install Demo
Thursday, 17th of February, 19:00- 22:00 – Geodesic domes and IPv6 – Open Social Night
Saturday, 19th February 2011, 10:30-14:00 – Soldering Workshop Sold Out
Sunday, 20th February 2011, 11:00-17:00 – LED Dot Matrix Display Workshop

The weekend of the 19th and 20th is also a Synchronous Hackathon weekend running each day from 11:00 to late. So we’ll be participating in the Global Hackerspace Challenge which will be announced within a week. Update: The challenge involves submiting an entry to the 555 Contest. We’re hoping for have a small 555 night on the Monday to introduce people to the wonders of 555 timer IC.

All the weekday events and hackathon are free, the workshops have a cost and the challenge might have a small materials cost/donation. All the events are targeted at adults and mature older teens.