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29c3 Lightning Talks & Recap

Over the Christmas break 8 TOG members took Road trip to 29c3 where we meet several other Hackerspaces. We had the pleasure of doing two Lightning talks one on Hotel Door locks and Fire Projects.

Our members also ran two workshops on Wearables and Hotel locks. We where able to attend lots of workshops across the 3 days and bring back lots more ideas for future projects in TOG.

We also got to visiting local hacker space Attraktor http://blog.attraktor.org/ we got the grand tour of space and got look at all the toys (8 CNC machines, leaths and milling machines well worth the visit very nice people and inviting to the space.

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Testwall Equipment Donation

Last week we collected some used electronics test equipment which was donated to TOG by Testwall. Testwall have an office and laboratory in Sandyford Industrial Estate in Dublin, where they sell and rent new and used test equipment, and provide repair and calibration services.

img_0828-outputFrom the photo you can see the large selection of test equipment we received. It will take us some time to figure out the functionality and capabilities of such a wide range of devices.

Our initial research into identifying the test equipment has given us the following list:

  • Tektronix 11402 1GHz Digitizing Oscilloscope with Two 11A71 Amplifier plugins
  • Hewlett Packard 83480A Digital Communications Analyzer with Two 83485A plugins
  • Tektronix 2465B 400MHz Four Channel Oscilloscope
  • Tektronix 492P Spectrum Analyzer (50kHz to 21GHz)
  • Tektronix TDS 2014 Four Channel DSO 100MHz, 1GSa/s
  • Hewlett Packard 54610B Oscilloscope Two Channel DSO 500MHz, 1MSa/s
  • Two Keithley Model 7001 Switch Systems
  • Two Wandel Goltermann PA-41 Frame/Signalling Analyzers
  • Two Hewlett Packard 3488A Switch Control Units
  • Sage 930A Communications Test Set
  • Mettler Toledo PB8001 Precision Balance
  • Tektronix TM501 Power Module with AM503 Current Amplifier
  • Wandel Goltermann PF-30 Bit Error Analyzer
  • Seaward PAT 2000i Portable Appliance Tester

Our previous list of test equipment which was provided by members includes:

  • Tektronix 2445 400MHz Four Channel Oscilloscope
  • Tektronix 2710 Spectrum Analyzer (10kHz to 1.8GHz)
  • Hitachi V-212 Oscilloscope 20MHz
  • Hitachi VC-6041 DSO
  • Other smaller test devices and GSM test equipment

Other photos of the equipment is available in the gallery.

All this test equipment is available for use by members in the space anytime and free to visitors during our regular Electronics and Micro controller Group Night and the many other public events we run.

If you have interesting equipment, machinery, tools or materials that needs a new home, please use the contact page to let us know about it.

And thanks again to Testwall for there generous donation.

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TOG Birthday Party

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TOG is pleased to announce that it will be 4 years young this year on the 21st of January. To celebrate this we have decided to have our yearly birthday bash on the 26th of January. This will be a BYOB event and the cake will (maybe) not be a lie!

Our specific plans for the night are as always late to be finalized but as usual we will be open from 9pm, and always stay till late. Typically we play music, have some food and drinks.

Please take this opportunity to join us in celebrating the fact that 4 years ago, most of the members of TOG were strangers, and we now form tight knit community that encourages others to share knowledge and skills.

Hope to see you there 🙂

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January Talks; Computer Games Development Night


Ever wonder what goes into making a computer game? Well, we have a night of talks to suit you! Computer Games Development Night will feature a variety of talks from professionals in the computer games industry, covering topics like development processes and behing-the-scenes tools that make your games enjoyable.

And for some variety we’ll have a few short talks about projects people are working on, a sort of show-and-tell.

Date: Thursday, 10th of January
Time: Open from 18.30, Talks begin 19.15
Location: TOG

Cost: Free
No Signup required.

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Review of The Arduino Starter Kit

During Maker Faire New York, Jeffrey and Robert were offered the opportunity to review the new official Arduino Starter Kit. We’ve had the kit now for over a month now and finally got a chance to properly review it.

Arduino Starter Kit
The first thing you notice is that the retail packaging is beautiful. A simple cardboard box with elegant pictures of an Arduino and the kit’s components on the outside. Then on the inside the components are grouped into their own smaller gold coloured cardboard boxes.

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Open Wrt Workshop

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OpenWrt is firmware or software that runs on wireless access points such as those used to provide Wifi to home internet users. Using OpenWrt can increase speed, improve reliability and add extra features. There will be a free Workshop held at TOG on Sunday 16th of December at 3pm. No need to book, just turn up. If possible, but not essential, bring your home router with you.

http://openwrt.org
OpenWrt is an alternative and open source firmware for wireless/ADSL routers.

Quote from there web page:
“Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developer, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full customization, to use the device in ways never envisioned.”