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Electronics, Microcontroller, IOT and CAD Evening

bulbEvery 2nd Monday at 19:00 we host our joint Electronics, Microcontroller, IOT and CAD Evening. Checkout the events section of our website for details of the next one.  The evening is free to attend for members and visitors alike. No booking is necessary, just turn up.  Everyone from absolute beginner to experienced is welcome. The minimum that you need to bring with you is some curiosity and interest. Everything else is optional 🙂 These evenings are not classes, rather a very friendly informal evening.

We have a wide range of people who come. Some are absolute beginners who do not even work or study in these areas but are interested to know more. We almost always have some first time visitors and we always give them a tour of the space. In terms of age range we have it all, from regulars who are still in school to others who are retired.

Come in with your Pi, Arduino, Galileo or whatever you have. Bring your laptop. Maybe you want to make something, solder, breadboard or use our electronic gear. Maybe you have some vague ideas and just want to get started, but you’re not sure how to. Or maybe you’re just curious…….if so, it’s fine to come along and just see what others are doing. Hope to see you on the night.

 

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Project: Fun with a GPS Tracker

GPS trackerCheckout some pics here of a GPS tracker we got to play with. This is nominally a vehicle tracker, but it could also be considered for other tracking applications. The unit is small and is powered from 12V. It draws up to 100mA. A regular SIM card is inserted. The unit has an external GPS antenna and a mobile phone antenna. It has a few other inputs and outputs too.

When power is applied, the unit is ready after about a 1 minute startup. When the number is called, the unit replies with a text message containing latitude and longitude as well as a Google maps link. Opening the link takes you to the location. If you would like to tinker with electronics or stuff like this, drop in to our regular Electronics, Microcontroller, IOT and CAD Evening  every other Monday. Check the events section of our website for details.

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Duck Resistance is Futile

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I decided to paint a row of ducks. It’s a work of art in progress. It has a definite meaning. The order of the colours should be a clue. Anyone like to guess what it is?

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TOG May Open Social

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Well summer has arrived (sort of), it’s the middle of the month (or thereabouts), it’s Saturday and it’s 7PM. What on earth does all this mean? It means TOG Open Social of course. Drop in and have a natter with us.

Our May Open Social takes place on Saturday 21st May at 7pm. If you fancy a great alternative Saturday evening in town, why not drop in and see us. We’ll show you around our space and update you on the progress. We’ve been very busy lately with events and workshops. We have a number of others in the pipeline. Dublin Maker is coming at us frighteningly fast too.

Our Open Social is a great informal way to visit us. You can talk to members and visitors, see what’s going on, or just hang out for the evening. The space stays open until the last member is left……usually the small hours of Sunday morning. The evening is free to attend for members and visitors alike. Our doors will be open from 7pm. No booking is required…. just turn up. You can drop in for 10 minutes, or stay the whole night. We have parking available. Bring beer, food, gadgets! Hope to see you there.

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Line Following Robots

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We recently ran a Electronic “Build-It” Workshop. We have twelve build a line following robot. The little robot was an all analog device,  not an arduino insight. Check out the photos from the workshop in our gallery and the video below of them inaction.

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