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Thanks to Tempus Dictum and PNCA we have put together a series of workshops around the dorbotpdx arduino kits (http://www.dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/dorkboard) called the "Arduino Cult Induction" The next workshop will be held on the 26th of Septembert 2010 at PNCA (NW 12th and Johnson room 205) The next induction will be held on the 30th of January 2011. (http://www.dorkbotpdx.org/workshop/arduino/cult_induction_rev8)

We will have these workshops workshops on the last Sunday of every month, probably alternating between the Cult Induction, a focused workshop and an Open Lab. The workshops cost ~$35 which includes the hardware being built.

To sign up for the Cult Induction workshop, paypal $35 to cult at tempusdictum.com. See the "Workshops" section at the bottom of the Tempus Dictum products page, or pay at the preceeding dorkbot-pdx meeting (make checks out to "Tempus Dictum, inc").

The open labs are free.

Schedule

26 September 2010 Basic Electronics for Artists -- PNCA (35).

Missing Workshops.

If you would like to see something that we aren't doing at the moment please submit work to go add some ideas for workshops you'd like to see. .

Past Workshops.

Early there was a circuit bending workshop called HAYWIRE being held on 2007.01.27. You can read more about it over here!

29 August 2010 Arduino Cult Induction -- PNCA (35)

28 June 2010 Open Lab -- PNCA (free)

29 May 2010 Artbots -- PNCA (35).

02 May 2010 Arduino Cult Induction -- PNCA ($35)

28 March 2010 - Open Lab: Anything Goes - PNCA ($Free)

21 February 1- Pure Data Workshop 2: Interfacing with the world - PNCA ($35) http://dorkbotpdx.org/workshop/pd/2-interfacing_with_the_world

31 January 09 Arduino Cult Induction -- PNCA ($35)

29 November 09 Design your own circuit board for Fabrication! -- PNCA ($35)

  • 06 December 09 Followup Session (PNCA ?)
  • 10 December 09 Board Designs Due
  • 21 December 09 Boards Handed out at meeting.

19 December - Surface Mount Soldering (TechShop)

27 December Open Lab.

31 January 10 Arduino Cult Induction -- PNCA ($35)

28 February 10 Focused Workshop Sound -- PNCA ($35)

26 Oct 2008 -- Arduino Cult Induction ($25)

30 Nov 2008 -- Sound and Midi (~$25)

28 Dec 2008 -- Open Lab (free)

25 Jan 2009 -- Arduino Cult Induction ($25)

08 Feb 2009 -- Second Session of (25 JAN) Cult Induction ($25)

22 Feb 2009 -- Prototyping ($25)

29 Mar 2009 -- Open Lab (free)

17 May 2009 - Introduction to Pure Data (Pd/pd/puredata) (free)

16 August 2009 -- Pd focused open workshop -- PNCA

30 August 2009 -- Arduino Cult Induction -- PNCA ($35)

25 October 2009 -- Animatronics (motors, servos and relays oh my ($35)

11 October 2009 -- Arduino Cult Induction TechShop Session ($35)

27 September 2009 -- Open Lab --PNCA (free)

25 October 2009 -- Animatronix (motors, servos, solenoids) -- PNCA ($35)


Comments

Thu, 10/25/2007 - 06:45 — mark gross

Sensors and servos with PIC's and python

Jason pushed me to through this out so.... Some TBD workshop / tutorial on using PIC's (16f877 and the USB BitWhacker) to do stuff with servos, and sensors, while interfacing to a host computer running some python code. Most likely this will be similar to the arduino, only using PIC instead of AVRs...

We can look at a number of different types of sensors (IR range, acustic range, switches, and interface types. (GPIO, I2C, serial, usb)


Fri, 08/28/2009 - 04:43 — feurig

So when are you going to host this?

It would be good to see you teaching the folk what you know.


Tue, 09/15/2009 - 23:18 — feurig

Actually it would be nice to see some host side activty.

If you want to do a pyton/avr/arduio workhop I would be happy to work with you on it.


Thu, 10/25/2007 - 06:57 — mark gross

OSC (open sound control) and applications

OSC is a packet protocal used for some sound application (super-collider/psi collider and pure data). A workshop on the protocal and the applications that use it could be fun. We can make some OSC packet generators taking input from sensors connected to a simple MCU (arduino or pic) talking to a program and hook them up via simple UDP sockets to SC or PD to make some funky sounds.


Wed, 06/25/2008 - 19:39 — Demented Chihuahua

RepRap build

Could hold a RepRap Darwin or RepStrap build out for people who want to get into doing that. Would involve electronics build outs and cartesian bot builds. Could cater to people buying the kits and those who want to make their own bots.

http://oitreprap.googlepages.com


Sat, 01/09/2010 - 22:05 — jeremy_adams

Reprap

Demented Chihuahua, Is the OIT RepStrap alive and well? I want to build a RepRap and am looking for a RepStrap or parent RepRap to make parts for my child. I'd love to attend a workshop where parts could be made for RepRaps and RepRaps could be assembled.

Thanks for great post!

Jeremy


Mon, 04/06/2009 - 20:15 — Jeremy

Arduino Cult Induction and Bootloader

Does the "Arduino Cult Induction" workshop include a segment on how to burn the Arduino bootloader onto the blank AVR?

I am very interested in this, but I don't have a lot of experience with AVR's outside the Arduino IDE.