From: | Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> |
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To: | gentoo-embedded <gentoo-embedded@l.g.o> |
Subject: | [gentoo-embedded] My OSCON Trip 2008 |
Date: | Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:20:51 |
Message-Id: | 1217406049.5944.92.camel@media |
1 | So I was at OSCON all last week. And I got to meet some really cool |
2 | people etc. Got a free Tattoo of a PCB on my calf from the good folks |
3 | over at SourceForge during the CCA awards. |
4 | http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=446724308362598359 |
5 | |
6 | Made a $50 personal donation to the awesome Open Source Labs. |
7 | http://osuosl.org |
8 | |
9 | There was not a lot of embedded outside of the avr, arduino platforms |
10 | that I really saw. But I got a chance to talk with Vik Olliver and see |
11 | the really cool projects like the RepRap http://reprap.org in action and |
12 | making use of the arduino platform. |
13 | |
14 | So I picked up one of the arduino starer kits from the Make: booth and |
15 | will be joining the realm of playing with micro controllers like a few |
16 | others of you out there. |
17 | |
18 | The kit included the following items |
19 | 1 x Arduino Diecimila, Kit fully assembled |
20 | 1 x ProtoShield un-assembled |
21 | 1 x Making Things Talk Book |
22 | |
23 | I imagine they will become a bundle soon they will be selling directly |
24 | on the site. |
25 | |
26 | http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKSP1 |
27 | http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKAD6 |
28 | http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=0596510519 |
29 | |
30 | I then ran over to the radio shack and picked up the Parallax UltraSonic |
31 | PING sensor. |
32 | http://www.radioshack.com/sm-ultra-sonic-range-finder--pi-2909789.html |
33 | |
34 | Also picked up a DIY Design Electronics Kit from Make: have have nearly |
35 | completed all of the projects in the accompanying book. |
36 | |
37 | I'm not quite sure what I'm going to build yet . But.. Hey I'm having |
38 | fun. The chances of whatever I might do being 'solar' powered are pretty |
39 | high.. |
40 | |
41 | After the show at the "BeerForge" a sponsored event by the OSL among |
42 | others, I got a chance to meet one of the developers behind the BUG |
43 | http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue/172 where we discussed making Gentoo |
44 | Embedded a suitable/supported platform for development of the device. |
45 | "He Who lurks on this list" :) |
46 | |
47 | I also got to meet one of our own Gentoo Embedded users who is working |
48 | on a Robot called W.A.L.T.E.R which I filmed about a 100M of till my |
49 | tiny camera's flash filled up. http://linbsd.net/~solar/pict0008.asf |
50 | One thing I have in common with the RobotGuy is that we are both |
51 | developing using the really cool NailKit's from TinCanTools. |
52 | http://www.tincantools.com/product.php?productid=16143 |
53 | His blog site is http://www.thedynaplex.info/serendipity/ |
54 | |
55 | |
56 | I'm sure there are lots of things I'm forgetting but I just thought I'd |
57 | share.. |
58 | |
59 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
60 | SideNote: |
61 | Anybody planning on attending LWE this year in San Francisco? Gentoo |
62 | wont be doing a booth this year but we can probably arrange an embedded |
63 | BoF.. |