Electronics/Microcontrollers/Computers Meetup?

[MicroNut]

Looks like everything is a go for next weekend. There was a passing of one of our members last Monday but they did the funeral last Friday. There is plenty happening next Saturday but none of it is at the church. I just did a quick walk through and there is 3 outlet pairs 15' apart on one side, 4 outlet pairs 3' apart on the coffee counter and one outlet pair just inside in the hallway to the sanctuary. There may be others but they are blocked. I'll be bringing 2 of my own power strips and 3 25' heavy duty extension cords.

As for refreshments, since Chris said he would handle pizza, I'll get the soft drinks, water, chips, dip and salsa. I don't think Little Ceaser's delivers but they are only 2 miles away. Most of the others deliver. Poppa John's just opened here and I forgot to list Vochelli's pizza.

I don't have any projects to show off but I plan on bringing my FPGA boards with some interesting projects I found. One is a complete Propeller 1 with port B being used for driving 7 Segment displays. I'll probably bring some other boards as well.
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I'll be there 6-9 Friday and 9 AM Saturday morning for setups If there is anything else I can do let me know.

[granz]

Looks like everything is a go for next weekend. There was a passing of one of our members last Monday but they did the funeral last Friday. There is plenty happening next Saturday but none of it is at the church.

Sounds like this is going to happen.

I just did a quick walk through and there is 3 outlet pairs 15' apart on one side, 4 outlet pairs 3' apart on the coffee counter and one outlet pair just inside in the hallway to the sanctuary. There may be others but they are blocked. I'll be bringing 2 of my own power strips and 3 25' heavy duty extension cords.

Seems like enough outlets. In that Amazon package that you received, there should be ten 25' multi-outlet (three outlets per cable) extension cords. So we should be covered for electricity for all the tables.

As for refreshments, since Chris said he would handle pizza, I'll get the soft drinks, water, chips, dip and salsa. I don't think Little Ceaser's delivers but they are only 2 miles away. Most of the others deliver. Poppa John's just opened here and I forgot to list Vochelli's pizza.

That should do for meals/snacks. I suggest one table be set aside for food. We should keep an eye out to see about meals; should we offer meals/snack to everyone, or only to the presenters? That will help us prepare for next year. The Tandy Assembly (https://www.tandyassembly.com/) that I attended last year had a dinner on Friday night for the presenters, and on Saturday/Sunday everyone provided/found their own food - let's think about that for next year, especially if a lot of people show up this coming weekend.

I don't have any projects to show off but I plan on bringing my FPGA boards with some interesting projects I found. One is a complete Propeller 1 with port B being used for driving 7 Segment displays. I'll probably bring some other boards as well.

That sounds like a pretty cool project; but maybe only us electronics fans will be able to appreciate creating a Propeller 1 inside an FPGA. Depending on what you do with the Prop driving the 7-segment displays, that might still interest the general public.

I'll be there 6-9 Friday and 9 AM Saturday morning for setups If there is anything else I can do let me know.

We should be getting to the motel about mid-afternoon, and be to the Church building between about 5:00 and 6:00

Thanks again for getting this set up.

[granz]

WHAT!!! I can't bring my electric arc furnace .

This is getting exciting; I'm looking forward to seeing your arc furnace. My mothers two brothers both worked in a steel mill in Youngstown. If I remember right they were firemen, feeding the fires. How hot does it get outside your furnace?   

[Chris Savage]

I've got a folding table for the event, plus I am packing up my laptop and some parts / tools to show off the Secret Project that nobody was able to guess on. It will be revealed only to those in attendance at the event. On my return, I will be prioritizing it's completion. 

[granz]

There should be enough tables, but bring yours if you want.

I'll bring a few different dev kits, some give-away stuff, and one (or more) retro computers. Maybe some other stuff, too.

[Chris Savage]

There should be enough tables, but bring yours if you want.

I guess I missed that. I thought we needed to bring our own tables. Well, that saves some room in my car! 

[granz]

There should be enough tables, but bring yours if you want.

I guess I missed that. I thought we needed to bring our own tables. Well, that saves some room in my car! 

Yep, glad that I could help. Now you can bring more stuff to show off.

[Chris Savage]

Yep, glad that I could help. Now you can bring more stuff to show off.

Sounds like a plan! 

[Chris Savage]

Just thinking out loud...in order to make sure I bring what I mean to bring, I need to make a list.

• Wifey / Me
• Windows Development PC
• Power Supply
• Battery Banks / Charger
• Secret Project / Parts
• Extra Parts / Wires
• Giveaway Items
• Demos

[granz]

Just thinking out loud...in order to make sure I bring what I mean to bring, I need to make a list.

• Windows Development PC
• Power Supply
• Battery Banks / Charger
• Secret Project / Parts
• Extra Parts / Wires
• Giveaway Items
• Demos
• Me / Wifey

I'm thinking that number 8. is the most important. 

[MicroNut]

I'm bringing:
1. De0-Nano FPGA Board
2. De10-Lite FPGA Board with a Propeller Soft core
3. Adafruit PyBadge with a maze game I'm working on
4. A MakeBlock Robot with a PI Zero W camera - It has been sitting around for a while and is not complete. My plans are to use the camera through WiFi and control the robot using it's wifi feature.
5. PPDB just in case we talk about Propellers
6. 1802 Elf II - for display (not working) - a gift from Granz

[JKnightandKARR]

Me n the wife coming! Bringing:
-Project Gizmo
-PPDB & PDB per Granz req.
-Z-Star EX
-Green 753
-Gotta find my old logic analyzer
-Maybe my Rigol scope to get tips using n understanding.
My Acer Nitro 5 n software + laptop drives to try n figure out why Z-Star giving fits on optional drives.

[Chris Savage]

I'm thinking that number 8. is the most important. 

Yeah, in fact, I'm sure I put those in the wrong order, in more than one way! LOL

...let me fix that!

[JKnightandKARR]

I'm thinking that number 8. is the most important. 

Yeah, in fact, I'm sure I put those in the wrong order, in more than one way! LOL

...let me fix that!

Just before his wifey sees it. Lol

[granz]

I'm thinking that number 8. is the most important. 

Yeah, in fact, I'm sure I put those in the wrong order, in more than one way! LOL

...let me fix that!

Just before his wifey sees it. Lol

LOL, Yeah! Good save, Chris.