Sounds like a plan -- I have a solderless breadboard or two kicking
around my storage locker, but I won't be able to get into the boxes
and find it until I find somewhere permanent and unpack all that crap.
What do you envision having available wrt test equipment to test what
the Boarduino is actually doing? A good multimeter, variable supply,
and a scope aren't, IME, particularly optional past really simple
stuff. National Instruments makes some very tasty low-cost USB data
acqusition boxes (~$150 a year ago) that will handily replace a scope
and function generator at low frequencies, and some more expensive
ones that will do the same at higher frequencies and quite ridiculous
channel counts.
Also, a desoldering pump would not be a bad addition to the equipment list. :)
-p
On 9/8/08, Lion Kimbro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Right now, we're talking about bringing in soldering gear, buying
> Boarduino kits, and soldering them together.
>
> Robert Eickmann & Jon Dugan sort of jointly & independently came
> up with the basic idea of doing something with electronics.
>
> Jon Dugan is estimating $25 for a Boarduino kit, $35 for kit +
> breadboard & stuff, and then $50 for kit + breadboard + soldering
> iron.
>
> That said, we have soldering irons amongst us, as well. I would
> say $25 is what's really needed for someone to participate, since
> it's mostly soldering work.
>
> I think the idea is that we would be doing this over 2-3 Saturday
> Houses.
>
> The work is light, fun, interesting, different, and you can talk
> while you're doing it, though it might mean you might need to ask
> Jon Dugan to unsolder something for you because you used the wrong
> capacitor. {;)}=
>
> Take care,
> Lion Kimbro {:)}=
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Pierce Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I've heard talk both here and at saturday house about an expansion
>> into electronics. I personally am interested in that, and I know at
>> least one person who might be interested in joining if the group moves
>> in that direction. What is the current status of those plans? What
>> type of equipment/facilities are people thinking of?
>>
>> -p
>>
>> >
>>
>
> >
>
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