Greetings, https://www.coursera.org/course/conrob may be of interest to folks tinkering with arduino. There's also diydrone.com , h/w seems to be based on arduino. Good luck tinkering. regards, -balu
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Paul Flint <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings List Lurkers, > > Welcome to your official notice of the Barre Open Systems Institute (BOSI) > Adult Swim. The swim stars at 5:00 PM), when we shall continue the > business pleasure and pain of dealing with the all manner of technology, > with an emphasis on open source stuff, and particular emphasis on the > Arduino. > > Speaking of pleasure and pain, do not miss(no pun intended :^) the movie > "Hysteria" > (http://www.imdb.com/title/**tt1435513/<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1435513/>). > It is a fine instance of how technology can be a great boon to mankind in > the collective sense... > > The Arduino continues to be the captivating bit of open source hardware > and software. We have essentially tossed the Open Wire File system > approach to the Dalla 1-wire sensors out in favor of the Chris Yarger > method with the Arduino. The "tsp" site has been updated: > http://docbox.flint.com:8081/**tsp <http://docbox.flint.com:8081/tsp> and > will be containing more pictures as the project goes forward. I may ask > Chris to do a presentation on this system at the Maker Fair in Burlington > if I can get that organized. > > I reiterate that the fact that this is backed by no less than Tandy/Radio > Shack (Company motto: "These here twin towers in Fort Worth are paid > for..." :^) matters a great deal. Again, the pellet furnace, and > temperature monitoring projects all seem to converge around this Amtel chip > set. > > Other ongoing, or maybe not so ongoing... projects that tend to gather > here (or gather dust) include: > > http://docbox.flint.com:8081/**arduino<http://docbox.flint.com:8081/arduino>- > moving in the arduino groove > http://docbox.flint.com:8081/**javajive<http://docbox.flint.com:8081/javajive>- > to get better at Javascript > http://docbox.flint.com:8081/**tsp <http://docbox.flint.com:8081/tsp> - > Temprature Senors Project > http://docbox.flint.com:8081/**furmon<http://docbox.flint.com:8081/furmon>- > Furnace Monitoring > > On the subject of the $200.00 worth of batteries required for the base of > the snowba, you arleady know that A "snowba" is a rumba with a snowblower, > I am going to continue to bet on global warming for now. As we mentioned > before, w have a parted out hi-quad wheelchair with the kind of linear > actuators that might do the trick. > > What would be lovely is for a well-healed patron to realize the research > potential of the Barre Open Systems Institute and become a patron. This > benificence could start with the $200.00 for batteries, some MOS or IG > FETS, and a snowblower, one with internal caterpillar drive... > > ...ah, for a well healed sponsor! > > Otherwise Barre indeed remains a great venue for a Linux and Open Source > Software meeting. We have made some small progress on our internal > infrastructure, but remember - it is an analog world. > > That said, continue to find our grubby mitts on the Dallas Semi "1-wire" > temperature probes, and the Arduino is clearly the coolest thing all year. > > Note well that the Barre library stocks "Linux World", the DVD are > available as well. Don't reveal your source, I think I have some fines > overdue... > > Anyway, come and do open source stuff. For more information about the BOSI > Adult Swim meeting time and location try this: > > http://www.flint.com/adult_**swim_location/index_html<http://www.flint.com/adult_swim_location/index_html> > > Show up at the the Hedding United Methodist Church Basement if you have > questions or are interested in Linux or the concept of free and open > systems, The basement of the Hedding UMC facility is actually working out > pretty well. > > If you wish to be included on the "Linux_adult_swim" mailing list, send a > response to this note. Note that the mailing list system is a bit peevish > right now. Let me know if you have any difficulties. > > > Kindest Regards, > > > Paul Flint > (802) 479-2360 > > > /************************************** > Based upon email reliability concerns, > please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. > > Paul Flint > Barre Open Systems Institute > 17 Averill Street > Barre, VT > 05641 > > http://www.bosivt.org > http://www.flint.com/home > skype: flintinfotech > Work: (202) 537-0480 > > Consilium _ > gratuitum .~. ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) > valet /V\ against HTML e-mail X > quanti /( )\ www.asciiribbon.org / \ > numerantur ^^-^^ > -- “There is nothing to fear from truth....Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right.” -Ray Dalio Bridgewater Associates
