Yesterday, Sparkfun had a solder paste stencil class at their HQ in Boulder, CO.
@esawdust was there and took lots of great photos and notes about the class:
Sparkfun Stencil and Solder Paste Class | PCB, Solder Paste | sawdust.see-do.org
Wish I could have been there, it looks like everyone had a great time!
The California Academy of Sciences is hosting a new event called Nightlife every Thursday evening, starting tonight (Feb. 12th).
Features include music (tonight’s performer is DJ Fluid), cocktails, and science!
Admission is $10. Ages 18 and up.
NightLife: California Academy of Sciences
Update: Tonight is SOLD OUT, but tickets are available for upcoming Thursdays.
Here’s a neat video by Eric Archer showing a bouncing ball animation on an oscilloscope. The behavior of the ball is determined by a set of controls and an analog computer. Fascinating!
eric archer . net » Analog Computer Bouncing Ball
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Make:SF is meeting at Instructables HQ tomorrow (Feb. 10th) at 6:30PM.
There is a $5 suggested donation to help cover costs.
Getting Started with Arduino
Massimo’s short text is an excellent introduction to the hardware and software sides of the Arduino and contains a walk-through for uploading a sketch to the board, basic programming techniques, interfacing with common sensors, troubleshooting techniques, and some interesting notes about tinkering, physical computing and interaction design. The book is based on a collection of notes that were formerly available within the Arduino wiki. The notes were removed when the book was released, but fortunately I saved a copy and you can download them here.
The book is available from amazon.com or comes as a companion to the Arduino starter kit available from the Maker Shed.
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