TAP lab’s Hack & Snack evenings every Wednesday continue to be very popular. This event is for people at all levels of experience:
- Just getting started in to electronics and would like some guided learning
- Have a specific project to work on in a supportive environment with some experts around for troubleshooting
- Experts who want to work on projects and share their knowledge
Here’s summary of the activities at a recent evening:
- Building an “illuminated cloud” using a huge string of addressable RGB LEDs (father and son)
- Learning the best way to prepare and print 3D models on our printer
- Reading and datalogging from three temperature sensors using the 1-wire protocol
- Installing the latest Arduino IDE on a linux laptop to program the ESP8266 WiFi chip
- Learning the basics of blinking LEDs and sensor readings using Arduino
- Designing 3d objects (father and daughter)
- Programming a chaser light using an LED strip
- Programming for an Arduino-based beat box
The lab is also open on Tuesdays for people to work on their projects, help get TAP lab set up a bit more and meet like-minded people. The main differences from Wednesday’s Hack & Snack are: no food and no-one is specifically there as a tutor. You’re welcome to bring your own food and people do help other, of course.