[ELECTRON] Freeduino building list / Arduino tutorial workshop list
Marion Hersh
m.hersh at elec.gla.ac.uk
Wed Jul 8 20:36:26 UTC 2009
Hi Simon,
Go for it. Can you add me to the list - I am currently working abroad,
but will be interested in getting involved when I get back.
Marion
Simon Yuill wrote:
> Hi Ross,
>
> that seems fine to me. If other people are happy with that I'll set up a
> Freeduino-building list and wikipage.
>
> If you can send me the emails for people off-list I'll add them in when
> I set it up.
>
> We have an an 'announcements' list that goes out to a wider range of
> people then the 'members' list, do you want the invite put out there or
> just to members?
>
> best wishes
> Si
>
>
>
> Ross Feilen wrote:
>
>> Simon, Kenny,
>>
>> I'd asked Kenny Duffus a few days ago to look into setting up an EC
>> server based mailing list for the Freeduino building project but haven't
>> heard back - he did say he was rather busy this month.
>>
>> My thoughts on the matter are that there will be two spheres of activity
>> relating to the Arduino boards: building them (collaborative workshops
>> through our SOLDER group); and using them (I see others have suggested
>> an Arduino workshop in the future).
>>
>> Could we separate the two projects by having a Freeduino-building list
>> now, with a re-focus on using the Arduino platform (and transfer of list
>> members) when such a course materialises?
>> I'd like to provide whoever manages this list with the emails of those
>> buying boards through me so they can be auto-subscribed, but perhaps an
>> invitation could be sent through the regular EC mailing list inviting
>> others to join as folk might have placed their own orders.
>>
>> When offering a group buy of DIY Arduino kits I saw an opportunity to
>> (a) encourage EC members to get experience with soldering and build a
>> self-contained, straightforward and cheap microcontroller development
>> kit for beginners and (b) give those considering Arduino-based workshops
>> some more time to get things together (some said they were too busy to
>> do this at present). I'll be happy to come along to Arduino workshops to
>> help but would hope others could actually take charge and run the course!
>>
>> I intend that building the kits will be a finite project of three
>> evening workshops. Provisionally the dates I had in mind were Wed 22
>> July, Mon 3 Aug and Tue 11 Aug (pending the arrival of kits in time).
>> Most builders should complete in one or two sessions. Having different
>> days of the week means everyone should manage at least one evening and
>> secondly space/resources will be less tight this way. I'll announce
>> firmer plans in due course.
>>
>> Ross
>> SOLDER group leader
>> radio callsign GM7WED
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8 Jul 2009, at 14:44pm, Simon Yuill wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Kenny,
>>>
>>> No worries, in the past it was the case that people needed to set up
>>> lists separately but we can now do it all 'under one roof'.
>>>
>>> The Electron Club website is a wiki and has blogging functionality
>>> built-in so you can also have the collaborative CMS resources there too
>>> should you need it.
>>>
>>> One question, what do you want to be called? Freeduino group, Ardiuno
>>> group or 'Leccie Knitters' who used to do this stuff? Let me know which
>>> people prefer and I will set up the list with yourself as moderator and
>>> put a page for the group on the website.
>>>
>>> best wishes
>>> Si
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kenny Gillen wrote:
>>>
>>>> That would make sense Si.
>>>>
>>>> I didn't want to suggest anything that involved someone else's effort,
>>>> rather than my own, nor did I know that this facility existed with the
>>>> Electron Club's system architecture.
>>>>
>>>> The advantage of the Google group is in it's collaborative CMS in the
>>>> "Pages" system - but there's probably no need for that anyway for a
>>>> group of folks creating Arduino boards.
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>>
>>>> Kenny
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Simon Yuill <simon at lipparosa.org
>>>> <mailto:simon at lipparosa.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> good to see this is coming together.
>>>>
>>>> if people want, we could set up an arduino list on the electron club
>>>> mail server, that way it would integrate with our other lists and
>>>> people could manage them all from the one account, plus messages
>>>> would all be archived at the same URL so it can form a resource for
>>>> others.
>>>>
>>>> same goes for other groups that might need similar stuff.
>>>>
>>>> best wishes
>>>> Si
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:19:41 +0100
>>>> Kenny Gillen <subflux at gmail.com <mailto:subflux at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I set up a google group for the Arduino Huddle in case the
>>>> frequency
>>>> Arduino-building related chatter became a nuisance to the
>>>> Electron Club
>>>> Greater email list.
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/freeduino-solderers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:55 AM, makerfair <
>>>> mcmadsat09-makerfairglasgow at yahoo.co.uk
>>>> <mailto:mcmadsat09-makerfairglasgow at yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm up for Seb's Arduino Huddle. Do we bring our own
>>>> soldering irons etc?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> *Nina Baker*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Fri, 3/7/09, Seb Bacon <seb.bacon at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:seb.bacon at gmail.com>>* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Seb Bacon <seb.bacon at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:seb.bacon at gmail.com>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [ELECTRON] Freeduino kits now ordered
>>>> To: "Discussion list for the Electron Club"
>>>> <members at electronclub.org <mailto:members at electronclub.org>>
>>>> Date: Friday, 3 July, 2009, 9:43 AM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fantastic, thanks Ross!
>>>>
>>>> I'm up for forming a huddle of Arduino newbies in the corner
>>>> at SOLDER
>>>> as soon as the kits arrive - and making a regular
>>>> co-learning session
>>>> of it.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Seb
>>>>
>>>> 2009/7/3 Ross Feilen <gm7wed at ntlworld.com
>>>>
>>>> <mailto:gm7wed at ntlworld.com><http://uk.mc866.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gm7wed@ntlworld.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> :
>>>>> Right, kits now ordered!
>>>>>
>>>>> People who asked me for kits (in order of asking) were:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Kenny Gillen
>>>>> 2) Seb Bacon
>>>>> 3) Roy Shearer
>>>>> 4) Kenny Duffus
>>>>> 5) Nina Baker
>>>>> 6) Mark Bryars
>>>>> 7) Gordon Pearce
>>>>> 8) Ian Bitmap
>>>>>
>>>>> I expect delivery within 2 weeks. Nominally the kits were
>>>>>
>>>> £14.89 each
>>>> (inc
>>>>
>>>>> p&p) but in case 15% VAT import duty is added on delivery
>>>>>
>>>> I will wait
>>>> until
>>>>
>>>>> receipt before sending out invoices.
>>>>>
>>>>> As soon as the kits are here I will let everyone know and
>>>>>
>>>> will be
>>>> available
>>>>
>>>>> at SOLDER group sessions or if inconvenient I can arrange
>>>>>
>>>> other times to
>>>>
>>>>> hand over.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ross
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2 Jul 2009, at 21:26pm, Ross Feilen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As in my email a few days ago, I'll be ordering the
>>>>>>
>>>> Freeduino kits
>>>>
>>>>>> tomorrow
>>>>>> morning, if anyone else wants one, let me know ASAP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Previous email follows, for reference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ross
>>>>>> SOLDER group leader
>>>>>> Radio callsign GM7WED
>>>>>>
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