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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | The OHMC2022 aims are to | + | The OHMC2022 aims are to |
| + | # build upon last year's efforts, | ||
| + | # focus on Simple Add Ons (SAO), | ||
| + | # deliver our first OHMC FPGA project and | ||
| + | # align with [https://lca2022.linux.org.au LCA2022's] theme of community engagement. | ||
[[OHMC2021|OHMC2021]] was our first LCA '''on-line''' mini-conference and opening up our development efforts prior to the day of the mini-conference. We aim to do better again this year, in part helped by building upon the 300 [[Swagbadge2021|SwagBadge 2021]] already out there. Also, by reaching out to HackerSpaces / MakerSpaces and individuals who'd like to be more closely involved in the process, especially around designing and building custom D.I.Y SAO hardware and firmware. | [[OHMC2021|OHMC2021]] was our first LCA '''on-line''' mini-conference and opening up our development efforts prior to the day of the mini-conference. We aim to do better again this year, in part helped by building upon the 300 [[Swagbadge2021|SwagBadge 2021]] already out there. Also, by reaching out to HackerSpaces / MakerSpaces and individuals who'd like to be more closely involved in the process, especially around designing and building custom D.I.Y SAO hardware and firmware. | ||
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| + | The OHMC for 2022 will have a hardware kit posted out to participants in the workshop, for a fee to cover the cost of the boards and postage. | ||
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| + | What does the hardware kit look like? It's a Swagbadge again, now in a more penguin shaped form factor. It has: | ||
| + | * a LolinLite ESP32 microprocessor, giving you Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | ||
| + | * runs micropython (no special IDE required) | ||
| + | * four SAO connection points | ||
| + | * a single large LCD screen (a change from last year's double screens) | ||
| + | * two capacitive touch sliders | ||
| + | * a reset button (no more fumbling around to find the somewhat obscured location of last year) | ||
| + | * Supported by an open-sourced embedded network framework, the [https://github.com/geekscape/aiko_engine_mp Aiko Engine for microPython] | ||
| + | * With a number of [[Swagbadge2021_SAO|SAO connectors]] so you can extend and add on your own hardware components | ||
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| + | But wait, there's more: we're also aiming to supply the "Rockling": | ||
| + | * a fish-shaped PCB SAO for the Tux Swagbadge to hold | ||
| + | * which has an FPGA on board | ||
| + | * and audio connectors to connect to a speaker/headphones | ||
| + | * and hopefully software to let it act as a Theremin | ||
== Building upon OHMC 2021 == | == Building upon OHMC 2021 == | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 2 December 2021
Overview
The OHMC2022 aims are to
- build upon last year's efforts,
- focus on Simple Add Ons (SAO),
- deliver our first OHMC FPGA project and
- align with LCA2022's theme of community engagement.
OHMC2021 was our first LCA on-line mini-conference and opening up our development efforts prior to the day of the mini-conference. We aim to do better again this year, in part helped by building upon the 300 SwagBadge 2021 already out there. Also, by reaching out to HackerSpaces / MakerSpaces and individuals who'd like to be more closely involved in the process, especially around designing and building custom D.I.Y SAO hardware and firmware.
The OHMC for 2022 will have a hardware kit posted out to participants in the workshop, for a fee to cover the cost of the boards and postage.
What does the hardware kit look like? It's a Swagbadge again, now in a more penguin shaped form factor. It has:
- a LolinLite ESP32 microprocessor, giving you Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- runs micropython (no special IDE required)
- four SAO connection points
- a single large LCD screen (a change from last year's double screens)
- two capacitive touch sliders
- a reset button (no more fumbling around to find the somewhat obscured location of last year)
- Supported by an open-sourced embedded network framework, the Aiko Engine for microPython
- With a number of SAO connectors so you can extend and add on your own hardware components
But wait, there's more: we're also aiming to supply the "Rockling":
- a fish-shaped PCB SAO for the Tux Swagbadge to hold
- which has an FPGA on board
- and audio connectors to connect to a speaker/headphones
- and hopefully software to let it act as a Theremin
Building upon OHMC 2021
We have some unfinished business with OHMC 2021 ... we didn't get to seriously build or help anyone else to design and build any Simple Add Ons (SAOs).
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