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FPGA Night (2 Dec, 7-10 PM)
We will continue work on the spectrum analyzer project. This class will focus on testing the uart_comms module (handles the serial protocol) and using it to control the frequency of a sine wave. This code will be used in the final code as a way of ensuring things are working properly. The next step will…
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NSM Intro and Discussion
Over time, I’ve heard many people ask various questions about Network Security Monitoring (NSM)…. there seems to be a few people that work NSM and a few that are curious… What I expect to cover: What is Network Security Monitoring (NSM)? What tools are available? What do they give you and how to use them…
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Arduino Night (21 Nov, 7-10 PM)
We will continue working with the 7 segments. This class will introduce bit shifting and creating custom functions. Both of these topics will be used to display things on the 7 segments. If you have your own 7 segment, feel free to bring it. There will be several to choose from if you need one.…
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FPGA Night (11 Nov, 7-10 PM)
This is going to be the first of two classes for creating the VHDL module that will allow changes to be made on the fly via a USB to serial adapter. We created a framing protocol for sending data last class. We will start this one by implementing that framing protocol. There will also be…
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Arduino Night (31 Oct, 7-10 PM)
Since class was cancelled last week, I will have the same slides ready for this week. If not enough people show up, then I will do the same class again on the 7th. So don’t fret if you can’t make it 🙂 We will be using 7 segment displays. Two new topics will be covered:…
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4 Year Anniversary party this Saturday
As of this month, Unallocated Space has occupied our current building due to your generosity. We want to celebrate 4 years of great times and cool hacks by hosting a potluck party on October 25th starting at 2pm. Please mention what your going to bring at: http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=GYTO5348&v=c0aa515b83 Tentative Schedule 2:00pm-4:00pm Pumpkin Hacking 4:00pm-5:30pm Arcade Game…
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CANCELLED — Arduino Night (24 Oct, 7-10 PM)
Tonight’s class has been cancelled due to an emergency that has come up. We will pick back up next Friday. We will be using 7 segment displays. Two new topics will be covered: sinking current and C arrays. If you have your own 7 segment, feel free to bring it. There will be several to…
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FPGA Night (21 Oct, 7-10 PM)
Last week we created a test bench to make sure the new buffered serial RX module was working properly. This time we will be doing the same thing to the TX side. Creating the buffered serial TX will be mostly on your own work. Then we will work together to get the test bench up…
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Arduino Night (17 Oct, 7-10 PM)
We will be using push buttons to change the brightness of an LED one step at a time. During the course of this little project, we will also cover de-bouncing buttons. If time permits, we will start with Serial communications. Agenda: 1. How push buttons work 2. How to connect the buttons 3. Reading push…
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FPGA Night (14 Oct, 7-10 PM)
Since a lot of people were out last week, I’ll be covering this class again. We finished creating the new FIFO backed RX module. This class we will spend a lot of time playing around in the simulator. We will be creating procedures to send test data as well as read data from the FIFO.…
