Using Open Source tools to create a Circuit Board

In this night a demonstration will be given on using open source electronic design tools to create a circuit board from schematic to pcb layout. The demonstration will concentrate on using the schematic capture tool gschem and the circuit board layout tool pcb on Linux. Highlighting how to use the two programs together, and creating suitable symbols & land-patterns.

http://www.tog.ie/2010/01/using-open-source-tools-to-create-a-circuit-board/

Date and Time: 08/02/2010 19.00

Arduino Workshop

The task is simple we will spend the day working with Arduino’s.

In the morning workshop we will run and a beginners Arduino programming class; showing you how to install and use the Arduino development environment, the features of the Arduino programming language and libraries, and showing how to use the Arduino and shields with some electronic devices.

In the afternoon workshop we will be bulk buying Freeduino kits and participants can spend the reset of the day soldering them up and getting familiar with the hardware.

http://www.tog.ie/2010/01/arduino-workshop/

Date and Time: 14/02/2010 10.30

Introduction to the Arduino Platform

The night will be a quick introduction to the Arduino platform; showing you the Arduino development environment, the features of the Arduino programming language, and showing some Arduino hardware and shields.

http://www.tog.ie/2010/01/introduction-to-the-arduino-platform/

Date and Time: 10/02/2010 19.00

Drupal Camp Belfast

The next Drupal Ireland event is taking place this weekend, on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th September, in NICVA, Belfast and will run from 9am to 5pm both days. Registration is free and you can now sign-up for this event at http://belfast.drupalcampireland.org * Presentations in three tracks and Drupal Surgery * The event will include presentations from experienced Drupal developers where people can learning more about Drupal, what it can do and how it can benefit both them and their organisation.

After the success of the last event in Galway, we decided to add an extra track, so participants of all levels will be catered for. We will also be running a “Drupal Surgery” in parallel with the presentations, where users can get their questions answered and find help with their website problems. * Document as-we-go * Not only that, but we are honoured to once again have Drupal’s very own Addison Berry, head of the documentation team, coming from the US in attendance. In parallel with the presentations, Addison will be leading be a documentation sprint. Participating in the sprint is an excellent way to get involved with the community and make a meaningful contribution to the Drupal project. It aims at creating cleaner, clearer, and more accessible documentation for members of the Drupal community.. If you are a beginner and learning about Drupal, there is a great deal of help you can provide by explaining Drupal with an outsider perspective..

* About Drupal * Drupal is a powerful open source content management system which allows users to easily publish, manage and share a wide variety of content on the internet. There is a great demand for people who know this software and demand is growing. Drupal’s many features and add-ons allow it to be used for a variety of website needs; including for marketing, internal communications, informational websites, and for social networking purposes. See http://www.drupal.org

* About the Irish Drupal user group * This event is being organised by the Drupal Ireland user group – a volunteer membership group. The group is comprised of developers who use Drupal everyday; who contribute to Drupal core, documentation and maintain popular modules.

Apache Retreat

The Apache Software Foundation is taking over the hostel at Knockree, Wicklow. Committers, join us for a three-day weekend in the wilds of Ireland – socialising, sprints and probably some rain! Locals, why not drop in on Saturday for a (hopefully!) brilliant BarCamp?

Ruby Ireland Meet up

The event still officially starts at 7pm, but Morten Bagai’s talk on Heroku should start about 7:30pm.  Morten said he would speak for an hour or so and then take questions.
The venue is a brisk ten-minute walk from the top of Grafton Street, or a five-minute stroll from Charlemont Luas stop.
Seagrass
30 South Richmond St,
Portobello, Dublin 2.

Google Maps: Location
Local rubyists, Declan McGrath and Darragh Curran, will speak after Morten (on “building… weuseopensource.com using Sinatra” and email hacks, respectively).

OssBarcamp

OSSBarcamp is an Open Source themed barcamp being held in Dublin, Ireland. It is the 2nd one this year due to the success last March. For Further Information please see HERE . It is a free event and open to all, you can find us on #ossbarcamp on the freenode network