Member Meeting Minutes for March 20, 2013

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:
  • Doug
  • Scott'
  • Scott^2
  • Eli
  • Chad
  • Sarita
  • Forest
  • Shane
  • Gene
  • Anthony
  • Gabe

• Called to order at:
  • 7:32

New Members

• Chris (tonight)

Recent Events

• Thu Mar 8: Lockpick Club / Steel City Hackers
• Fri Mar 8: Artemis
• Mon Mar 11: UAV Group
• Tue Mar 12: Open Source Fab
• Thu Mar 14: Knot Tying Club -- Retired :(
• Fri Mar 15: Biohacking and Grinder Culture
• Fri Mar 15: 11am - 2pm FIRST Robotics competition info table
• Tue Mar 19: LoopPGH

Upcoming Events

• Fri Mar 22: Finish It Friday
• Sat Mar 23: Intro to Soldering
• Fri Mar 29: Shop Show-and-Tell
• Fri Apr 5: About 3d printers
• Fri Apr 12: Intro to version control
• Fri Apr 19: Rope-craft
• Fri Apr 26: Finish It Friday
• Sat Apr 27: "Physical Pixel"
• Sat May 18: Intro to Processing
• Sun Aug 18: PGH mini maker faire

Electronics workstation

• Potential Friday Night talks/events:
  • Hard drive rescue
  • Costuming
  • Flat panel speakers
  • Shop Show-and-Tell (Quarterly) (mid March)
  • Reverse engineering
  • Stepper motor hack challenge

Unscheduled Classes

• Public welding class
• Ham radio test (late March/April)
• CNC milling
• Q2 Learn to Solder (June)
• Intro to processing
• Arduino Track:
  • Learn to Solder
  • Physical Pixel (Need to schedule tonight!)
  • Sensors
  • Intro to Motor Control
  • Advanced Motor Control

Chad wrote this: WIndows light program. Types of display IN or outdoor.

Project/Shop Updates

• Window Lights project - lights in the windows!
  • Gene is working on syncing the prototyping board with the outside display
• Electronics Workstation - next steps?
  • Need to organize electronics components
• 3D Printer
  • IT'S PRINTING!
  • Not ready for public use yet, but if you have a shop relevant project, talk to Eli and he may be able to print it for you
• Server Rack / network
  • coming along, is powered, will be available for member's use
  • Network switch has been moved to an accessible location, general members who want to use hardwired Ethernet should connect to switch, not router
• Security cameras
  • DVR, Hard Drive (not working), and Power Supply obtained
• Lock-box will no longer be a means of entry to the shop, RFID will be the only means of access
• New alarms will be installed
• Push notifications for shop updates (open/closed, temperature)

New Business

• Powerwheels build will start soon

Move to Adjourn: Sarita, seconded by Chad