Member Meeting Minutes for March 5, 2014

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:
  • Jim
  • Adam
  • Eli
  • Geno
  • Anthony
  • Chad
  • Gene

• Called to order at: 7:37pm

Recent Events

• Thursday Feb 20: Digital Grandfather Clock (Luc)
• Saturday Feb 22: Diode Shield
  • Seven attended
• Thursday Feb 27: Residential Solar
  • Canceled, will reschedule

Upcoming Events

• Thursday Mar 6: Lockpick
• Friday Mar 14: Board Games
• Thursday Mar 20: Sketchup/3D Printer
• Thursday Mar 27: Intro to Linux night (using a VM)
• Thursday April 3: Lockpick
• Friday April 11: Digital Games
• Thursday April 17: Oscilloscope
• Thursday April 24: Hacking clothes?

Potential Thursday Night talks/events

• (Recurring) game night second Friday every month, switch between digital(video games) and analog(board games)
  • No Thursday event preceding day (possibly do Galileo on this Thursday)
• (Recurring) Shop Show-and-Tell (Quarterly)
• (Recurring) Sketchup
• Finite State Machines
• Build your own h-bridge
• Object oriented software development
• Reverse engineering
• Stepper motor hack challenge
• Anyone?

Unscheduled Classes

• Welding class for members
  • We need to talk to Gabe for scheduling.
  • Waiting on Gabe. Can handle 7-8 students. A few bucks for class materials and pizza.
• Ham radio test.
  • Gene

Learning Tracks

• Arduino Track:
  • Learn to Solder (done)
  • Intro Programming (done)
  • Diode Shield (Done)
  • Sensors, sensors, sensors! (Need to pick a date)
    • April 19th
  • Analog circuits (OpAmps)
    • May TBD
  • Intro to Motor Control
  • Advanced Motor Control

Shop Projects

• Window Lights project - lights in the windows!
  • Gene is working on syncing the prototyping board with the outside display
  • Need to add switch to toggle between board and lights
• High altitude balloon
  • Will start combined meeting with UAV club
• Power wheels
  • 006 ——> Delorian!
  • Need to start ASAP
    • Will kick off Weds March 12th
  • Eli got and tested fuses for car.
  • Found a controller for the Jeep (needs diode for controller protection)
  • Not at MakerFaire but maybe PGH Vintage Grand Prix
  • Possibly at the White House

• CNC Router
  • Eli got a computer (needs tested).
  • We need to finish assembling.
  • Need to make an enclosure.

• Setup e-stop for tools
  • Gabe has parts, Chad will pick a day to set this up.
  • Gable will get another reader. Needed to use the one to this for the door.
    • Started working on it. Looking for a good enclosure for parts.
  • Gabe and Chad to work on RFID control for tool area.

• Geno is making signal generator for shop. Successfully generated a sinusoidal signal.
  • Is incorporating new output filter and touch screen
  • Digital USB scope will do that. Geno set this up.

• Eli will implement some "random stuff" dispositioning systems... eventually

Shop Updates

• WiiMote Whiteboard
  • See Greg or Chad to show you how to hook it up!

• 3D Printer
  • Bed has been aligned
  • Workstation Added for 3-D Printer
  • Soon we will be doing training on the 3-D Printer.
    • TRAINING!!! Talk to Chad, Anthony or Eli!
  • Now have Black, Gold and White Filament.
  • Pay System
    • We will be using a Gram Scale for now. (Honor System)
    • Pricing @ 5 cents a gram!.

• Server Rack / Network
  • Now running Minecraft server, in test mode for now
  • Need to work out how to remote into server for admin

• Security cameras.
  • They work!
  • Need to ship old system back
    • Mike Wally came and picked it up.

• Mugs - Gabe is the point of contact
  • $15 each, $20 for mug personalized with text at bottom
  • In stock in the shop! BUY ONE

• Misc Unused Tools In Shop
  • Gabe selling Punch tool and other misc.
  • Other Options
    • Garage sale in... (Wait till the weather breaks).
      • When we do… Choose a date. Need to get advanced word out... (Wait till the weather breaks).
    • Donate it to other places (As it was bestowed to us, we bestow it onto you).
    • Craigslist
  • Items:
    • Metal punch (Junior)
    • DVD duplicator (On Craigslist)

• ~May garage sale

New Shop Projects

• DrawBot
• Window web interface
• Refrigerator to TARDIS

Old Business

• Mini-MakerFaire Planning
  • Chad to take over.

• Laser Cutter (AKA Frickin Lasers!)
  • Talking to other People/Hackerspaces to go in on a group buy.
  • Chad expects buy to be ~April

• Gene suggests participating at FIRST event at CalU, need to register by ~first week of march for volunteers.

• Chad will create opt-in contact list on Google docs
  • contact info for members to contact each other

• Scott^2 wants to get HackPittsburgh presence in "new economy working group"

• Starting an "advisory board" to take input from members who want to have a more active role in shop direction
  • Need formal proposal

• Vote to rename "Council" to "Board"
  • Vote passes

• Eli is stepping down from Board (formerly council)

• Vote for new Board (formerly council)
  • Gene and Greg running
    • Gene wins the vote, welcome Gene!

New Business

• Eli will no longer be taking minutes
  • After these minutes

• Anthony proposes to change meeting time to 7:30pm, but strictly enforce
  • Next meeting will start at 7:30, in lieu of objections

Move to Adjourn:

• Eli @8:28
  • Anthony seconds