User:Ed

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My name is Ed and I'm currently on the council of HackPittsburgh. Check out my personal website at edparadis.com.

Group Projects I'm working on

( updated April 2nd, 2011 )

  • PowPowPowerWheels
    • many; see page
  • multiple kinects
    • Jeff, Me
    • I'm mainly working on the shutter problem, and as such this is getting close to backburner
  • Modela Desktop Router
    • MattB, Doug, Me, Eli
    • Matt is doing the Inkscape and python wizardry - this is largely finished
    • Doug is coming up with uses, though I'm looking to mill side lit acrylic signs with it
    • Eli made the current awesome collar
      • there needs to be a set screw to hold the bits in; right now a normal screw is holding the bit in, and that makes it unbalanced
    • I'm currently working on integration and developing documentation

Back Burner Group Projects

( things tend to fall apart after a brief discussion, but I think there's still interest if any of the people involved makes a move, including myself )

  • putting sound makers into knitted disposable art pieces
    • Val, Jeff, Me
  • a highspeed digital radio mode for modern ham radio users
    • MattS, Doug, Me
    • maybe QAM, maybe duplex
  • an internet stream of the local ham radio repeater so non-hams can listen to the repeater
    • Jeff, Me
  • HackPGH sign for outside the door
    • Jeff, Me
    • the original design was to do edge lit acrylic
    • then we decided that we should cut the letters out with the Modela, so this got totally sidelined by a much larger project :(


Projects I've not found anyone to collaborate with

(constantly in flux)

  • radio transceiver
    • SDR
    • 10m or 6m or HF?
    • a 'kit' so that other people in the shop could replicate it
    • SSB/CW/digital modes
    • MattS has shown interest here
  • laser projector
    • prototype open loop galvo built
    • trying to figure out how to add closed loop control
    • there is also $100 pre-built entire systems on Ebay, which has reduced my enthusiasm since its trivially solvable with inexpensive off-the-shelf components
  • set up proper electrical outlets in the shop
  • camera obscura
    • stereo camera obscura, eventually
  • laser rangefinder
  • cleaning the shop pile of treasure
  • make piezo crystals out of rochelle salt

Completed!

(I actually do eventually finish stuff)

  • 70cm Yagi antennas for everyone!
  • Third Balloon launch
    • I helped track it on recovery and built some of the electronics that went inside
  • The HackPittsburgh Hackerphone
    • along with Jeff, I got the electronics and mechanics squared away
  • I helped some in painting the shop the latest go around
  • I helped put in some of the new lights
  • shop shelves (near the hackerphone)
    • the first section is up, now the second set needs to be assembled
    • MattS, Me, Eli