Hacky Halloween - Revision history

Jb: /* Arduino sketch */ Update date/contact info

2012-10-24T21:28:59Z

Arduino sketch: Update date/contact info

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	kwartzlab		kwartzlab

−	October ~~2011~~	+	October 2012

−	Code by James Bastow <~~bastow~~@~~gmail~~.com>	+	Code by James Bastow <james@jamesbastow.com>

	This software is in the public domain.		This software is in the public domain.

Jb at 00:56, 1 November 2011

2011-11-01T00:56:29Z

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	* Repair/rework tools: solder sucker, desoldering braid, flux, helping hands/vise, pliers, wire strippers, tweezers, scalpel, etc		* Repair/rework tools: solder sucker, desoldering braid, flux, helping hands/vise, pliers, wire strippers, tweezers, scalpel, etc
	* Power bars/extension cords		* Power bars/extension cords
−		+	* [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf "Soldering is easy!" Instructions]
−		+

	= Soldering Kit =		= Soldering Kit =
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	[[Media:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|Assembly Instructions]] (PDF)		[[Media:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|Assembly Instructions]] (PDF)
−
−	~~Soldering is easy! [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf Here's how to do it.]~~

	== Hacking ==		== Hacking ==

Jb: /* Soldering Kit */

2011-11-01T00:55:12Z

Soldering Kit

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	[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]		[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]

−	~~Kit~~ is a barebones version of the kwartzlab [[kick]]	+	The Hacky Halloween kit is a barebones version of the kwartzlab [[kick]].

−	[[Media:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|Assembly Instructions]] (PDF) ~~Soldering is easy! [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf Here's how to do it.]~~	+	[[Media:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|Assembly Instructions]] (PDF)

		+	Soldering is easy! [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf Here's how to do it.]

	== Hacking ==		== Hacking ==

Jb: /* Soldering Kit */

2011-11-01T00:54:02Z

Soldering Kit

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	Kit is a barebones version of the kwartzlab [[kick]]		Kit is a barebones version of the kwartzlab [[kick]]

−	[~~File~~:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|Assembly Instructions]] (PDF) Soldering is easy! [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf Here's how to do it.]	+	[[Media:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|Assembly Instructions]] (PDF) Soldering is easy! [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf Here's how to do it.]

Jb at 00:53, 1 November 2011

2011-11-01T00:53:23Z

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	* Power bars/extension cords		* Power bars/extension cords

−	~~One-page soldering comic: [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf]~~	+
−	~~Assembly instructions: [[File:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|(PDF)]]~~	+

	= Soldering Kit =		= Soldering Kit =
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	[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]		[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]

−	Kit is a barebones version of the [[~~kwartzlab~~ kick]]	+	Kit is a barebones version of the kwartzlab [[kick]]
		+
		+	[File:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|Assembly Instructions]] (PDF) Soldering is easy! [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf Here's how to do it.]
		+

	== Hacking ==		== Hacking ==

Jb: /* Publicity */

2011-10-31T00:38:51Z

Publicity

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	= Publicity =		= Publicity =
		+	* Poster: [[File:Hacky_Halloween_poster.pdf]]
	* Short blurb: ''Learn how to carve a pumpkin and solder your own flickering LED candle. Pumpkins, electronics and admission are free. 10am - 5pm at THEMUSEUM, 10 King St W Kitchener. Presented by kwartzlab makerspace and sponsored by KW Awesome Foundation.''		* Short blurb: ''Learn how to carve a pumpkin and solder your own flickering LED candle. Pumpkins, electronics and admission are free. 10am - 5pm at THEMUSEUM, 10 King St W Kitchener. Presented by kwartzlab makerspace and sponsored by KW Awesome Foundation.''
	* Write and send it on to CTV, The Record, The Chronicle, and the UW and WLU papers.		* Write and send it on to CTV, The Record, The Chronicle, and the UW and WLU papers.
	* Banner on our front page		* Banner on our front page
	* Brief interview on Rogers Talk Local		* Brief interview on Rogers Talk Local
		+	* Pre-event blog post: [http://www.kwartzlab.ca/2011/10/hacky-halloween-october-29th-themuseum/]
		+	* After event blog post: [http://www.kwartzlab.ca/2011/10/hackyhalloween-2011-photos-posted/]

	= Insurance =		= Insurance =

Jb at 00:36, 31 October 2011

2011-10-31T00:36:58Z

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	Thanks to a $1000 grant from the [http://kwawesome.com/ KW Awesome Foundation], we were able to hold a pumpkin carving and learn-to-solder workshop at [http://www.themuseum.ca THEMUSEUM].		Thanks to a $1000 grant from the [http://kwawesome.com/ KW Awesome Foundation], we were able to hold a pumpkin carving and learn-to-solder workshop at [http://www.themuseum.ca THEMUSEUM].

−	= Date =	+	= Date/Time/Location =
−	October 29, 2011	+	October 29, 2011 at THEMUSEUM, 10am - 5pm
		+
		+	= Publicity =
		+	* Short blurb: ''Learn how to carve a pumpkin and solder your own flickering LED candle. Pumpkins, electronics and admission are free. 10am - 5pm at THEMUSEUM, 10 King St W Kitchener. Presented by kwartzlab makerspace and sponsored by KW Awesome Foundation.''
		+	* Write and send it on to CTV, The Record, The Chronicle, and the UW and WLU papers.
		+	* Banner on our front page
		+	* Brief interview on Rogers Talk Local
		+
		+	= Insurance =
		+	Our insurance covers external events.
		+
		+	== Budget ==
		+	100 kits & pumpkins
		+
		+	* Pumpkins: $250
		+	* Carving Materials (Knives, etc): $?
		+	* Soldering Materials (Parts & PCBs): $650

	= Materials =		= Materials =
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	* Power bars/extension cords		* Power bars/extension cords

−	One-page soldering comic: http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf	+	One-page soldering comic: [http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf]
−	Assembly instructions:	+	Assembly instructions: [[File:Hacky_Halloween_-_Assembly_Instructions.pdf\|(PDF)]]
−		+
−	~~= Publicity=~~	+
−	~~'''Press release'''~~:	+
−	* Write and send it on to CTV, The Record, The Chronicle, and the UW and WLU papers.	+
−	* Banner on our front page	+
−	* Short blurb: Learn how to carve a pumpkin and solder your own LED lighting system. Pumpkins, electronics and admission are free. 10am - ~~5pm at THEMUSEUM~~.~~ca, 10 King St W Kitchener. Sponsored by kwartzlab.ca~~	+
−		+
−	~~= Insurance =~~	+
−	~~Our insurance cover external events.~~	+
−		+
−	~~== Budget and capacity planning==~~	+
−	* Pumpkins: $250	+
−	* Soldering kit: $650	+

	= Soldering Kit =		= Soldering Kit =

	[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]		[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]
		+
		+	Kit is a barebones version of the [[kwartzlab kick]]

	== Hacking ==		== Hacking ==

Jb: Reorganizing

2011-10-31T00:27:22Z

Reorganizing

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		+	[[File:HackyHalloween.png\|center]]
		+
	[[Category:Projects]]		[[Category:Projects]]
		+	[[Category:Events]]

−	Thanks to a $1000 grant from the [http://kwawesome.com/ KW Awesome Foundation], we ~~will be conducting~~ a pumpkin carving and learn-to-solder workshop ~~for kids 8+~~.	+	Thanks to a $1000 grant from the [http://kwawesome.com/ KW Awesome Foundation], we were able to hold a pumpkin carving and learn-to-solder workshop at [http://www.themuseum.ca THEMUSEUM].

−	=~~Meta-Bits~~=	+	= Date =
−	~~;Organizer~~	+	October 29, 2011
−	:	+
−	~~;Participants~~	+
−	~~:...~~	+
−	~~;Date~~	+
−	~~:Mid-to-late~~ October, 2011	+

−	=~~Who's doing what?~~=	+	= Materials =
−		+	== Carve ==
−	=~~Materials needed~~=	+	* pumpkins (Nauman's Farm will give us 100 pumpkins for $250)
−	* pumpkins	+	* carving saws([http://www.instructables.com/id/Pumpkin-Carving-Saws/])
−	* ~~blades~~ (~~these break~~)	+	* scoops
−	* scoops ~~(these break too)~~	+	* Pushpins for pattern transfer
−	* ~~pokey tools~~ for pattern transfer~~. plastic pushpins work great~~	+
	* toothpicks, to repair pumpkin after carving accident		* toothpicks, to repair pumpkin after carving accident
	* patterns, printed out from zombiepumpkins.com		* patterns, printed out from zombiepumpkins.com
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	* large kitchen knife to slice goop off the lids		* large kitchen knife to slice goop off the lids

−	~~after the pumpkins are carved,~~	+	== Solder ==
−	* a few electronic candles for lighting	+	* Soldering stations (8+)
−	* camera for photo gallery	+	* Sponges
−		+	* Solder (63/37 SnPb)
−	~~=Tasks=~~	+	* Diagonal cutters
−	== ~~Venue~~ ==	+	* Repair/rework tools: solder sucker, desoldering braid, flux, helping hands/vise, pliers, wire strippers, tweezers, scalpel, etc
−		+	* Power bars/extension cords
−	~~'''The Museum''': Saturday 29th October. The Museum opens at 10am. There will be a parallel pumpkin painting event for little kids, run by The Museum.~~	+
−		+
−	~~== Pumpkin Team ==~~	+
−	~~co-ordinator: Doug Moen~~	+
−		+
−	~~Nauman's Farm will give us 100 pumpkins for $250. Pumpkin team picks them up at 9am (verify), returns unused pumpkins and pumpkin waste to farm for composting.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Karl: Honda Element~~	+
−		+
−	~~Need: truck~~	+
−		+
−	~~We'll find a pumpkin farm or other vendor who is willing to bring pumpkins to the venue, sell them, and take back the unsold pumpkins. (We'd like to avoid this task ourselves.)~~	+
−		+
−	* ~~Herrle's~~ (~~doesn't have the staff or trucks to bring out and sell pumpkins. They recommended we try the Shantz family or a smaller pumpkin farm~~)~~. They would sell us pumpkins at a wholesale price, though.~~	+
−	* Closest grocery store (Valu-Mart if we're at Waterloo Square)	+
−		+
−	~~== Setup Team ==~~	+
−	~~set up tables at Museum.~~	+
−		+
−	~~James, Agnes~~	+
−		+
−	~~== Pumpkin carving knives==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Co-ordinators: Steph, Jeff~~	+
−		+
−	* ~~Pumpkin carving kits from the dollar store?~~	+
−	* ~~large spoons~~ (~~if not included in kits~~)	+
−	* ~~drop clothes (pref. newspaper)~~	+
−	* ~~pails to collect compost material (where does the compost go?)~~	+
−	* Jeff says that dollar store pumpkin knives produce poor results. If we want to teach kids to do this: http:/~~/www.instructables.com/id/jeff-os-2008-pumpkins/ then we need knives like this: http~~:/~~/www.instructables.com/id/Pumpkin-Carving-Saws/ As for safety~~, ~~he says not a problem~~, ~~and has taught this to kids at a church workshop.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Carving team will supervise and teach pumpkin carving.~~	+
−		+
−	~~== Electronics: the "pumpkin card"==~~	+
−		+
−	James is working on a thru-hole design that incorporates an AVR microcontroller two LEDs (yellow and orange) and two AA batteries. Since the device will be programmable we can also have hacking kits & sessions later on at the lab.	+
−		+
−	~~== Soldering irons~~, ~~solder~~, ~~LEDs~~, etc==	+

	One-page soldering comic: http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf		One-page soldering comic: http://www.tvbgone.com/mfaire/soldercomic/soldercomic.pdf
		+	Assembly instructions:

−	~~== Soldering Stations ==~~	+	= Publicity=
−		+
−	* James can provide 2 stations	+
−	* the lab can provide 2	+
−	* Ben can provide 1	+
−	* email list for other people who can lend a soldering station (not a firestarter)	+
−		+
−	~~rubber mats, so that work doesn't move around while soldering~~	+
−		+
−	~~lighting: should be fine~~	+
−		+
−	~~Soldering team will supervise and teach soldering. It would be good to have a dry run/practice session~~	+
−		+
−	== Publicity==	+
	'''Press release''':		'''Press release''':
	* Write and send it on to CTV, The Record, The Chronicle, and the UW and WLU papers.		* Write and send it on to CTV, The Record, The Chronicle, and the UW and WLU papers.
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	* Short blurb: Learn how to carve a pumpkin and solder your own LED lighting system. Pumpkins, electronics and admission are free. 10am - 5pm at THEMUSEUM.ca, 10 King St W Kitchener. Sponsored by kwartzlab.ca		* Short blurb: Learn how to carve a pumpkin and solder your own LED lighting system. Pumpkins, electronics and admission are free. 10am - 5pm at THEMUSEUM.ca, 10 King St W Kitchener. Sponsored by kwartzlab.ca

−	== Insurance==	+	= Insurance =
−	* Gus is looking into insurance ~~we'll need for the event~~	+	Our insurance cover external events.
−	* Maybe this depends on the venue. ~~If we are one of the events at Science Open House, maybe we are covered by their insurance? Ditto for The Museum?~~	+

	== Budget and capacity planning==		== Budget and capacity planning==
−	~~How much money are we spending per kid (cost of electronics, knife, etc)? What are the fixed costs (venue, possibly insurance)? Based on the foregoing, and a~~ $~~1000 budget, how many pumpkin carvers can we support?~~	+	* Pumpkins: $250
		+	* Soldering kit: $650

−	~~The current rough estimate is 100 kids.~~	+	= Soldering Kit =
−		+
−	~~Assuming each participant doesn't get a dedicated carving station (i.e., there will be rolling attendance), we also need to determine how many stations we can set up.~~	+
−		+
−	~~== Event Management (on the day of)==~~	+
−		+
−	== Kit ==	+

	[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]		[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]

	== Hacking ==		== Hacking ==
−
−
	=== Programming ===		=== Programming ===

Jb: Added kit pictures

2011-10-28T23:17:29Z

Added kit pictures

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	== Event Management (on the day of)==		== Event Management (on the day of)==
		+
		+	== Kit ==
		+
		+	[[File:HackyHalloween_Kit.jpg\|320px]] [[File:HackyHalloween_Assembled.jpg\|320px]]

	== Hacking ==		== Hacking ==
		+

	=== Programming ===		=== Programming ===

Jb: /* Programming */

2011-10-27T21:58:35Z

Programming

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	=== Programming ===		=== Programming ===

−	Optiboot bootloader (~~download~~)	+	Optiboot bootloader ([[Media:Optiboot_hackyhalloween.hex\|optiboot_hackyhalloween.hex]])
		+
	Makefile:		Makefile:
	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
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	hh: AVR_FREQ = 1000000L		hh: AVR_FREQ = 1000000L
	hh: LDSECTION = --section-start=.text=0x7800		hh: LDSECTION = --section-start=.text=0x7800
−	hh: $(PROGRAM)_hackyhalloween.hex	+	hh: $(PROGRAM)_hackyhalloween.hex</nowiki>
−	</nowiki>	+

	To compile bootloader:		To compile bootloader:
	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	make clean		make clean
−	make hh	+	make hh</nowiki>
−	</nowiki>	+

	Append to boards.txt and select in the Arduino IDE under Tools->Board		Append to boards.txt and select in the Arduino IDE under Tools->Board
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	HackyHalloween.build.f_cpu=1000000L		HackyHalloween.build.f_cpu=1000000L
	HackyHalloween.build.core=arduino		HackyHalloween.build.core=arduino
−	HackyHalloween.build.variant=standard	+	HackyHalloween.build.variant=standard</nowiki>
−	</nowiki>	+

	=== Arduino sketch ===		=== Arduino sketch ===