Dan Crowley In Windows systems, path and filename normalization routines have some interesting quirks. One file can be referred to with many different filepaths; some are well known, and some are not. The lesser known ways to refer to files are not often considered when designing security mechanisms. By referring to files in these strange […]
Art to Part – Using tech like 3d printing, rapid prototyping, cnc machining, and computational design to make digital plans into physical parts
Matthew Borgatti You’ve heard about Makerbot which can print 3d parts in plastic filament, but how about PolyJet, which can print flexible rubber parts from nearly any 3d file? How about printing in steel, clear plastic, fully colored resin, and ceramic? In this talk I’m going to go over some of the developments that have […]
The Little Microcontroller That Can: Awesome uses for the Atmel ATTiny45
Noah Bedford and Peter Schmidt-Neilsen An overview of the basics of the ATtiny45 microcontroller and its applications, including RFID tags, audio players, buttons, LEDs, etc Noah Bedford and Peter Schmidt-Neilsen were home-schooled and are currently at the AS220 Fab Academy. Peter has a background in programming of various types and Noah has a background in […]
The making of a Maker TV show. A Scrapheap Tribute to Isembard Kingdom Brunel
The mc1322x project
Mariano Alvira History and motivation of the mc1322x project. Summary of the state-of-the-art and community projects. Summary of available hardware. Getting going with the mc1322x: an introduction to mc1322x-tests. Contiki flyby: what’s what and what’s where. Outstanding items and directions for the future. Mar is the Chief Engineer of Redwire, LLC, a prototyping and consultancy […]