Misc Track
Badge FPGA Workshop
The MCH2022 badge contains an FPGA: a very powerful piece of technology, but possibly somewhat daunting to get started with. This workshop aims to get you started with FPGA development, and to teach you the potential of this new and versatile technology.
TL;DR bring a USB-C-cable, install the latest WIP build of Icestudio from [downloads.icestudio.io](https://downloads.icestudio.io/), and come have FPGA fun with us!
The FPGA on the badge can be used to implement your own hardware logic: it is a "blank slate" digital chip. This can be very powerful: extend the functionality of the badge with e.g. extra processing cores, hardware graphics acceleration, or video output interfaces.
The code you write (or the schematic you draw) doesn't run step-by-step, but instead describes hardware logic. This means you can also implement logic that does things in parallel. This offers great performance benefits.
The performance benefit of FPGA's is accompanied by a relatively steep learning curve. However, with the creation of Icestudio, we now have a tool that lets you visually create and edit schematics for hardware logic, which you can run directly on your badge. For daring and advanced users, examples and instructions for using the Yosys toolchain are also available [here](https://github.com/badgeteam/mch2022-firmware-ice40).
Additional information
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| Language | English |
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| 7/22/22 |
In this workshop, we will learn how to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. Anyone can do it. Yes, even you who never touched anything electronic before. Takes 120mins, 20€/kit, avoid caffeine immediately before. Max 10 participants per session, sign up on PAPER at the Hardware Hacking Area.
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| 7/22/22 |
A workshop format interactive lecture to tackle subjects of mental health and h/activism. A conversation about on/offline identity, isolation, burnout, depression, and social anxieties while trying to connect to those around us to fulfill the desire of "belonging".
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| 7/22/22 |
Work in teams to assemble all the parts of the PolyCoin crypto miner units together in to a complete unit and then deploy it within MCH. This will include surface mount soldering, through hole soldering, cutting, laminating, using programming software, to fully assemble and build a working unit.
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| 7/22/22 |
Meet The Parents is a FamilyZone activity: Just getting to know the other parents (and maybe kids). Bring your beverage of choice and come hang out for a bit so you know who's who. This workshop is TLP:RED Note: FamilyZone content, to be held in front of FamilyZone Workshop tent tonight, friday 21:00.
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| 7/22/22 |
Help protect deep brain implants from malicious attacks! Following a case in our own hospital of a patient with a malfunctioning Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS), we want to improve our understanding of these technologies and their susceptibility to malicious hacks. This workshop will describe the medical case of a patient with a failing DBS, we will present the DBS system and we will ask you to hack into it! Help us improve patient neurosecruity by suggesting possible exploits and vulnerabilities.
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| 7/23/22 |
Using a DIY conductive dough/clay you will create your own creatures and adorn them with working (basic) electronics like LED's and buzzers. Always wanted to create a snail with blinking lights? Or a lovely heart with lights? This is your chance! This workshop is aimed at kids (4 - 10yrs) Supervision of an adult is required. The dough uses food coloring and is made using basic food ingredients. Food allergies? Check the recipe in our repository before taking part!
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| 7/23/22 |
Let's talk about our projects and surroundings, and how their setup may be discrimnating. Let's find barriers, and think about ways of to remove or bypass them. Whether it's about your hackspace being way too white and able-bodied, your IT project being too male-dominated, or your leftist intiative somehow being very non-working class: let's find a way to figure this out and make your surroudings more diverse and equitable.
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