[Preston] Forthcoming Linux meetings

[ianio]

looking forward to the serial port talk. been looking at using this port to
control a handset for a cheap r/c car. got it all wired up but never found
the technology on windows or linux to make a good control interface.
as i said very interested.
catch you guys then.


On 1/10/06, Michael Bach <mbach at uclan.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Ho ho ho,
> Happy new year everybody!
>
> I won't be back in Preston until Thursday, hence will miss (really
> really miss!) the wednesday beer you guys are up to.
>
> About the Presentation I'm going to give in Feb:
>
> I still have to prepare some things for the serial port. However, I
> intend to show some hardware that connects to an rs232. That will be a
> simple device to bring the serial bit-stream to an 8-bit parallel output
> (something I build years ago when I was an elec. eng. undergrad) and a
> multimeter to take whatever readings into a computer.
> Further will come simple stuff on a parallel port. Programming
> individual bits of the parallel output to control led's and relais for
> example, then enhancing this by incoroporating the control
> registers/pins. I show this this with some led's first and then comes
> the robot arm.
>
> In terms of programming all this, there will only be simple C programs.
>
> have fun,
> Mike.
>
>
> -------------------------------------
> Michael Bach
> Applied Digital Signal and Image Processing Research Centre
> University of Central Lancashire
> PR1 2HE Preston, UK
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> >>> guy.heatley at gmail.com 09.01.06 23.47 >>>
> Hey hey! Beer on Weds it is then!
> I'm not sure if Mike is back from Deutschland yet...
> --
> Guy
>
> On 1/9/06, Phil Robinson <phil.robinson at cromwellgames.co.uk> wrote:
> > I may be up for a sneaky beer on Wednesday :-) and I'll finally be
> able to
> > make the meetings early again. :-)) Is Mike's robot arm strong enough
> to
> > lift a pint? How about a short? We could wire it to a Linux laptop
> after the
> > meet and do some scientific study.
> >
> > Have fun,
> >
> > Phil.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew King" <andrew at key21.co.uk>
> > To: "Preston and Lancashire Linux User Group"
> <preston at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Preston] Forthcoming Linux meetings
> >
> >
> > > Thanks Guy, Tuesdays are okay for me so see you there.
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > Guy Heatley wrote:
> > >
> > >>HNY folks! In all the excitement of Xmas we seem to have missed the
> > >>1st week of Jan meeting.
> > >>
> > >>The general consensus of opinion seem to be (from a posting here
> last
> > >>month) that the meetings would be better held on the first Tuesday
> of
> > >>the month, rather than wednesday.
> > >>And so was written, and LO! it came to pass.
> > >>
> > >>Mike Bach has volunteered to host the next meeting and the topic
> will
> > >>be "Programming the serial port". I'm sure he will post more details
> > >>here closer to the event.
> > >>Mike has a programmable robotic arm which I feel may feature in the
> > >>presentation, although I might be wrong.
> > >>(No not his *own* arm: its a discrete and separate unit!)
> > >>
> > >>So, the meeting will be on Tuesday 7th Feb, and be hosted by Mike,
> all
> > >>being well.
> > >>
> > >>PS If anyone would like to meet in the pub on Wednesday this week
> for
> > >>a sneaky beer, I'd be up for it. Say 9pm in the Greyfriars?
> > >>Go on! You know you want to...
> > >>;-)
> > >>--
> > >>Guy
> > >>
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