The AGM has come and gone, and good news non-members, the Starving Hacker Rate has been reduced to €20 a month! The same price as a tshirt! (For sale in TOG…) It’s never been more affordable to become a TOG key-carrying member! Interested? Come talk to us about it!
Accepted to Maker Faire UK
We are ecstatic to have been accepted to this year’s Maker Faire UK. The event takes place in Newcastle on Saturday / Sunday 27th/ 28th of April. This event back in 2011 got many of us in TOG interested in Maker Faires. It inspired us to go on and showcase our projects at two other Maker Faires, Dublin and New York. We are looking forward to our 3rd.
Is anyone else from Ireland a maker at this faire or going ? Leave us a comment.
Testwall Equipment Donation
Last week we collected some used electronics test equipment which was donated to TOG by Testwall. Testwall have an office and laboratory in Sandyford Industrial Estate in Dublin, where they sell and rent new and used test equipment, and provide repair and calibration services.
From the photo you can see the large selection of test equipment we received. It will take us some time to figure out the functionality and capabilities of such a wide range of devices.
Our initial research into identifying the test equipment has given us the following list:
- Tektronix 11402 1GHz Digitizing Oscilloscope with Two 11A71 Amplifier plugins
- Hewlett Packard 83480A Digital Communications Analyzer with Two 83485A plugins
- Tektronix 2465B 400MHz Four Channel Oscilloscope
- Tektronix 492P Spectrum Analyzer (50kHz to 21GHz)
- Tektronix TDS 2014 Four Channel DSO 100MHz, 1GSa/s
- Hewlett Packard 54610B Oscilloscope Two Channel DSO 500MHz, 1MSa/s
- Two Keithley Model 7001 Switch Systems
- Two Wandel Goltermann PA-41 Frame/Signalling Analyzers
- Two Hewlett Packard 3488A Switch Control Units
- Sage 930A Communications Test Set
- Mettler Toledo PB8001 Precision Balance
- Tektronix TM501 Power Module with AM503 Current Amplifier
- Wandel Goltermann PF-30 Bit Error Analyzer
- Seaward PAT 2000i Portable Appliance Tester
Our previous list of test equipment which was provided by members includes:
- Tektronix 2445 400MHz Four Channel Oscilloscope
- Tektronix 2710 Spectrum Analyzer (10kHz to 1.8GHz)
- Hitachi V-212 Oscilloscope 20MHz
- Hitachi VC-6041 DSO
- Other smaller test devices and GSM test equipment
Other photos of the equipment is available in the gallery.
All this test equipment is available for use by members in the space anytime and free to visitors during our regular Electronics and Micro controller Group Night and the many other public events we run.
If you have interesting equipment, machinery, tools or materials that needs a new home, please use the contact page to let us know about it.
And thanks again to Testwall for there generous donation.
World Maker Faire New York
We are delighted that two of our members have been accepted to showcase their projects at next months World Maker Faire. Jeffrey and Robert will be bringing along projects they have worked on and a duck or two.
World Maker Faire is very like our own Dublin Mini Maker Faire but on steroids with over 500 makers. It takes place on the 29th & 30th of September in New York. If you in the area drop by and say hello.
The Need for Speed
Fast internet has always been important at TOG. Our internet speed has been upgraded from 8Mb to 20Mb, now also allowing for truly unlimited downloads.
As part of the changes we also changed landline number. If the space is open, before dropping in during the day, the landline can be used to check if it’s going to close shortly. Our new number is 076-6035359 or you can call us for free via a SIP phone device sip:togtogtog@87.198.25.1:60773 or blueface ext: 39367
Lightbox Labs
TOG would like to welcome a new hackerspace to Ireland. Lightbox Lab is a new makerspace basied in Drogheda. Still in planing stages, they have hit the ground runing with a soldering workshop and an upcoming Python class.
If you’re in the area drop by to one of their events.