[chbot] Next meeting is tomorrow 7.30pm-9.30pm

Carl Ranson carl.ranson at paradise.net.nz
Tue Dec 18 08:15:41 GMT 2007


I've been way too busy with the new job to get anything done on my bot,
but I'm looking forward to the talk.
CR

Richard Jones wrote:

>Here is a reminder that we get together tomorrow.
>Bring along you latest robotic creations. Remember people of all ages and
>Robots welcome.
>I'll bring along a plate of Christmas fare, feel free to join in...
>
>Hanno has received a big box of goodies from Parallax for the meeting.
>Highlight are 4 Propeller Protoboards which include:
>- 8 Cpu, 80Mhz Propeller Processor
>- 64KB EEprom
>- power conditioning for 6-9vdc
>- access to 32 IO pins with large prototype area
>- support for mouse, keyboard, servos, vga, tv out
>- 3 position power switch
>
>We'll hold a lottery for the goodies after a talk on "Programming the
>Propeller"- so make sure you show up next Wednesday at 7:30!
>Tell your friends...
>More info on the protoboards here:
>http://www.parallax.com/Store/Microcontrollers/BASICStampModules/tabid/134/List/1/ProductID/423/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2CProductName
>
>On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:29:24 +1300, Richard Jones <rjtp at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>
>
>>The next meeting of the Christchurch Robotics Group will take place on
>>Wednesday 19th December at 7.30pm in the Seminar Room at Science Alive.
>>All people and robots and anything vaguely robotic welcome. A gold coin
>>donation is taken to contribute towards the cost of the room which is
>>generously provided by Science Alive. There are no membership charges,
>>just turn up.
>>
>>We'll try to stick to the usual format. Starting with an informal show
>>and tell of all the items, ideas and demos that folks have brought along
>>followed by a presentation from Hanno (pronounced Harno).
>>
>>Hanno Sander will be along to show us the Propeller, the new
>>multiprocessing chip for robotics from Parallax. He will also demo
>>Viewport, a tool which turns the Propeller into a high-speed
>>oscilloscope, logic analyzer, video processor, and fuzzy logic engine.
>>Parallax has donated some great goodies- so be sure to show up! More
>>info here: http://mydancebot.com
>>
>>We have a new web site sponsored by mydancebot.com. You can find it
>>here: http://kiwibots.org
>>
>>Also feel free to bring along a plate of festive goodies as this will be
>>our last meeting before Christmas.
>>
>>Richard Jones
>>
>>
>>
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