Nasceu a impressora3d.com, uma comunidade portuguesa sobre impressão 3D usando hardware open-source com o objectivo de apoiar a comunidade portuguesa na impressão 3D, desde o desenho até à impressão, incluindo a contrução/manutenção/hacking das impressoras. Esta tecnologia permite o desenvolvimento rápido de protótipos 3D em PLA (plástico bio-degradável) ou ABS.
Como exemplo de utilização o Jorge Casainho desenhou e imprimiu este suporte para máquina de filmar utilizando uma impressora 3D que desenvolveu com base na RepRap. Esperamos que esta comunidade cresça cada vez mais com o vosso contributo, feedback e experiência.
Codebits 2009 was an amazing event bringing creative people and technology all together in a relaxed and friendly environment. In short, it was “3 days. 24 hours a day. 600 attendees. Talks. Workshops. Lots of food and beverages. 24 hour programming/hacking competition. Quizz Show. Rock Band Contest. Lots of gaming consoles. More food. More beverages. More coding. Sleeping areas. More fun. An unforgettable experience.”
I was invited to give a presentation on Physical Computing. Part of my work at Inmotion is to promote open hardware and to assist users helping them to be creative trough technology. I tough it was about time to present the work done in Portugal and gathered most of it in a two-hour presentation. Unfortunalty i didn’t sleep the night before and my voice dragged a little bit.
But Codebits was much more then Physical Computing There were sessions on Mobile Development with Android, Web 2.0, Loockpicking, Game Design, Creative Robotics, Multitouch Applications just to name a few topics. Check the photos in Flickr or Sapo Fotos.
O Festival de Artes Digitais Olhares de Outono chega este ano à 10ª edição. Os workshops são gratuitos porém, os que têm como objecto a plataforma Arduino implicam a aquisição de kits de material que ficam para o formando. Os interessados podem solicitar mais informações ou realizar uma pré-inscrição através do mail hdias@porto.ucp.pt ou consultar o site: Olhares de Outono, 2009
Os temas dos workshops são:
/// COMUNICAÇÂO SEM FIOS COM O ARDUINO
\\\ TRACKING VIDEO
/// PURE DATA
\\\ ROBÓTICA CRIATIVA
COMUNICAÇÂO SEM FIOS COM O ARDUINO
18 de Nov. (9:30-12:30 e 14:00-17:00) | Duração: 1 dia
Participantes: 10 – 12 | Formador: Filipe Valpereiro
TRACKING VIDEO
19 de Nov. (14:00-18:00) e 20 de Nov. (9:30-12:30 e 14:00-18:00)
Duração: 2 dias | Participantes: 10 – 12 | Formador: Armando Menicacci
PURE DATA, introduction à Pure Data – design sonore.
23 e 24 de Nov. (9:30-12:30 e 14:00-16:00) | Duração: 2 dias
Participantes: 10 – 12 | Formador: Christian Delecluze
ROBÓTICA CRIATIVA
23, 24 e 25 de Nov. (9:30-12:30 e 14:00-17:00) | Duração: 3 dias
Participantes: 10 – 12 | Formador: Guilherme Martins e Filipe Valpereiro
Most projects start with a simple sketch on top of a breadboard or over your working desk, usually ending with a mesh of improvised cables. When I start to prototype, the chances to stop because of a bad cable or cable connection are high. These are the most common reason to have a bad day. Many hours of work are simply lost because you need to improvise, sometimes failing miserably. We now stock them from Sparkfun. These are high quality jumper wires, sold in pack of 10 wire, five different colours. You can choose between male/male male/female and female/female on both ends. You might consider our saving pack that contains 30 M/M, 20 M/F and 10F/F wires.
Francisco sent us an email last week with these awesome PDF illustrations, shared under a Creative Commons license (Free for non-commercial use). Don’t forget to check the Lilypad Deluxe version.
Mini-breadboards are now available in RGB colours. You can use them with the Arduino Protoshield Kit giving your projects a different hue. We also feature a 160 tie points breadboard with 8.25cm x 4.5cm (3.25” x 1.75”). It can be used on top of a Arduino MEGA shield and comes with a strong adhesive backing.
We now stock the Arduino Pro at 3.3V or 5V. These boards use the ATmeag328 and can be programmed using the latest Arduino IDE. Designed to be cheaper and lighter, it will get you up and running quickly. The Arduino Pro series is meant for advanced users that understand the limitations of system voltage (5V), lack of connectors, and USB off board. If the Arduino Pro is to Big!!! try the Arduino Pro Mini also available in both 3.3V and 5V versions. With a size as big as 18×33 mm and weighting 2 grams these are the smallest Arduino boards ever made.
The Arduino Pro and Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V are ideal for low-voltage electronics, board needs no interfacing circuitry to popular 3.3V devices and modules such as GPS, accelerometers, sensors, ZigBee modules, etc. You will need a serial to USB adapter such as the FTDI Basic Breakout 3.3V or the FTDI Basic Breakout 5V to program these boards. They replace the previous version and have the Auto-Reset feature. No more “Press the Button”. These adapters can also be used to program the new Lilypad board with the ATmega328. They fit straight into the new Lilypad board.
The new Arduino’ and a lot more will be available at a 15% discount until 31 August. We will be out for vacations next week and all orders will ship after. Have a great summer!!!
There were sessions on Mobile Development with Android, Web 2.0, Loockpicking, Game Design, Creative Robotics, Multitouch Applications just to name a few topics. Check the photos in 
