Edger General Meeting Sept 20, 2023

We sent out notices for this but will try to get a posting up more than a few hours before the next one! As usual the meeting will be both online and face to face at the Forge Initiative in Apex, NC. We expect to get a recording of this meeting onto YouTube with a link that will be here.

Here is the agenda:

  1. Hellos, introductions and announcements
  2. Review of current version 0.1.0 Edger features
    • Aardvark
    • Ant web API access from Python
  3. Review of some of the upcoming features for version 0.2.0
    • Command line console via USB
    • Additional new features
  4. If time allows, discussion about what to use to augment Signal for communication and how to deploy it

Here are slides that will be shared at the meeting:

  1. Aardvark current behavior PDF
  2. Ant current web API and example Python script access PDF
  3. Rev 0.2.0 USB command line console interface to Ant PDF

5/24 Project Edger Meeting


Wednesday the 24th we’ll have an Edger meeting at the Forge Initiative at 2172 Salem St., suite 002, Apex, NC. Doors will open at 6:30pm for setup and the meeting will start at 7pm and finish at 9pm. This will be a hybrid meeting with a Jitsi session at https://meet.jit.si/TriEmbed

The meeting agenda will be published closer to the day.

The project website is at https://edger.app and the repository is at https://github.com/triembed/edger .

3/31 Project Edger Meeting


FRIDAY the 31st we’ll have an Edger meeting at the Forge Initiative at 2172 Salem St., suite 002, Apex, NC. This is the new space above and behind the main one (suite 101). Doors will open at 6:30pm for setup and the meeting will start at 7pm and finish at 9pm. This will be a hybrid meeting with a Jitsi session at https://meet.jit.si/TriEmbed

Meeting agenda:

Hellos, intros
Demo of new major release of the Edger system
Discussion
What’s next?
Testing, exercising, applying the new release
We need volunteers!
Opening up to communities beyond the current Signal group
Discussion

8:41 PM

Today

2/15 Edger Project Meeting

Wednesday the 15th we’ll have an Edger meeting at the Forge Initiative at 2172 Salem St., suite 002, Apex, NC. This is the new space above and behind the main one (suite 101). Doors will open at 6:30pm for setup and the meeting will start at 7pm and finish at 9pm. This will be a hybrid meeting with a Jitsi session at https://meet.jit.si/TriEmbed.

Agenda:

Hellos, intros
– Demo from last time: Current Edger behavior
– More about release cycle
Beta test process: volunteers needed
– Next phase work
– YouTube video
– Visiting potential sponsors
Demo of coming features
Demo HTTP end points
New web site at https://edger.app
Discussion

Edger Development System Workshop

Join us for a workshop on the Edger Development System

When: Wed, Nov. 9, 2022  | Doors open @6:30pm, program runs from 7-9pm
Where: The Forge Initiative, Apex, NC
Registration: Please RSVP. Space is limited and we need to know how many kits to prepare.
All are welcome, but you must RSVP to attend.
RSVP: https://donorbox.org/events/379339
Contact: info@edger.app
 
During the workshop we’ll:
·           plug in components on a white solderless breadboard
·           flash the board’s ESP32 with the Edger Development System
·           test the boards
 
“White dev board 2” instructions
https://github.com/TriEmbed/edger/blob/main/hardware/white/r2/wiring.pdf

Kits include:
1.       Solderless breadboard
2.      Espressif ESP32 c3 dev board
3.      USBmini breakout for easy JTAG debugging
4.      Renesas ForgeFPGA DIP module
5.      2 LEDs
6.      2 Resistors
7.      12 precut wires

Each kit contains $25 worth of parts. If you intend to take a kit home with you, please use Paypal (pete@soper.us – friends and family) to reimburse the cost. Thanks!

Note: To flash the boards, attendees will need to either
·           bring a Linux laptop
·           request a flashdrive w/ the Edger system pre-loaded

last update November 8, 2022