12-30, 14:00–16:30 (Europe/Berlin), Scubar
Learn to solder. Anyone can learn!
It's useful. It's fun!
We will learn by soldering together
a TV-B-Gone remote control
so you can turn off TVs in public places everywhere!
For total beginners.
(no materials required -- but kits are available for 20€
Short Description
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<a href="http://cornfieldelectronics.com/cfe/products/buy.php?productId=tvbgkit" target="_blank">Summary
- Learn to solder by making a TV-B-Gone remote control from a kit.
- Learn a brief overview of electronics (for total beginners!) so you know how remote controls work.
If you choose to do the optional hands-on portion of this workshop, I guarantee your TV-B-Gone remote control will work after you solder it (during the workshop, or later, at home) -- and you will be able to turn off TVs in public places everywhere you go!
TV-B-Gone project
The TV-B-Gone remote control is an entirely open hardware project. It is a universal remote control that turns off TVs in public places at up to 50 meters away.
It comes pre-programmed with hundreds of OFF codes for virtually any TV you will find in public places.
Workshop Itinerary
- Basics of how TV remote controls work -- for total beginners!
- Learn how to solder (with the TV-B-Gone kit as an example)
Taught by Mitch Altman, who has taught tens of thousands of people to solder.
OPTIONAL:
To do the hands-on portion of this workshop you will need:
- TV-B-Gone kit -- available at the workshop for 20 €
Links:
TV-B-Gone kit on the Adafruit website:
https://learn.adafruit.com/tv-b-gone-kit
TV-B-Gone kit downloads page:
https://learn.adafruit.com/tv-b-gone-kit/download
One of the hundreds of videos showing TV-B-Gone turning off TVs in public places:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnmoUAtT0J4
