Our famous Raspberry Pi Workshop for Beginners is running again! Learn the basics of electronics and programming with the Raspberry Pi, a clever one-board working computer! This workshop will take you through the basics of programming with the Python programming language, and how to use those programs to control real circuits. Completing this course will introduce you to skills needed for home automation, Internet-Of-Things (IoT), robotics, software development, and more future technologies. Please RSVP by the 20th of March! This is a beginners course - we assume no previous knowledge of programming or electronics. If you do, however, we have some more difficult things you can do to extend the learning, but the focus will be on beginners. Note the format has changed from previous iterations. This is now a single day, 3 hour course. We will start at 6pm, take a 15 minute break about 7.30pm and finish up at 9pm. Topics covered: Running Python programs The Raspberry Pi interface Controlling electronics with GPIO pins Running a separate screen for custom output Running servo motors (good for robots!) Next steps you can take and ideas If you can't make this time but are interested, please let us know via email and we can run the workshop again at another time. Important notes! Please read these before you purchase a ticket! Kids above 12 years old are welcome, but must be with a parent or guardian during the course. If you are looking after a child younger and need to bring them, please contact us - we may be able to work something out, but there are important safety considerations we need to discuss. We will provide all the necessary equipment to do this course, including a Pi for use. To keep the course cost down, in this course you will not be able to take the Raspberry Pi home with you, but we will give you the electronics used. You can bring your own Pi in, or we can help you choose one to buy separately from the course. You must register an account on our TidyHQ system as a member, and accept the waiver. You do not need to pay an additional membership to do this course though - you just need the account. You can bring a friend (one!) with you and work together. Get one ticket, but please let us know you are bringing someone, so we can ensure enough seats are available. No food is provided, but we have kitchen factilities available. Coffee and Tea is available free, and soft drink cans for $1. Please have dinner before or after the event, or during the (quick!) break. Make sure to only get a Members ticket if you are actually a member as of the date of the course. If you are not, your ticket will be nullified.

Tabletop gaming at the Ballarat Hackerspace! Come join us to play some board and tabletop games casually. Games will vary between those at the space, and we will have a few games going at the same time. This meetup will be held the first Sunday of each month. Families welcome, but you'll be responsible for your own kids. We will bring some easier games too! If you are bringing kids, please put their age in the "Details" section below, so we know the age range to bring games for. Suggested five years old plus. Please get a ticket for everyone that will be playing. Money will go towards getting some snacks for afternoon tea. Tea and coffee provided. Soft drinks and Zooper Doopers are $1/ea in the fridge. If people would like to come that aren't playing, that's OK, we will have somewhere for them to sit. If *you* have some games you'd like to bring, please let us know! That would be great, and we will be aiming to try lots of games over the sessions.

Tabletop gaming at the Ballarat Hackerspace! Come join us to play some board and tabletop games casually. Games will vary between those at the space, and we will have a few games going at the same time. This meetup will be held the first Sunday of each month. Families welcome, but you'll be responsible for your own kids. We will bring some easier games too! If you are bringing kids, please put their age in the "Details" section below, so we know the age range to bring games for. Suggested five years old plus. Please get a ticket for everyone that will be playing. Money will go towards getting some snacks for afternoon tea. Tea and coffee provided. Soft drinks and Zooper Doopers are $1/ea in the fridge. If people would like to come that aren't playing, that's OK, we will have somewhere for them to sit. If *you* have some games you'd like to bring, please let us know! That would be great, and we will be aiming to try lots of games over the sessions.

Our famous Raspberry Pi Workshop for Beginners is running again! Learn the basics of electronics and programming with the Raspberry Pi, a clever one-board working computer, available for less than $50! This workshop will take you through the basics of programming with the Python programming language, and how to use those programs to control real circuits. Completing this course will introduce you to skills needed for home automation, Internet-Of-Things (IoT), robotics, software development, and more future technologies. Please RSVP by the 20th of April! This is a beginners course - we assume no previous knowledge of programming or electronics. If you do, however, we have some more difficult things you can do to extend the learning, but the focus will be on beginners. Run over two weeks, Wednesday 2nd March 6pm to 8pm, and Wednesday 9th March 6pm to 8pm. Topics covered: Running Python programs The Raspberry Pi interface Controlling electronics with GPIO pins Running a separate screen for custom output Running servo motors (good for robots!) Next steps you can take and ideas If you can't make this time but are interested, please let us know via email and we can run the workshop again at another time. Those that do make the workshop are also welcome to stay around afterwards to continue developing. Our normal opening hours are from 4pm, but we will keep the space open from the closing time of this workshop onwards until our normal close (9pm). Important notes! Please read these before you purchase. Kids above 12 years old are welcome, but must be with a parent or guardian during the course. If you are looking after a child younger and need to bring them, please contact us - we may be able to work something out, but there are important safety considerations we need to discuss.  We will provide all the necessary equipment to do this course, including a Pi for use. To keep the course cost down, in this course you will not be able to take the Raspberry Pi home with you, but we will give you the electronics used. You can bring your own Pi in, or we can help you choose one to buy separately from the course. You must register an account on our TidyHQ system as a member, and accept the waiver. You do not need to pay an additional membership to do this course though - you just need the account. You can bring a friend (one!) with you and work together. Get one ticket, but please let us know you are bringing someone, so we can ensure enough seats are available. No food is provided, but we have kitchen factilities available. Coffee and Tea is available free, and soft drink cans for $1. Please have dinner before or after the event, at it will be a busy two hours both weeks.

Our famous Raspberry Pi Workshop for Beginners is running again! Learn the basics of electronics and programming with the Raspberry Pi, a clever one-board working computer, available for less than $50! This workshop will take you through the basics of programming with the Python programming language, and how to use those programs to control real circuits. Completing this course will introduce you to skills needed for home automation, Internet-Of-Things (IoT), robotics, software development, and more future technologies. Please RSVP by the 20th of Feb! This is a beginners course - we assume no previous knowledge of programming or electronics. If you do, however, we have some more difficult things you can do to extend the learning, but the focus will be on beginners. Run over two weeks, Wednesday 2nd March 6pm to 8pm, and Wednesday 9th March 6pm to 8pm. Topics covered: Running Python programs The Raspberry Pi interface Controlling electronics with GPIO pins Running a separate screen for custom output Running servo motors (good for robots!) Next steps you can take and ideas If you can't make this time but are interested, please let us know via email and we can run the workshop again at another time. Those that do make the workshop are also welcome to stay around afterwards to continue developing. Our normal opening hours are from 4pm, but we will keep the space open from the closing time of this workshop onwards until our normal close (9pm). Important notes! Please read these before you purchase. Kids above 12 years old are welcome, but must be with a parent or guardian during the course. If you are looking after a child younger and need to bring them, please contact us - we may be able to work something out, but there are important safety considerations we need to discuss.  We will provide all the necessary equipment to do this course, including a Pi for use. To keep the course cost down, in this course you will not be able to take the Raspberry Pi home with you, but we will give you the electronics used. You can bring your own Pi in, or we can help you choose one to buy separately from the course. You must register an account on our TidyHQ system as a member, and accept the waiver. You do not need to pay an additional membership to do this course though - you just need the account. You can bring a friend (one!) with you and work together. Get one ticket, but please let us know you are bringing someone, so we can ensure enough seats are available. No food is provided, but we have kitchen factilities available. Coffee and Tea is available free, and soft drink cans for $1. Please have dinner before or after the event, at it will be a busy two hours both weeks.

Build your own fighting robot with our workshop and test your skills at the upcoming Robot Fight Night! The Ballarat Area Robotics League (BARL) is having their first Robot Fight Night coming up on October 25th. To celebrate, and to get you into the competition, we are having a workshop to build a fighting robot base. Check out more information at www.barl.io . compatible with the antweight class for the first fight night, lots of weight to spare in the 150g weight class, uses a cost effective set of components at just $70 for the workshop, you get to keep the kit and the robot you build, and control the bot using an app on your phone and Bluetooth. The workshop is a community build style, where an instructor will take you through the initial build process, before we all spend some time improving our bots. Sunday October 6th, 1pm - 5pm Can't make it? Get in contact to get the list of parts (BOM). If you need accessible access, please contact us separately at committee@ballarathackerspace.org.au for us to arrange this. We have a lift, but it is locked to the public by default. Suitable for beginners to intermediate. Under 18s are welcome, but must be with a guardian over 18 who is responsible for them at all times. All participants will need to sign a waiver before completing the course.   (Note: bot will be a different build to the one in the photo.)

Our famous Raspberry Pi Workshop for Beginners is running again! Learn the basics of electronics and programming with the Raspberry Pi, a clever one-board working computer, available for less than $50! This workshop will take you through the basics of programming with the Python programming language, and how to use those programs to control real circuits. Completing this course will introduce you to skills needed for home automation, Internet-Of-Things (IoT), robotics, software development, and more future technologies. This is a beginners course - we assume no previous knowledge of programming or electronics. If you do, however, we have some more difficult things you can do to extend the learning, but the focus will be on beginners. Topics covered: Setting up the Raspberry Pi with Raspbian Basic Linux commands to get started Running Python programs The Raspberry Pi interface Controlling electronics with GPIO pins Running a separate screen for custom output Running servo motors (good for robots!) Next steps you can take and ideas Note this course is during the day, ideal for those working night shift, stay at home parents, and others who can't make the time at night or the weekend. If you can't make this time but are interested, please let us know via email and we can run the workshop again at another time. Those that do make the workshop are also welcome to stay around afterwards to continue developing. Our normal opening hours are from 4pm, but we will keep the space open from the closing time of this workshop onwards until our normal close (9pm). Important notes! Please read these before you purchase. Kids above 12 years old are welcome, but must be with a parent or guardian during the course. If you are looking after a child younger and need to bring them, please contact us - we may be able to work something out, but there are important safety considerations we need to discuss.  We will provide all the necessary equipment to do this course, including a Pi for use. To keep the course cost down, in this course you will not be able to take the Raspberry Pi home with you, but we will give you the electronics used. You can purchase the Pi off us after the course - just let us know, or get your own elsewhere (we have a few websites we like to use, let us know if you). You must register an account on our TidyHQ system as a member, and accept the waiver. You do not need to pay an additional membership to do this course though - you just need the account. You can bring a friend (one!) with you and work together. Get one ticket, but please let us know you are bringing someone, so we can ensure enough seats are available. No lunch is provided, but we have kitchen factilities and will take a half-hour break at 12.30pm. Coffee and Tea is available free, and soft drink cans for $1.

This coming Tuesday we'll be talking all things #electronics, #pcbdesign and #kicad in the hackerspace. Drop in with your questions, your projects (finished or unfinished 😀) or just come in to see some of of the recent PCBs that have been designed and assembled.

Theme Tuesday this week is home automation. If you've ever wondered how you could automate your garage door or lights or other home appliances using Arduino or a Raspberry Pi this night is for you! Bring in your projects or your questions and we'll be here to help you out. If you're just looking for ideas or just want to see what's possible Scott will be working on automating his Tesla car charger using Micropython on a NodeMCU and an RS485 connection.

The Raspberry Pi Workshop will take you through an introduction to programming and electronics using the amazing Raspberry Pi computer. This course is three weeks long, with 2 hours per week. Topics covered are: An introduction to the Raspberry Pi, and a linux interface Programming with Python Basics of Electronics and controlling electronics with your code This course is a beginner's level. You will need to have a working knowledge of using a computer and a desire to learn, but that's about it. We will supply you with a Pi and the necessary electronics to complete the course (yours to keep). If you are under 18, you will need an adult to do the course with you. If you are over 18 and would like to bring a friend, please let us know - we have limited capacity in the Hackerspace and cannot support everyone bringing someone along. As part of the course, you'll get a free month's worth of casual membership to the hackerspace, allowing you to come in during our other open times and continue working on your project! Please note that ticket purchases need to be in before November 4th, as we have to order in the Raspberry Pis.

Let's learn about programming, electronics and mini-computers, with the Raspberry Pi!This one-day event is a shortened version of our popular Raspberry Pi workshop, and is focused on beginners. Participants are also welcome to hang around afterwards and see what the hackerspace is up to - it will be open from 4pm to 9pm, immediately following this course.With thanks to the Digitial Innovation Festival, this event is both (1) cost-reduced compared to our normal events, and (2) catered with a light lunch! Check out their other events at http://www.vic.gov.au/digitalinnovation which start August 23rd.In addition, you'll get to take your Pi home with you, alongside the electronics needed to do the stuff we cover in the course!If you would like to have someone tag along with you, please a friend ticket along with your order.Questions or amendments? please contact me at robert@ballarathackerspace.org.au )For more information on Business Victoria, check out their website at http://www.business.vic.gov.au/

Have you wondered what it's like working on Hardware and thought it's too hard? Felt like you wanted to see what electronics is about?In this beginners class, we will put together a basic kit using soldering - a process of joining together parts in order to make them function (form a good electrical connection). This method is common in many kinds of projects, and can help you with repairing all kinds of parts. Although this is a beginners course, the equipment being used (a soldering iron) is a hot tool which can melt skin, and can emit lead fumes - so we will need a guardian with you at this event if you are under 18.Buying a ticket for this will provide you with a beginners kit that you can use in the space! It will be able to be done in one two hour session, and will involve blinking lights - a perfect thing to show off your new skills.