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The RPI Electronics Club, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) club, is located on the RPI Campus. It has a lot of electronics equipment to work on your project, and also activities that revolve around electronics.
Current Topics
Eclub Meeting- Grab Weather Satelite Data 4.9.09
Learn about how to grab weather image data using a modified clock radio and a laptop
Link to presentation [pdf]
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Eclub Meeting- INTRO TO Lasers!! 4.2.09
Learn all about lasers from our resident laser dude and accomplisses
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Eclub Meeting- INTRO TO APRS!! 3.26.09
Learn all about sending and tracking things slowly using ham radio stuff
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Eclub Meeting- PCB Design and Fab 2.6.09
Learn and make some Pcbs. Theoretically the pcb printer will be up by then. Presenter = Will Carder
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Eclub Meeting- Nixie Tubes and Charlieplexing 1.29.09
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Eclub Projects- Persistance of Vision 12.12.08
Dan 'spinning moshpit of maddness' Video from the lab ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECLUB Hosts ICTF Meetup 12.06.08 RPISEC needed internets, space, and mountain holler. So we hosted em. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECLUB meeting 12.04.08 Super Awesome Build / Cleanup party. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECLUB meeting 11.20.08 Super Awesome Build party. Video from the lab ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECLUB meeting 11.13.08 We're demoing Cain and Able, a 'pocket knife' of network warfare tools, super useful to know how to use, for offense or defense . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECLUB meeting 11.6.08 We're demoing a rebuild of a laptop battery, its cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and way more dangerous than buying another one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mailing List Update The club mailing list (ECLUB-L) has been split into two lists: ECLUB-L and ECLUB-ANNOUNCE-L. ECLUB-L should be used for general discussion, and ECLUB-ANNOUNCE-L will be used by the officers for meeting announcements and other club business. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting 10.22.08 Our next meeting will be Thursday 10/22 at 8PM. We are going to setup some routers and then give a demo on cracking wireless networks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECLUB, now with tools! The labs' been re-stocked, come on down and use the tools. Then, put them away ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting 10.7.08 - 8pm! Intro To 433mhz data transmission! 8pm! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting 9.30.08 - 8pm! Check your emails, without the distracting laptop! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting 9.23.08 - 8pm! Want to add some control to your life? RPI ECLUB is running an intro to IR remotes and for room automation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECLUB Trip To Elot Recycling Center 9.19.08 We visited the local electronics recycling center, got some cool stuff to tinker with. Aint recycling cool? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting 9.16.08 - 8pm! Interested in learning basic electronics? RPI ECLUB is hosting an informal session where students can learn electroincs, hands-on / tesla style! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lab Hours Posted! 9.14.08 Working on an IED project and tired of using a commons fork as a screwdriver? Come to eclub during lab hours and build to your hearts content ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Creed: "Give us your tired, your poor,
Your huddled hardware yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your loading dock,
Send these, the circuit boards, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my LED beside the double-depth rack." - with sincere apologies to Emma Lazarus and +5 volts to Jared Goldstein ('01)
His second prototype was based around the a microchip pic 16 series ic and 14 blue led's. It resets by a contactor at the base. The driving motor is brushed dc 12v. Its Suprisingly stable, thanks again, to hot glue.
Below is one of Dan's other, umm, creations. Captured via cell phone camera.
Link to presentation [pdf]
We will also talk about several new club projects. The biggest of these being the SkyNet Project. Maybe there will be cake pizza.
Also be on the look out for further lab improvements.
