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Physical NERP is actually remote NERP [COVID again, Jan 2022]

NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi, the small computer, embedded control, electronics, special, and general interest group at Pumping Station:One in Chicago.

NERP will meet on a Jitsi Meet videoconference at 7:20pm. A link to the conference will be posted to https://kineticsandelectronics.com/nerp-nite.txt at appx 7:00pm.

For mutual enlightenment these url's are checked fairly often: meetup dot com slash NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi and groups dot io slash g slash NERP slash post [You may be asked to make an account, but you don't need to be a member of PS1, etc.]

Overview

NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi, the small computer, embedded control, electronics, and general interest group at Pumping Station:One in Chicago.

Meetings

Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm
Meetup.com group

Past

Meeting #0: July 30, 2012
Meeting #1: August 13, 2012
Meeting #2: August 27, 2012
Meeting #3: September 10, 2012
Meeting #4: September 24, 2012
Meeting #5: October 8, 2012
Meeting #6: October 22, 2012
Meeting #7: November 5, 2012
Meeting #8: November 19, 2012
Meeting #9: December 3, 2012
Meeting #10: December 17, 2012
Meeting #11: January 14, 2013
Meeting #12: January 29, 2013
Meeting #13: Feb 11, 2013
Meeting #14: Feb 25, 2013
Etc, etc, etc.

Raspberry Pi [This section is mainly of historical interest.]

Hardware

Raspberry Pi
- Newark: in stock (2013-Aug-13)
- MCM Electronics: in stock (2013-Aug-13)
- Chicago Electronic Distributors: in stock (2013-Aug-13)
Gertboard: I/O expansion board
Pi Box by Adafruit: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting
- design files are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.
Adafruit's full line-up of Raspberry Pi accessories, many are available locally at Chicago Electronic Distributors
Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well
3.5" TFT LCD: $20 composite-input display Drew has
RCA male-male coupler: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi
Atrix Lapdock: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi
- Atrix lapdock tricks: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi

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-= Overview =
+=== Physical NERP is actually remote NERP [COVID again, Jan 2022] ===
-Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).
-= Participants =
+NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi, the small computer, embedded control, electronics, special, and general interest group at Pumping Station:One in Chicago.
-* Ed Bennett
-* Jay Hopkins
+NERP will meet on a Jitsi Meet videoconference at 7:20pm.
-* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]
+A link to the conference will be posted to https://kineticsandelectronics.com/nerp-nite.txt at appx 7:00pm.
-* ''Add yourself''
+For mutual enlightenment these url's are checked fairly often:
+meetup dot com slash NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi
+and
+groups dot io slash g slash NERP slash post
+[You may be asked to make an account, but you don't need to be a member of PS1, etc.]
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+= Overview =
+NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi, the small computer, embedded control, electronics, and general interest group at Pumping Station:One in Chicago.
 = Meetings =
-* Bi-weekly: 2nd & 4th Monday of every month
+* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm
-* 7pm-9pm
+* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]
 === Past ===
-# [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]
+* Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]
-# [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]
+* Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]
+* Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]
+* Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]
+* Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]
+* Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]
+* Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]
+* Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]
+* Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]
+* Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]
+* Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]
+* Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]
+* Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]
+* Meeting #13: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ Feb 11, 2013]
+* Meeting #14: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/103245402/ Feb 25, 2013]
+* Etc, etc, etc.
+== Raspberry Pi [This section is mainly of historical interest.] ==
+=== Hardware ===
+* Raspberry Pi
+** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-modb-512m/model-b-assembled-board-only/dp/43W5302 Newark]: in stock ''(2013-Aug-13)''
+** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock ''(2013-Aug-13)''
+** [http://chicagodist.com/collections/raspberry-pi-systems Chicago Electronic Distributors]: in stock ''(2013-Aug-13)''
+* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board
+* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting
+** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.
+* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit's full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories, many are available locally at [http://chicagodist.com/collections/adafruit-products Chicago Electronic Distributors]
+* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well
+* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5" TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has
+* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi
+* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi
+** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi
-=== Upcoming ===
-# August 27, 2012: ''Drew advises please suggest topics or ask to present''
-= Reference =
+[[Category:Interest Groups]]
-== Hardware ==
-* The clear case Drew showed was the Pi Box by Adafruit: http://www.adafruit.com/products/859  Their open source design is on Thingiverse so it may be possible to make one on our laser cutter.
-* Newark element14 order page: http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943
-** (2012-Aug-17: reports from those attending NERP who've ordered recently is the lead time is now less than a week)
-== Software ==
-=== Linux ===
-* If you have just gotten a Pi, then I recommend visiting the Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page for instructions on flashing the SD card: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads
-* I recommend using Raspbian "Wheezy" for general purpose
-* Raspbmc (http://www.raspbmc.com/) for media center.
-=== Applications ===
-* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian "Wheezy"; just install via "apt-get install arduino".  For doing electronics directly on the Pi, WiringPi is a Python library which aims to make it as high-level as Arduino: https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/  If Python isn't appealing, then this eLinux article gives GPIO examples in many languages: http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals
-* Quake for the current Raspbian "Wheezy" image can be downloaded here: http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/
-* "hello world" programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/
-** More details in the webinar Eben Upton did: http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton
-== Community ==
-* if you run into issues, then the RaspberryPi.org Forum is a good resource: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/  If you can't get past a problem, then I'd be happy to help at next NERP meeting (like after the presentations).
-* The Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community is quite active too and another place to ask questions:  http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi  I am a developer on this site and also haven written Pi tutorials which can be found under my profile (http://www.element14.com/community/people/fustini) and our Pi blog (http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi?view=blog).
-* The eLinux wiki has a great troubleshooting guide:  http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting  Check out the listing of equipment verified to work (and add your own once tested):  http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals
-== Articles ==
-* an informative post on the media playback architecture:
-** Libraries, codecs, OSS http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592
-* This is post would be interesting for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server:
-** A Raspberry Pi, hosting... Raspberry Pi http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655

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