==== Hacking Wednesdays ==== If you want to try your robot in this weekends race and have yet to finish it or build one, dont fear, come down to XinCheJian tonight and buy a R/C car like rickys 70rmb, rip the guts out and replace it with an Arduino 180rmb, theNelsons h-bridge shield 50rmb and 2 ultra sonic sensors 35rmb.. everything you need is in the space, not only will you be a hacker but you’ll learn some awesome skills while you do it. Tonight Min Lin and Ricky will be around to share stories from their recent hacking journeys. Get an insight into processing. we have a special guest coming down who’ll be setting up a processing workshop, find out whats involved tonight. Michael (RubberDucky) will be drilling into the walls to setup some computer benches, and also hooking up his mega-super-awesome-button-box for the new restricted toys (lathes, mills, bandsaw, drill) Paul will be discussing the lock-picking study with interested participants. Lio will be figuring out how he’s going to do the bamboo go-kart with those interested for the ben heck challenge (find out more tonight) and how you can be involved. After the event around 9pm the hackers will take to the tracks for some go-karting “research” at Chang Feng park indoor race track for some super awesome driving skills “bring a head mounted camera” If you thought this Wednesday is fun, wait for the weekend..

==== This Weekend ====

Saturday – all day: Organic waste workshop.. find out how to make bio-diesel, sign up and more information here: http://xinchejian.com/event/?regevent_action=register&event_id=55&name_of_event=OrganicWasteRecyclingWorkshop Saturday afternoon – 5 presentations from XinCheJian will be delivered at _Barcamp_ Shanghai so come and show your support for xinchejian.. sign up and more information here: http://techyizu.org/shanghai-barcamp-2011-september-24 Sunday morning – Ardublock workshop.. never programmed in arduino before? use ardublock to visually program. sign up here: http://xinchejian.com/event/?regevent_action=register&event_id=58&name_of_event=ArduBlockWorkshop Sunday afternoon – Robo Racing championship, find out if the Title stays with XinCheJian for a 3rd victory, find out if anyone can take on theNelsons or mindstorm robots! Man vs Machine will Machine win again! Sign up here: http://xinchejian.com/event/?regevent_action=register&event_id=57&name_of_event=RoboracingCompetition ]]>

理解和掌握数字逻辑是能成为一个更好的创客的关键部分。为实现这个关键部分，而获得更好的技能，周日9月18日在新车间举行了我们的第一个FPGA研讨会。这次研讨会是由Steven Wang和Kiki Yao两位Digilent 公司的工程师来作讲解，他们首先演示了一些不同FPGA的运用，比如720p的实时视频硬件编码和用FPGA作为任天堂来执行超级马里奥游戏。 演示完毕後，他们教导了如何使用的Xilinx ISE WebPACK 的FPGA 设计软件来创建和测试几个简单的VHDL设计。 Digilent公司也慷慨捐赠了一个Nexys3赛灵思FPGA开发板给新车间，让任何有兴趣的会员来学习使用。 我们使用7400集成电路及FPGA数字逻辑初步的学习Wiki页面. 欢迎大家一起纪录学习！ ]]>

Knowing what to do in an Emergency could mean the difference of Life or Death. At XinCheJian we use tools on a day to day basis that could inflict serious harm so we want to take steps to be there in the unlikely event of an emergency. NOTICE: This is not a license to repair a person, it will provide you the skills and confidence to act as a first responder and when used prudently can equip you with the necessary life saving skills. The Course is two courses in one, Primary care and Secondary care developed by Emergency First Response which follows ILCOR standards. Date and Times 2 day course, signups close 1 week before due to ordering Material. Day 1: 8:30am – 12noon Saturday 17th September @ XinCheJian Day 2: 9am – 1pm Sunday 18th September @ XinCheJian Instructor Paul Adams – @nihaopaul – #481827 IDCS, EFRi + CFC What should you wear? No skirts/shirts, something comfortable, loose and can get a little dirty – it’s XinCheJian! What should you do before the course? Sign-up, collect the book and read it Communication: English Material: English/Traditional Chinese (note: not Simplified) – Pre-order before the event. Cost: The Following costs include certification costs and Material fees and are non-negotiable. Members: 445rmb Non-members: 745rmb (Become a XinCheJian member and gain access to the other workshops the rest of the month.)   What will be covered Primary care:

• Scene Assessment
• Barrier Use
• Primary Assessment
• Rescue Breathing
• One Rescuer, Adult CPR
• Conscious/Unconscious Choking Adult
• Serious Bleeding Management
• Shock Management
• Spinal Injury Management
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Secondary Care

• Injury Assessment
• Illness Assessment
• Bandaging
• Splinting for Dislocations and Fractures
• Burns

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Liu Yan, Chen Xu from XinDanwei

Ricky Ng-Adam, Min Lin Hsieh from XinCheJian

Tony Bacigulapo, “Mayor” of New Work City, New York

Notes from the moderator, An Xiao are available. Quotes:

At a hacker space like Xinchejian, this might mean bringing in hackers of different kinds, from software programmers to roboticists to urban farmers. The point is to find that magic spark of synergy that a more homogenous group wouldn’t be able to provide.

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报名让我们知道你会来.

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参赛者做最后的准备:

参赛者自我介绍:

比赛开始!

比赛赢家: Nelson Zhang (自主瓦力) and Michael Liao (遥控坦克)
非常感谢 盛大创新院 赞助了2台电子书做为奖品!

参赛者大合照:

感谢参赛者们的努力，你们是最棒的！ 感谢盛大创新院慷慨的赞助！ 感谢 TimeOut 杂志 报道这次的活动！感谢DFRobot 和 RoboticFans 参与（尤其是叶琛和Rocky）这次活动的筹备！感谢新单位帮忙做宣传！感谢昨天来围观的朋友们！ 感谢那些没办法过来但是给我们精神支持的朋友们！感谢Andi 设计制作这次的活动海报与传单！感谢Paul 赞助海报印刷！感谢Bindy 帮忙翻译和贩卖饮料！感谢Michael 捐赠赢得的电子书作为下次的奖品和请参赛者们和饮料！感谢John 帮忙活动的筹备！感谢Airie 帮忙在人人网上做宣传！感谢旻琳负责整个活动的宣传、协调与筹备！感谢我们零距离家长论坛的j家长和孩子们的参观！

下一次的比赛预计会在8月底举办，敬请期待！

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欢迎有兴趣的朋友来围观！这里报名。 比赛分为两个部分： * 自动控制组 * 遥控组 ==>比赛细则<== 如果你的机器车也想参加比赛，请写邮件到: [email protected] 有兴趣赞助这个比赛请写邮件到：[email protected] 这里有上次的车赛花絮. 已报名的队伍: Team 1: Lauren Pan (Toy car modification robot) Team 2: Barry Xu (DIY robot) Team 3: Daniel (2WD Mobile robot kit) Team 4: Zhang Chen (Andriod control HCR) Team 5: Jiang Gui Long/Wu Tao/Zhang Jie ( Android Control HCR) Team 6: Rockets (Tank mobile robot) Team 7: Unknown (LEGO mobile robot) Team 8: Ricky Ye (HCR robot) Team 9: Ricky Ng-Adam (Autonomous robot toy car – ART) Team 10: Lutz Michaelis (Autonomous Beetleduino) Team 11: Paul Adams (Hoverbot Hubert) Team 12: Nelson Zhang (Autonomous Wall-E) Team 13: Lionello Lunesu (LEGO mobile robot) Team 14: David Li (Soccerbot) ]]>

如何在GNU/Linux里做音乐

ARM交叉编译、Panda board介绍

虽然外面雨下的特别大，但还是有将近50个人风雨无阻的赶来参加，很感谢大家热情的参与！

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XinCheJian is proud to host Dorkbot Shangahi #4 on Sunday May 29th. Dorkbot is a group of affiliated organizations worldwide that sponsor grassroots meetings of artists, engineers, designers, scientists, inventors, and anyone else working under the very broad umbrella of electronic art. The dorkbot motto is “people doing strange things with electricity”.

There were 4 artists who presented their work:

Wu Juehui // Juehui is a New Media Artist. In recent years, Wu Juehui operates on the potential interface between art and science, between body and media in close collaboration with research institutes for neural engineering, automatic control and computer graphics.

Harald Haraldsson // Harald is the founder of Wonwei and presented some of their latest work, he also talked about how creative coding can be applied to computational design.

Wang Changcun // Media artist based in Hangzhou, with works exhibited in China, France, Netherlands and Belgium. He talked about his creative process using Max/MSP, Processing, and Flash.

Jingni Wang // Media artist based in Shanghai. She graduated from China Academy of Art, Intermedia Art Department and has completed artist residencies in Netherlands, Belgium, and China. Jingni Wang presented her wearable computing project called Lover’s Instrument. She also talked about social sustainability.

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