Jan 23rd NewTLUG meeting: Tcl/Tk, USB interface, ports and Command Line 101

[Colin McGregor]

--- jim ruxton <cinetron-uEvt2TsIf2EsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I may have missed the announcement but what room and
> building is this in
> tonight?
> Jim

Have a look at : 

http://gtalug.org/wiki/NewTlug_Meetings:2007-01-23

namely:

Location:

Seneca College on the YorkU campus in room S2168 (SEQ
building)
http://www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/map/KeeleMasterMap.pdf
The Seneca at York Campus, which is physically located in
the south east part of York University, at
Keele/Steeles. 

Colin McGregor

> > 
> > 	This month's NewTLUG meeting will be held
> > 	Tues Jan 23rd, at Seneca College on the YorkU
> campus.
> > 
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> > Date:		Tues Jan 23
> > Time:		7 - 10pm
> > 
> > Topics:	1) 	a NewTLUG version of a previous TLUG
> talk by Peter
> > 		Hiscocks re USB port interface and Tcl/Tk
> programming.
> > 		Also, some history and evolution of serial and
> parallel
> > 		ports plus the advantages and challenges of
> using USB
> > 		...see Peter's outline below
> > 
> > 	2)	Command Line 101: a look at some basic tricks
> for moving
> > 		around between Linux directories and executing
> commands
> > 		with a minimum of keystrokes.
> > 
> > Presenter:	Peter Hiscocks <phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org>
> > 		Syscomp Electronic Design Limited
> > 		Peter recently retired from a lengthy career of
> lecturing
> > 		and operating labs in Electrical Engineering at
> Ryerson
> > 		University to pursue the Open Instrumentation
> Project. He
> > 		has extensive experience in Engineering
> Education and
> > 		consulting in electronic circuit design.
> > 
> > Location:       Room and building TBA -
> Seneca at York
> > 
> > 	
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http://www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/map/KeeleMasterMap.pdf
> > 		The Seneca at York Campus, which is physically
> located in the
> > 		south east part of York University, at
> Keele/Steeles.
> > 		(note that this room is different from the usual
> one)
> > 
> > Directions:	For detailed directions and info on
> public transit, please
> > 		see:
> > 	
>
http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~praveen.mitera/seneca-directions.html
> > 
> > Parking:        Paid parking is available on
> campus (about: $8).
> > 		Building #84 on the map above is a close-by
> parking
> > 		garage. - note #87 the parking lot is no longer
> for
> > 		visitors so PLEASE use the parking garage (#84)
> > 
> > Outline:
> > 
> > The Open Instrumentation Project (OIP) makes low
> cost measurement
> > equipment -- hardware and Open Source Software --
> available to engineers,
> > hobbiests and students.
> > 
> > First, we describe programming in the Tcl/Tk
> language with special
> > emphasis on rapid creation of a graphical user
> interface. We show it has
> > been used in the OIP, and how its capabilities can
> be applied to other
> > instrument and control projects.
> > 
> > We then provide some background on methods of
> interfacing to the PC and
> > the functions of the legacy serial, printer and
> bus ports. The USB port is
> > rapidly replacing these methods, and so we explain
> the advantages and
> > challenges of using USB. We describe the hardware
> and software of a simple
> > approach to the USB interface, and provide
> pointers to some USB debugging
> > tools. This will be of interest to anyone building
> hardware that talks to a
> > the USB interface.
> > 
> > We will demonstrate Tcl/Tk and the USB interface
> with a 20MSample/second
> > dual channel oscilloscope, and a 100kHz arbitrary
> waveform generator. We
> > will show how these instruments can be operated
> together by an open-source
> > program to form a vector network analyser.
> > 
> > As our contribution to Command Line 101, we'll
> open with some basic tricks
> > for moving around between Linux directories and
> executing commands with a
> > minimum of keystrokes.
> > 
> > 
> >
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> > 	Herb Richter  <hgr-FjoMob2a1F7QT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
> > 	Richter Equipment, Toronto, Ontario
> > 	http://PartsAndService.com
> > 	http://PartsAndService.ca
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