Arduino Night (19 June, 7-10 PM)

By on June 17, 2015

Continuing the trend of motor control and transistors, we will be driving unipolar steppers motors. The motors will be provided since having varying stepper motors can be troublesome. It is suggested to bring a full sized bread board since this will take up a little bit of room! Agenda: What is a stepper motor Uses […]

Ultimate LAN Party – June 27 – 12 Hours of AWESOME!

By on June 17, 2015

What: Ultimate LAN Party of EPIC Proportions, coming to you for 12 hours at Unallocated Space! When: Saturday, June 27, noon – midnight Provided: Food for Lunch and Dinner plus drinks (soda, beer, water, etc.) [We ask for a minimum $5 donation towards dinner] Bring: Your gaming rig, whether laptop or desktop, any snacks you prefer or potluck to […]

Retro LAN Party (1995-2005)

By on June 12, 2015

We will be having a LAN party, focusing on the 1995-2005 decade! This is a themed event, to the greatest extent possible, even down to the clothes you wear! Here are some examples: Bring music that you listened to during those years. Bring some old shows or movies with you that were popular then. Maybe […]

June 8th Electronics Class

By on June 8, 2015

Tonight at 7pm we will cover power factor. I will also have a bad circuit board for everyone to take a look at and discuss what the issues with it are. Fun trouble shooting! Time permitting, we will also have some labs.

Howard County STEM festival Today!

By on June 7, 2015

This is a reminder we will be at the HoCo STEM festival at Howard Community College today from 1pm to 5pm. We will have two tables setup with a variety of information and items about Unallocated Space. If you have questions about this event or would like to assist with the table, contact Forgotten ( […]

Field Day

By on June 5, 2015

This is the Big Ham Radio event of the year. This is our opportunity to get the word out to the public about Ham Radio and UAS. Everyone is encouraged to come out and see our operations. Plus if your interested, we’ll put you on the radio to make a few contacts and help us […]

Space Improvement Day – Saturday, June 6th!

By on June 4, 2015

It’s that time once again to roll up our sleeves and give the space some TLC. Here’s the deal: June 6th, 10am, we’ll be hitting the following things: Wiping down tables. Cleaning floors. Cleaning fridge/microwave as needed. Cleaning bathrooms. Tidying work areas and storage area. The storage/networking area has gotten disorganized. Things need to be […]

Arduino Night (5 June, 7-10 PM)

By on June 4, 2015

Continuing the trend of motor control and transistors, we will be driving bipolar steppers motors. The motors will be provided since having varying stepper motors can be troublesome. It is suggested to bring a full sized bread board since this will take up a little bit of room! Agenda: What is a stepper motor Uses […]

Trailer Build Days

By on May 20, 2015

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to hold ropes for safety.  At least 4 is preferred.   More is helpful…. You don’t need to be a gorilla to help out here.  Just be able to hold a rope to help keep the tower steady. Friday May 29th, 4pm to 10pm (This will be outside.) Friday June 5th, 4pm […]

Arduino Night (15 May, 7-10 PM)

By on May 14, 2015

Last time we covered basic transistors. Just turning an LED on and off and driving a DC motor. This time we will look at creating an H bridge to drive a DC motor forwards and backwards. We will also be going a little more in depth about transistors. Feel free to bring your own DC […]

Arduino Night (31 Apr, 7-10 PM)

By on April 30, 2015

I am super late getting to the slides for this class O.O The basic plan is to play with transistors to control LEDs and DC motors. If we get through everything, then the next class will hopefully cover H bridges for reversing DC motors. The agenda is short since the class could go way over […]

Arduino Night (17 April, 7-10 PM)

By on April 16, 2015

Per a request at the last class, we will be writing to and reading from SD cards. Please bring an SD card if you can. There will only be two available for use!!! Also, the cards must be SD, not the smaller cards. All cards should be 8GB or less and be formatted to FAT16 […]

Robotfest

By on April 5, 2015

On Saturday, April 25th, Unallocated Space invites you to join us at Robot Fest, a kid friendly event with friends and family to show off your techie spirit. This event is sponsored each year by the National Electronics Museum. Robot Fest is an annual event for anyone interested in the creative use of technology. Robot […]

Wifi Hacking Class

By on March 15, 2015

Want to hack wifi, but afraid you’ll explode a nuclear cooling tower? Come to Unallocated Space March 22nd @ 4pm for a Wifi Hacking class and practice session Amaze your friends by being able to discover access points that don’t broadcast. Shock your pets by cracking WEP encryption. Annoy your mother by bruteforcing WPS combinations […]