View source for SwagBadge2021 Status, blog and timeline

'''Status: 2020-10-04'''

Project approved and announced ... [https://github.com/CCHS-Melbourne/Swag-Badge #swagbadge hardware design] underway ... #swagbadge major parts ordered ... #dag-badge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_materials BoM] not yet finalized ... Core team (mostly) assembled and ready to start building the community ... [https://hackaday.com/2019/03/20/introducing-the-shitty-add-on-v1-69bis-standard SAO] hardware community development not yet commenced (but ideas are brewing) ... #swagbadge firmware development is still flying under-the-radar !

Note: Whilst the #swagbadge major parts have been ordered (330x ESP32 microcontrollers and 660x OLED screens), we are already sweating on shipping delays !


[[File:Swag badge render 2020-09-30.jpg|240px|LCA2021 swag badge 3D render 2020-09-30]]  Recent 3D render 2020-09-30


'''Recommendations for those who can't wait to get started'''
* Play with [http://micropython.org/unicorn microPython on-line]: Select peripheral "I2C LCD", choose demo "I2C LCD" and press "Run script"
* Play with [https://github.com/micropython/micropython microPython on Unix]: See section "The Unix version"
* Read up on [https://hackaday.com/2019/03/20/introducing-the-shitty-add-on-v1-69bis-standard SAO hardware add-ons]: How to extend the #swagbadge using a 6 pin (2x3) connector with power, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C2%B2C I2C bus] and 2x [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-purpose_input/output GPIO pins]


[[File:0.96-inch-Blue-I2c-IIC-Serial-128x64-Oled-LCD-LED-Display-Module-5a.jpg|200px|0.96" OLED screen]]  
[[File:Lolin32.jpg|70px|ESP32 Lolin32]]  
[[File:Lolin32 pinout.jpg|360px|ESP32 Lolin32 pin-out]]  


'''Blog and timeline'''

* 2020-10-04: #swagbadge project public announcement
* 2020-09-24: Preparing for initial public announcement
* 2020-09-17: [https://github.com/CCHS-Melbourne/Swag-Badge GitHub repository: #swagbadge hardware] created
* 2020-09-11: Assembling core OHMC team ... getting the band back together
* 2020-09-10: #swagbadge project green light ... we're good to go !  [https://twitter.com/linuxconfau/status/1304009218521853953 Trying not to spill the beans ?]
* 2020-09-07: #swagbadge project proposal (goals, timeline and costs) sent to LCA2021
* 2020-08-26: #swagbadge project conception
* 2020-05-06: [https://linux.org.au/linux-australia-community-update-lca2021-information LCA2021 in Canberra "postponed" to 2022 and rebooted as on-line and world-wide for 2021] ... finally made it to Antarctica !
* 2018-01-22: LCA2021 [https://github.com/geekscape/aiko_engine_mp GitHub repository: Aiko Engine for microPython] incept date

[[File:Swag_badge_render_2020_09-02.png|200px|LCA2021 swag badge very first render 2020-09-02]]LCA2021 swag badge very first render 2020-09-02