SwagBadge2021 Status, blog and timeline
Status: 2020-10-04
Project approved and announced ... #swagbadge hardware design underway ... #swagbadge major parts ordered ... #dag-badge BoM not yet finalized ... Core team (mostly) assembled and ready to start building the community ... 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 !
Recent 3D render 2020-09-30
Recommendations for those who can't wait to get started
- Play with microPython on-line: Select peripheral "I2C LCD", choose demo "I2C LCD" and press "Run script"
- Play with microPython on Unix: See section "The Unix version"
- Read up on SAO hardware add-ons: How to extend the #swagbadge using a 6 pin (2x3) connector with power, I2C bus and 2x GPIO pins
Blog and timeline
- 2020-10-04: #swagbadge project public announcement
- 2020-09-24: Preparing for initial public announcement
- 2020-09-17: 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 ! 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: 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 GitHub repository: Aiko Engine for microPython incept date
LCA2021 swag badge very first render 2020-09-02
