Hello Hackability: Creative Coding, Hard- & Software Workshops at Piksel 07 :: Teknikerkroen, Bergen, Norway :: November 15 – 18, 2007; 11:00 am -3:00 pm. All workshops are free to attend, but with a limited number of seats. To participate, please send a mail to: piksel07 [at] bek.no

November 15 – CATkit :: build your own 1-bit synth from scratch (day1) by Tom Schouten, Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux – This is the latest evolution of what was drafted a year ago and shown at piksel06. We have designed a PCB, selected some components, and designed a complete standalone 1-bit synth that can be programmed interactively via a computer running GNU/Linux, connected to the kit using a TTL-232R cable.
* A laptop with GNU/Linux and MzScheme installed, or a PC laptop if you want to use pure:dyne. The laptop needs to have a free USB port.
* 250 NOK / 30 EUR to take home the board (not including TTL-232R cable) http://www.piksel.no/pwiki/CATkit

November 16 :: CATkit :: build your own 1-bit synth from scratch (day2) by Tom Schouten, Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux – In the two day workshop we will do the following:

* solder the components to the CATkit board
* get familiar with some basic Purrr (Forth) commands
* incrementally create a custum 1-bit synth controller Purrr program

At the end of the workshop, the development cable is disconnected, and you go home with a little battery operated toy synth. Please note that the focus of the workshop is on programming, not electronics. However, the Purrr language is very easy to learn, despite it being quite lowlevel. A little bit of programming experience might help though. The Purrr programming toolchain is based on MzScheme, and we urge you to install it before the workshop starts, or use the pure:dyne distribution provided.
http://www.piksel.no/pwiki/CATkit
http://purrr.goto10.org/
http://catkit.goto10.org/