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Hardware Hacking Area
The Hardware Hacking Area is a huge area for people of all ages and skill levels to come together and play, teach, learn, and share in many and diverse realms of making all sorts of physical things.
There will be ongoing workshops on many topics, all self organized through the Sessions wiki form (type in: "Hardware Hacking Area" in the "Assembly" field, and choose "Workshop" as the "Type"). This area is open all day and all night throughout 36C3.
Lots of shiny things! Lots of workshops! Come learn to solder, learn to make things with electronics, learn to make all sorts of physical things, . . .
All ages, all skill levels, all welcome!
Facilities
- Workshops: Big/Mammoth (50 people), Medium/Kitten (21 people), Small/Hamster (14 people)
- Repair stuff, and space for creating
- Stage with beamer and sound
- 70+ soldering irons
- hand tools
- power tools
- lots of AC power
- space for talks/presentations
- space for demos of your cool projects
Give a Workshop!
Want to give a workshop? Please do!
There will be ongoing workshops of many topics.
Please email Mitch to get your workshop scheduled:
mitch AT CornfieldElectronics DOT com
This area is open all day and all night throughout 36C3.
Demo Your Project!
Want to give a demo of your project? Please do!
The Hardware Hacking Area is a cool place to show off your cool project.
Please email Mitch to arrange for your demo:
mitch AT CornfieldElectronics DOT com
This area is open all day and all night throughout 36C3.
Give a Talk About Making and Hacking Stuff!
Want to give a talk about your project? Please do!
We have an area for giving talks about all sorts of cool physical projects of all sorts.
Please email Mitch to get your talk scheduled:
mitch AT CornfieldElectronics DOT com
This area is open all day and all night throughout 36C3.
Location of Hardware Hacking Area
The Hardware Hacking Area is located on the West side of Exhibition Hall 2
- Here's a map:
- Here's a map:
Workshop Calendar
PLEASE COME ANY TIME YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO SOLDER!
Soldering workshops are happening all day and all night at the Hardware Hacking Area.
Mitch and others are available to teach YOU how to solder -- please stop by whenever you like!
Lots of cool kits are available!
More info
Workshop Registration & Kit Sales
IMPORTANT: If workshop participants need to buy kits before your workshop please add times when you will sell your kit/be available for answering questions. If you have kits for general hacking/soldering/programming please add times that you will be around to sell/distribute them. Each individual is ONLY responsible for their own materials. If you want someone to sell your kits/distribute materials/answer questions, you must discuss this with them personally. Additionally, these are times you will definitely be around, if you want to come at other times/stay earlier/later it is encouraged!
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HammesHacks Emily Hammes |
15:00 - 17:00 | 15:00 - 17:00 | 15:00 - 17:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Mitch Altman . |
12:00 - 15:00 | 17:00 - 20:00 | 17:00 - 20:00 | 15:00 - 17:00 |
| Fomu pickup from Tim 'mithro' Ansell Complete the setup, get a free Fomu board (while supply lasts) |
12:00 -> 12:30 17:00 -> 17:30 22:30 -> 23:00 |
12:00 -> 12:30 17:00 -> 17:30 22:30 -> 23:00 |
No noon pickup 17:00 -> 17:30 22:30 -> 23:00 |
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| Overflo (the dude with the donkey ears) |
14:00 - 19:00 | 14:00 - 19:00 | - | - |
| YOU | ||||
| YOU |
Day 1 -- Friday -- 27-December
IMPORTANT: All Calendar Time/Workshop Updates MUST have approval from Kliment
or Emily will delete them to match the internal (official) calendar!!!
| Time | Mammoth Space | Kitten Space | Hamster Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | . | . |
| 12:00 | . | . | . |
| 12:30 | Fomu, the FPGA in your USB Port A self guided introduction to the Fomu, a board which gives you MicroPython/CircuitPython, RISC-V and FPGA developing inside your USB port! Complete the setup, get a free Fomu board from Mithro (while supply lasts) |
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| 13:00 | . | . | |
| 13:30 | . | . | |
| 14:00 | . | . | |
| 14:30 | . | . | . |
| 15:00 | ICEBreaker FPGA Stopwatch Workshop Signup Esden | . | . |
| 15:30 | . | . | |
| 16:00 | . | . | |
| 16:30 | . | . | |
| 17:00 | . | . | . |
| 17:30 | Meet and Solder the Bill Badge by MysteryHack, 5€ | Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day 1) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA |
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| 18:00 | Session:TacTacLights Nano Colour Reflow Soldering by Arne, signup at BlinkenArea! | ||
| 18:30 | . | ||
| 19:00 | . | ||
| 19:30 | . | cleanup | |
| 20:00 | Fomu, the FPGA in your USB Port A self guided introduction to the Fomu, a board which gives you MicroPython/CircuitPython, RISC-V and FPGA developing inside your USB port! Complete the setup, get a free Fomu board from Mithro (while supply lasts) |
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| 20:30 | . | ||
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| 23:00 | . | . | |
| 23:30 | . | . |
PLEASE COME ANY TIME YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO SOLDER!
Soldering workshops are happening all day and all night at the Hardware Hacking Area.
Mitch and others are available to teach YOU how to solder -- please stop by whenever you like!
Lots of cool kits are available!
More info
Day 2 -- Saturday -- 28-December
IMPORTANT: All Calendar Time/Workshop Updates MUST have approval from Kliment
or Emily will delete them to match the internal (official) calendar!!!
| Time | Mammoth Space | Kitten Space | Hamster Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Soldering For Kids and Beginners: LED Toy Löten für Kinder und Einsteiger: Wir bauen ein LED-Spielzeug Emily Hammes 25€ |
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| 11:00 | Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day2, session 1) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA |
Makerbuino assembly Micha 55€ | |
| 11:30 | |||
| 12:00 | |||
| 12:30 | setup | ||
| 13:00 | Arduino For Total Newbies (Day2's workshop) Mitch Altman 35€ |
cleanup | |
| 13:30 | . | ||
| 14:00 | . | . | |
| 14:30 | setup | . | |
| 15:00 | Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day2, session 2) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA |
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| 15:30 | . | ||
| 16:00 | Air Quality Particulate Matter Sensor Workshop by tdr112, kit 50€ | ||
| 16:30 | cleanup | ||
| 17:00 | setup | cleanup/setup | |
| 17:30 | Intro to Arduino Shield Soldering and Programing (Day2's workshop)25€/35€ |
Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day2, session 3) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA |
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| 18:00 | Session:TacTacLights Nano Colour Reflow Soldering by Arne, signup at BlinkenArea! | ||
| 18:30 | |||
| 19:00 | |||
| 19:30 | cleanup | ||
| 20:00 | Talk: Technophobia, BCI and the Internet of Brains | . | |
| 20:30 | . | ||
| 21:00 | ICEBreaker FPGA Stopwatch Workshop Signup Esden | . | |
| 21:30 | . | ||
| 22:00 | . | ||
| 22:30 | . | ||
| 23:00 | Fomu, the FPGA in your USB Port A self guided introduction to the Fomu, a board which gives you MicroPython/CircuitPython, RISC-V and FPGA developing inside your USB port! Complete the setup, get a free Fomu board from Mithro (while supply lasts) |
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| 23:30 | . |
PLEASE COME ANY TIME YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO SOLDER!
Soldering workshops are happening all day and all night at the Hardware Hacking Area.
Mitch and others are available to teach YOU how to solder -- please stop by whenever you like!
Lots of cool kits are available!
More info
Day 3 -- Sunday -- 29-December
IMPORTANT: All Calendar Time/Workshop Updates MUST have approval from Kliment
or Emily will delete them to match the internal (official) calendar!!!
| Time | Mammoth Space | Kitten Space | Hamster Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | . | Makerbuino Assembly Micha 55€ | |
| 10:30 | Blinkenpoi Assembly Party by Overflo Sold out! Please bring your kit to the workshop to participate | ||
| 11:00 | Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day3, session 1) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA | ||
| 11:30 | . | ||
| 12:00 | setup | ||
| 12:30 | setup | ||
| 13:00 | Arduino For Total Newbies (Day3's workshop) Mitch Altman 35€ |
cleanup | . |
| 13:30 | . | . | |
| 14:00 | . | Build your own Geiger counter with WiFi and LoRaWAN ecocurious / Jürgen & Nicola 75€ | |
| 14:30 | setup | ||
| 15:00 | Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day3, session 2) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA | ||
| 15:30 | |||
| 16:00 | |||
| 16:30 | cleanup | ||
| 17:00 | setup | cleanup/setup | . |
| 17:30 | Intro to Arduino Shield Soldering and Programing (Day3's workshop) Emily Hammes 25/35€ |
Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day3, session 3) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA |
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| 18:00 | Air Quality Particulate Matter Sensor Workshop by tdr112, kit 50€ | ||
| 18:30 | |||
| 19:00 | |||
| 19:30 | cleanup | . | |
| 20:00 | cleanup | . | . |
| 20:30 | setup | . | . |
| 21:00 | Soldering For Beginners: Making An LED Toy Emily Hammes 25€ |
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| 21:30 | . | . | |
| 22:00 | . | . | |
| 22:30 | . | . | |
| 23:00 | Fomu, the FPGA in your USB Port A self guided introduction to the Fomu, a board which gives you MicroPython/CircuitPython, RISC-V and FPGA developing inside your USB port! Complete the setup, get a free Fomu board from Mithro (while supply lasts) |
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| 23:30 | . | . |
PLEASE COME ANY TIME YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO SOLDER!
Soldering workshops are happening all day and all night at the Hardware Hacking Area.
Mitch and others are available to teach YOU how to solder -- please stop by whenever you like!
Lots of cool kits are available!
More info
Day 4 -- Monday -- 30-December
IMPORTANT: All Calendar Time/Workshop Updates MUST have approval from Kliment
or Emily will delete them to match the internal (official) calendar!!!
| Time | Mammoth Space | Kitten Space | Hamster Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Session:Hands-on_with_Wi-Fi_hacking | . | Build your own Geiger counter with WiFi and LoRaWAN ecocurious / Jürgen & Nicola 75€ |
| 10:30 | . | ||
| 11:00 | Surface mount electronics assembly for terrified beginners (Day4, session 1) by Kliment Learn to assemble tiny parts on circuit boards by building an electronic touch-activated purring kitten. 20€, signup on paper at HHA | ||
| 11:30 | setup | ||
| 12:00 | ArduTouch music synthesizer Mitch Altman 30/35€ | ||
| 12:30 | |||
| 13:00 | cleanup | . | |
| 13:30 | . | . | |
| 14:00 | . | . | |
| 14:30 | cleanup/setup | . | . |
| 15:00 | Intro to Arduino Shield Soldering and Programing (Day4's workshop) Emily Hammes 25/35€ |
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| 15:30 | . | . | |
| 16:00 | . | . | |
| 16:30 | . | . | |
| 17:00 | . | . | |
| 17:30 | . | . | |
| 18:00 | cleanup | . | . |
| 18:30 | . | . | . |
PLEASE COME ANY TIME YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO SOLDER!
Soldering workshops are happening all day and all night at the Hardware Hacking Area.
Mitch and others are available to teach YOU how to solder -- please stop by whenever you like!
Lots of cool kits are available!
More info
Workshop Debugging
IMPORTANT: If you have a workshop and you want to help participants who did not finish please add a time when you will be around to help debug and answer questions
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro to Arduino Shield | 19:45 - 20:15 | 17:00-18:00 | ||
| Soldering for Beginners | 22:30 - 23:30 | 17:30-18:00 | ||
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Volunteers
We need lots of help!
If you would like to help, please add your name to this table.
If you need help adding your name, please contact Mitch.
| User | I can help with | stuff I'll bring | 36C3 Arrive | 36C3 Depart | Notes | Contact |
| Mitch | teaching soldering, helping organize, setup, tear down | soldering tools, cool kits | 24-Dec | 31-Dec | I'm happy to help any way I can. | mitch*AT*CornfieldElectronics*DOT*com DECT: 2676 (CORN) |
| Kliment | Teaching SMD, helping organize | lights, SMD tooling, SMD kits | 26-Dec | 30-Dec | . | kliment*AT*0xfb*DOT*com DECT: 5568 |
| Emily | Teaching | Tweezers, Kits | Day 1 | Day 4 | I had foot surgery in November | . |
| Tim 'mithro' Ansell | FPGAs | FPGAs | Late 26th | Mid 31st | I'll have Fomus to give away! | See User:Mithro -- me@mith.ro or +1 774 2MITHRO |
| User:Tdr112 | soldering, workshops | Glue Guns, some hand tools | Day 0 | Day 5 | Hoping some parts arrive so I can do a workshop | . |
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