Update 2/8/13: 18:00

I have been giving some more thought on the cube building project. We have 11 people signed up and I am considering breaking the project into 3 major chunks - YOU pick the chunk you want to work on (or any combination, as YOU see fit). I am just thinking that having all 11 of use doing each step may not be the best way to do things and people may not be interested in the soldering part, for example. If we do break up into three teams, these efforts will happen simultaneously. If we don't, they will happen serially. So, here goes:

Part A) Kit parts inventory, sorting, LED testing, 8 LED "plane" assembly. Includes basic component handling, soldering, etc. You will learn/do parts ID, testing, soldering.

Part B) Breadboard assembly. Includes circuit board reading, breadboard parts configuration, soldering, testing, etc. You will learn/do parts ID, breadboards, wiring, component handling, testing (power supplies, meters, etc.)

Part C) Software - bring-up and display algorithms. Get the development environment up and running, find test s/w, find display algorithms, get them up & running and ready for the final bring-up & test. You will learn/do about the "Process" S/W environment for the Ardunio chip, the compiler, downloading, C programming, etc.

Part D) Final bring-up, test, fun - ALL of us will do this!

I think having a team lead (or two) for each chunk makes some sense. This would be a person who knows how to get each of these tasks going and help others who know less (I am not, for example, a breadboard expert).

If you have expertise at one of these efforts and would like to lead, please let me know and we'll do it. I was thinking I would take Part A and am hoping for someone to lead Part B & C (I have expertise and can help on C but am weak on B).

I want to again stress two things: 1) I will not be leading any kind of "class" - I will be there to answer any questions I can (as I am sure others will too) but my goal is to make progress on the project and help all of you get what you want out of the meetup. 2) This "plan" is just a suggestion and is not concrete. I am open to any ideas and modifications that make things go best for all involved. I will however not let things devolve into chaos... I look forward to meeting each of you and haveing a lot of fun!!