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🦀 We are back! 🦀
The Milanese community dedicated to Rust is returning to in-person meetups. Whether you are a systems expert or just installing `rustup` for the first time, you’re welcome here.
🦀 Our goal 🦀
We want to grow the Rust ecosystem in Milan by creating a space for developers to connect, share experiences, and learn from one another.
🦀 Everyone is welcome 🦀
You don’t need to be a Rust expert to join. The purpose of this group is mutual support and community building.
All skill levels are encouraged to participate.
🚀 Want to speak or host? Reach out to us if you’d like to give a talk or provide a venue for a future meetup.
Upcoming events
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Digital Model Trains & Rust: Bare-Metal DCC Command Station on ESP32
Kalpa, Via Giosuè Carducci, 39, 20099, Sesto San Giovanni, ITWe are back, we're ready to rock, and this time we're bridging the gap between Rust and physical hardware! 🚂⚡
🙏 A Huge Thank You to Our Host & Co-Organizer!
A massive shout-out to Kalpa for welcoming us into their space, being super flexible with our scheduling, and making this meetup possible. We’re also thrilled to be co-organizing this event with Italian Embedded—thank you for partnering with us to bring this session to the community! 🦀⚡🎙️ The Talk: Bare-Metal Embedded Rust
Speaker: Cristiano Chieppa
Digital model trains rely on the DCC and RailCom industry standards for digital signal generation and two-way communication. Combining his passion for railway modeling with Rust, Cristiano built a complete DCC command station running on bare-metal ESP32 hardware to generate DCC wave signals and control model locomotives!
We are super excited to have Cristiano Chieppa—a backend and embedded developer with over 30 years of software engineering experience—leading this session. After decades of managing memory leaks and unsafe code in C++, Cristiano discovered Rust three years ago and never looked back.
Cristiano will walk us through how he integrated the Z21 specification (Roco's UDP communication standard) and the complex RailCom protocol for bidirectional signal feedback.
What you’ll learn:
- Driving ESP32 hardware in bare-metal Rust with zero-cost abstractions.
- Handling real-time UDP network signals via the Z21 protocol.
- Managing complex hardware constraints and memory safety in low-level systems.
🎛️ Live Demo: An on-site demonstration featuring the digital command station and actual model trains in action!
📍 Logistics & Agenda
- 18:30 – Doors Open & Welcome
- 18:45 – Talk & Live Demo: Digital Model Trains and Rust (30–45 mins)
- 19:30 – Q&A & Community Discussion
- 20:00 – Networking, Pizza & Drinks 🍕🍻
- Level: Intermediate
- Language: English
- Venue: Kalpa
- Co-Organizers: Rust Milano & Italian Embedded
- Open Source Repo: github.com/cc90202/DCC-esp32
- Seats are limited due to room capacity, so grab your spot fast! RSVP now to lock in your seat! 🦀⚡
32 attendees
From Curiosity to Capability: Build Your Own Device Swarm
Randstad Box, Via S. Vigilio, 5, 20142 Milano MI, Italy, Milano, MI, ITWe're back, we're ready to experiment, and this time we're exploring how Rust and WebAssembly can make distributed applications easier to build! 🦀⚡
Meet Myrmic: an open-source distributed runtime built with Rust and powered by WebAssembly designed to run distributed applications across heterogeneous edge and embedded devices. 🚀
In this hands-on workshop, we'll introduce the framework, show a live demo, and build interactive device swarms together. Whether you're passionate about Rust, curious about Wasm, or interested in distributed systems, come learn by building!🎤 SPEAKER
Alessandro Gasbarroni is a Senior Rust Developer at Peeriot, specialising in Rust and embedded systems.📍 LOGISTIC & AGENDA
- 18:30 – 18:40: Introduction & Welcome
- 18:40 – 19:20: Myrmic Demo & Q&A
- 19:20 – 20:15: Hands-on Workshop
- 20:15 – 20:30: Results & Debrief
- 20:30 onwards: Networking, Pizza & Drinks 🍕🍻
- Format: Technical Demo & Hands-on Workshop
- Language: English
- Open Source Repo: https://github.com/peeriot/myrmic
⚙️ SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Note: Linux is our supported platform.- Hardware: Your own Linux laptop, charger, USB-C cables, and a USB port; bring an adapter if needed.
- Permissions: Permission to install tools and access USB devices. Check work-laptop restrictions in advance.
- Software: An editor, Git, and Rust/Cargo installed through `rustup`.
- Important: Complete the event setup guide before arrival, including the Myrmic CLI, embedded build tools, and a build check. Rust/Cargo alone is not enough.
- Extras: A notebook and pen (optional).
📖 SETUP GUIDE
- To start building, you must install the Myrmic CLI on Linux. Please follow the step-by-step guide here:
https://book.myrmic.dev/docs/quickstart/installation/ - Next, you must install what you need to work with ESP32 boards—building and flashing Myrmic firmware, and compiling your own cells for the board. You can read the step-by-step guide here:
https://book.myrmic.dev/docs/quickstart/installation-embedded/
🚫 AI TOOLS POLICY
No AI coding tools: Please don't use AI assistants or agents (e.g. Codex, Copilot, or Claude Code) to complete the workshop exercises. The goal is to work through the challenges yourself.
Grab your spot and join us for an evening of coding, experimentation, and community! 🦀⚡6 attendees
Past events
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