AioT Hub : Manchester

AIot (formerly IoT North) Community meetup are pleased to present Zoltán Lehóczky in "turning software into computer chips with Hastlayer" a way of programming FPGAs
Abstract:
Software is flexible, specialized hardware is extremely fast. So why not write software, then turn it into a computer chip? This is what the open-source Hastlayer (https://hastlayer.com) does by transforming .NET software into electronic circuits. The result is faster and uses less power while you simply keep on writing software. You may not be able to tell just by looking at it but behind some function calls now actually embedded hardware is working! (You wonder how? Check out what FPGAs are!) In this demo-packed session we'll get an overview of what Hastlayer is, why it is useful for developers like you and how to write Hastlayer-compatible software. You can use Hastlayer on-premises, in the cloud or even onboard of spacecraft!
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AIoTHub (formerly IoT North) Community meetup are pleased to present Pete Gallagher in "Building a Robot Arm with .NET 8, Raspberry Pi, Blazor and SignalR"
Abstract:
In this session we'll run through everything needed to build a Robot Arm with a Raspberry Pi, .NET 8 a Blazor App and SignalR.
We'll begin by seeing how easy it is to install .NET 8.
Then we'll see how we've connected up the various components to our Raspberry Pi.
Next we'll spin up a console application to explore how we can control the GPIO on the Pi.
We'll then examine the code to start moving the connected servos for our Raspberry Pi based Robot Arm.
Next we'll look at a simple Blazor and SignalR app to control our robot remotely!
Finally we'll have a look at how we can use an Meta Quest 3 to interact with our Robot Arm in VR!
This session will appeal to all knowledge levels. A working knowledge of programming will help, but all the code will be shared on GitHub!

AIoT Hub (formerly IoT North) Community meetup