Austin Arduino and MicroController Meetup

FYI - Austin FPGA - 2nd Monday Meeting - Hybrid

Mon, Feb 9 · 7:30 PM CST

Diogenes Makerspace, 1917 Hydro Dr, Austin, TX, US

Hybrid means that participants are both in person and online.

You do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.

You DO need to check with these sites regularly for the latest event information and schedule -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-fpga-meetup-group/

Ever wonder how engineers and scientist proto-type new products or build affordable bespoke research equipment? Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) are one of the primary methods used.

Boolean Algebra -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra

Logic Gate -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_gate

Karnaugh Map -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnaugh_map

Quine–McCluskey algorithm -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine%E2%80%93McCluskey_algorithm

Field Programmable Gate Array -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-programmable_gate_array

Hardware Description Language -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_description_language

VHDL -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHDL

Austin FPGA has this to say...

Meet other FPGA developers in the Austin area. We're happy to discuss any aspect of development but some of us are especially interested in finding better ways of helping beginners get up to speed.

We hold monthly meetings at the Diogenes Makerspace with both physical and virtual participation. Details are in each Event's description. In between meetings we hold conversations on a Discord server.

DIY - Makers - Citizen Science - Nature Nerds - Sci/Tech Geeks -- Monthly Junto

Sat, Feb 21 · 11:00 AM CST

Lustre Pearl, 114 Linden Street, Austin, TX, US

What's a "Junto"??? -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junto_(club) [1]

What local meetups are currently involved?

- Nature Nerds Austin -- https://www.meetup.com/nature-nerds-of-austin/
- South Austin Makerspace -- https://www.meetup.com/southaustinmakerspace/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Central Texas Commodore User Group (CTCUG) -- https://www.meetup.com/central-texas-commodore-users-group/
- Austin 3D Printing -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-3dprinting/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Austin Physics for Fun -- https://www.meetup.com/physics-1/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Austin FPGA -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-fpga-meetup-group/
- Austin Astronomy -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-astronomy-meetup/
- Austin Arduino and MicroController Meetup -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-web-mobile-electronic-club-for-beginners-experts/?eventOrigin=your_groups

(If you know of other groups interested in participating please get in touch.)

The purpose of this gathering is to build better communication between related meetups, foster community, brainstorm, and have fun!!!

Our default time-table is the morning of the 3rd Saturday of each month. The location will change each month, moving to a different part of Austin each time.

Please post the topics, questions, or other items of interest to you, that you'd like to discuss, in comments below.

Unconferences: A Better Way to Run Meetups (28/30) -- https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/unconferences-a-better-way-to-run

Hope to you see you there, and don't be afraid to pass the word along :)

[1] BOOK REVIEW: The First Scientific American by Joyce E. Chaplin -- https://valdostadailytimes.com/2018/11/03/book-review-the-first-scientific-american-by-joyce-e-chaplin/

[2] Applied Cryptography (the red cover 2nd edition) -- https://www.schneier.com/books/applied-cryptography/

FYI - UT Austin - Texas Science Festival 2026 Feb. 19 to Mar. 5

Thu, Mar 5 · 11:00 PM CST

Location not specified yet

You do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.

You DO need to check with this site regularly for the latest event information and schedule -- https://cns.utexas.edu/events/series/texas-science-festival (Each of the colleges have their own activities as well, so check their main pages for more info.)

The Texas Science Festival has this to say...

Science for Everyone

Celebrate STEAM (science, tech, engineering, art and math) and dive into exploration at talks, demos, shows and tours for learners of all ages!

Arduino and MicroController has this to say...

Feel free to use the questions/comments on the front page of our meetup, or in the comments below, to arrange specific event engagements with other members.

Pi (π) Day - In Person

Sat, Mar 14 · 6:00 PM CDT

Central Market - N. Lamar, 4001 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, US

This is NOT a placeholder, you DO need to sign up if you want to celebrate Pi by eating Pie! (Actually, you could just show up :)

Pi Day was created in 1988 by an employee of The Exploratorium in San Francisco. I was fortunate enough to be working with a hands-on science museum here in Austin, TX. called Discovery Hall and got to participate in the first one (and every one since).

Besides eating pie other activities are telling silly Pi Day jokes and wearing Pi Day clothing. The local grocers finally caught on a few years ago and now bake Pi pies without a special order.

Pi Day -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day

Pi Day Countdown Clock -- https://days.to/until/pi-day?day=14

The Exploratorium -- https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi

The Exploratorium -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploratorium

Discovery Hall -- https://txarchives.org/aushc/finding_aids/00673.xml