Tonight’s SLLUG meeting will be on creating your own DIY Terminal server using Linux.

The full announcement follows:

April 18, 7:10 PM, EMCB Room 101 at the UoU.

Jeremy Garff, Mad Systems Hacker, will present on his newest/cool homemade Linux toy^H^H^Huseful gadget

More Home-Made Hardware

Summary:

Using Linux, it is possible to design and build a complete electronics project prototype, both hardware and software. From concept to the actual running prototype, a small home-made two port terminal server and relay controller will be demonstrated controlling a headless Linux machine.

Terminal server hardware specifications:

  • ARM7 32-bit ~50Mhz Processor w/256K Flash
  • 10/100 Auto-MDIX Ethernet
  • 2 Serial Ports
  • 4 Low Voltage Solid State Relay Drivers
    • Embedded web server
    • General device configuration
    • Control relays
    • Manage serial ports
  • Embedded telnet servers (1 for each serial port)
  • Dimensions – 2″ deep x 4″ wide x 1″ tall inside project box

Primary topics of discussion include:

  • Nifty hardware gadgets, making the terminal server itself
  • Hardware design and implementation using Linux
  • Software development for ARM processors under Linux
  • Linux headless server operation (Look Ma, no monitor!)

If time permits:

Like all SLLUG meetings, there is no charge …

Most of the standard campus parking lots open to general parking after 6 PM – please take note of the lot signage as you enter a lot.

EMCB (Engineering and Mines Classroom Building) is ‘twixt the MEB (Merrill Engineering Building) and the new Warnock building (shows up as construction on the Google map).

One mode of ingress is to park on the north side of the MEB, then walk through the basement to the southeast corner to where doors open into a tunnel that leads to the EMCB.

http://www.map.utah.edu/index.jsp – search for EMCB , MEB , Warnock

EMCB @ google :

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