On Thursday, 14 November 2019 3:34:57 AM AEDT Andrew Luke Nesbit wrote:
I would love to borrow some hardware for a few weeks if any of the following is available.
Important:
- Monitor cable adapters (mini-HDMI adapter, micro-HDMI adapter, etc) - A keyboard (USB) - A mouse (USB) - Ethernet switch + .AU PSU - EU or UK power board
I could lend you a keyboard and mouse (I don't keep keyboards in the hardware library due to size) and a power board. I could meet you in the CBD any weekday if that works for you. https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Software-Art-Thou/ I'm attending this meetup tonight, it's free, I can bring hardware there for you. The meeting should be interesting, I think most LUV members would enjoy it. Please reply to this message ASAP if you want me to bring stuff for you to the meeting tonight.
Other things:
- USB-to-UART (3.3V TTL-level or 5V RS232) converters
- USB-to-USB serial comms cables with integrated converters (for computers and serial consoles with no COM port -- to connect an Intel NUC to a serial console emulator on a ThinkPad X230 or MacBook Pro, in other words, to convert my laptop computer )
- Associated hardware such as DuPont cables, breadboards, etc
LUV probably isn't the best place to ask about that. There are a number of makerspaces that you could meet up with where they might have that.
- USB to USB-OTG cables and good quality .AU USB mains chargers
I could lend you USB cables. The LUV hardware library has a Samsung USB charger with UK plug that works quite well apart from making a whistling sound (the frequency is high enough that most people in the 40+ age range probably can't hear it). I can lend you an adapter for UK devices in Australian sockets (you can keep the charger).
After I return I would send a care package+donation to LUV's hardware library. This would include serial comms equipment, MCU's, logic analyzers, SBC's, etc.
I have some enterprise hardware (Supermicro servers, RAM, SSD's, SAS HDD's, etc) some of which I would be happy to donate if LUV helps with shipping and packaging costs from UK. Assuming this is economical.
Server shipping from the UK probably isn't worth it. RAM and SSDs would be, but isn't there a LUG in the UK that could make use of it? Years ago I attended the Cambridge and Oxford LUGs, they weren't as big as LUV, but helping them to grow would be good. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/