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From Scratch: PCB Design Intensive with Ed Bear: A BENT Workshop

From Scratch: PCB Design Intensive
workshop

The Printed Circuit Board [PCB] is the tie that binds all modern electronics, the secret component on which the lifetime of a device depends. Never before has a the wealth of open source hardware designs made it easier or more appealing to learn the processes of PCB layout and fabrication. This class will start with a discussion of when not to use a PCB and end with a hands on crash course in modern PCB design tools, covering lots in between. Save money and brains and start creating circuits from scratch. It is recommended that each participant have their own laptop computer with an installation of the free program Eagle, which can be found here: http://www.cadsoftusa.com/download.htm

bio:
Ed Bear is, among other things, an electrical engineer working in the visual and performing arts. Professionally, he is currently building a 10 ft. tall, free moving robot for the stage, prototyping a 32 bit lighting controller, installing timers in 100 guitar pedals, rebuilding a robotic projection screen, and troubleshooting a fiber optic tapestry.

about BENT FESTIVAL 2011
The Bent Festival is an annual art and music festival celebrating circuit bending and its related creative practices: DIY electronics, hardware hacking, glitch, software art, abstract video. Each year artists are welcomed from across the country and around the globe to share their craft through performances, workshops, video screenings, art exhibitions, and installations. The festival, as a whole, showcases the state of the art in DIY electronics and circuit bending culture.

Curated By
Phillip Stearns

About The Tank
Founded in 2003, The Tank is a non-profit arts presenter whose mission is to provide a welcoming, creative, collaborative, and affordable environment for artists and activists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas. Through a wide range of low-cost, high-concept arts and public affairs programming, The Tank seeks to cultivate a new generation of audience for live performance, civic discourse, and the work of emerging artists. Follow The Tank on Twitter (@thetanknyc)