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📺 Solder & Code: Li’l Info Box

March 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Photo of a small brown cardboard box with a little window for a 1-inch OLED screen, a rotary encoder knob sticking out of the side, and two push buttons on the front. The screen has six short lines of text from the beginning of Moby Dick

Build a minimal e-reader with a 0.96″ OLED screen, two buttons, and a knob to turn pages. Runs for several days on 3 AA batteries!

This is an intermediate-level soldering project. If you’re a complete beginner, you may want to take one of our other soldering classes first.

You can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. Instructions & example code at iffybooks.net/lil-info-box

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• RP2040 microcontroller board (a.k.a. Pi Pico) • SSD1306 0.96" OLED screen • rotary encoder w/knob • 2 push button switches • on/off switch • 3x AA battery holder • 4 Dupont-style jump wires • 3 plain jump wires You'll also need a micro USB cable with data! (sold separately)

Details

Date:
March 29
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Series:
📺 Solder & Code: Li’l Info Box

Venue

Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St.
Philadelphia, 19146 United States
Phone
2153953956
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Organizer

Iffy Books
Phone
2153953956
Email
iffybooks@iffybooks.net