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IAP 2013 Activities by Category - Computers: Hardware and Devices

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An Introduction to Data Acquisition with NI CompactDAQ and NI LabVIEW

David L. Trumper, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Jan/25 Fri 01:00PM-04:00PM 35-122, Bring your laptop with Labview Installed

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: none

 In this seminar, you’ll get started with NI LabVIEW System Design Software to easily acquire, analyze, and record data from any sensor using the industry-leading NI CompactDAQ modular hardware platform. 

Reserve your spot by registering online 


If you have further questions, contact Josh Brown at josh.brown@ni.com  or registration@ni.com. Due to hardware limitations there will be a hard cap of 24 people for this seminar.

You must have Labview 2012 installed on a laptop and able to be run before you come to the activity:

1.  Download and install LabVIEW from the link below. 
       http://www.ni.com/trylabview/ (click the “See Download options” and choose “Professor or Student?” 
2. Download and install NI-DAQmx 9.6 from the link below. 
       http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/3423/lang/en (IMPORTANT: Install LabVIEW first) 
3. Go the link below and review “Developer Zone Tutorial: LabVIEW Core 1 - The Software Development Method” and “Developer Zone Tutorial: Introduction to Data Acquisition”. You can do this while LabVIEW and NI-DAQmx are downloading and installing. It should take you 30-60 minutes.
       
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/01977BD019F7A53E8625765F0063790C 

Note to MacIntosh users: We recommend that you use Boot Camp. You can run LabVIEW natively in the Mac OS but your user experience will be different when you are access hardware such as DAQ devices.

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: David Trumper, 10-140G, 617 253-3481, TRUMPER@MIT.EDU


Get Your Ham Radio License

Amy Yu

Jan/15 Tue 05:30PM-07:30PM 2-139
Jan/17 Thu 05:30PM-07:30PM 2-139

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants requested to attend all sessions

License Exam: Wednesday 23 January, 7:30 PM, 1-150
http://w1mx.mit.edu/ham-exams

Ham radio is a fun hobby and a useful skill to have during emergencies or for event coordination. This class will familiarize you with the basic knowledge necessary to pass the 35 question exam for the entry level (Technician) ham radio license. Special emphasis will be given to topics with which MIT students are less likely to have prior familiarity (ie FCC regulations), and strategies presented for efficiently learning answers to the "rote-memorization" questions. Presentations will also include resources for learning more about ham radio, an overview of entry-level equipment, and examples of things that you can do with your new license, including weather spotting (SKYWARN), emergency response, internet / satellite radio and APRS, and ham radio contesting. Students will be invited to participate in the ARRL January VHF contest (January 19-21) with the MIT Radio Society. Attendance at both sessions is strongly recommended but not required.

Sponsor(s): Student Information Processing Board, Radio Society
Contact: Amy Yu, sipb-iap-radio@mit.edu


iOS Application Development Fundamentals

Brandon Muramatsu, Sr. Educational Technology Consultant, Jim Cain, Experimental Learning Spaces Mgr & Sr. Ed. Tech. Consultant, Paul Rescigno, University Relations, Josh Shaffer, iOS Software Engineer

Jan/14 Mon 09:00AM-05:00PM 37-312

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 24 participants

Join us for a 1-day crash course in iOS development.

Please register online at the iOS Workshop website, http://icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/ios-workshop-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Brandon Muramatsu, NE48-308, 617 253-1680, MURA@MIT.EDU


Kinected Experiences

Brandon Muramatsu, Sr. Educational Technology Consultant, Edwin Guarin, Senior Academic Developer Evangelist

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Kinected Experiences 2013 is a series workshops to help you get started developing for Kinect for XBox 360, Windows Phone and Windows 8. Attend one or all of these workshops!

These workshops can also be used as a stepping stone towards a few larger competitions with a focus on socially responsible themes, including the iCampus Student Prize, IDEAS Global Challenge or the Imagine Cup.

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Brandon Muramatsu, NE48-308, 617 253-1680, MURA@MIT.EDU


Kinected Experiences: Workshop 1

Jan/09 Wed 09:00AM-05:00PM 4-149, Bring your Windows 8-capable laptop

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.


Kinected Experiences: Workshop 2

Jan/10 Thu 09:00AM-05:00PM 4-149, Bring your Windows 8-capable laptop

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.


Kinected Experiences: Workshop 3

Jan/11 Fri 09:00AM-05:00PM 4-149, Bring your Windows 8-capable laptop

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.


Laptop Computer Tagging and Registration

Sergeant Cheryl Vossmer, Campus Police

Jan/30 Wed 11:00AM-01:30PM E17-121, 40 Ames St

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Fee: $10.00 for registration for each device

MIT Campus Police provides a service to tag and register laptop computers and electronic devices. This loss prevention measure is a visible deterrent to theft.

See more details at:

https://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/Campus+Police+Laptop+Tagging+and+Registration

Sponsor(s): Information Services and Technology, Campus Police
Contact: Cheryl Vossmer, W89-225, (617) 253-9755, crimbite@mit.edu