1601 Venables St, Vancouver https://vanhack.ca/ 2026-04-15T01:44:38+00:00 https://vanhack.ca/ https://vanhack.ca/_media/wiki/logo.svg text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/betamax10quad?rev=1449930676&do=diff Quadcopter Build Instructions Parts & Tools Misc Parts: * 16 M3 Nylock nuts * 8 M3x10 Screws * 8 M3x45 Screws * 1 bag of small zipties Frame: * either purchase, or cut your own from ~1/8“ plywood using these files: <http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:221947> Hobby Parts: * text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/callin?rev=1449930676&do=diff Call a Number get a URL Howto Use * Call 778.785.5982 * Enter the conference number you would like to use * Enter a PIN, this is used to make the conference private. If no pin is required just hit # * Tell others the conference number so they can join and Talk text/html 2016-09-20T02:50:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/destroymoon?rev=1474339841&do=diff VHS announces intent to destroy the moon by 2010 The Vancouver Hack Space (VHS) has set a goal of February 12th 2010 to destroy the moon. VHS member mcantelon has said “We have tolerated this inferior celestial body for too long.” The first stage of the plan is to organize a small moon landing party. Once there members will identify potential weaknesses in the structure of the moon to aid in an efficient demolition. text/html 2016-10-14T19:06:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/dokuwiki-kinda-blows?rev=1476471991&do=diff Wrote a Greasemonkey script to add to dokuwiki on vanhack.ca. Added “move page” functionality to the right side of your screen. Dokuwiki-kinda-blows_hacks Work only in https version of the site (although you can change that if you like - will do later) --- Jarrett 2013/11/21 10:48 text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/electric_sheep?rev=1449930676&do=diff about Electric Sheep is a distributed computing project for animating and evolving fractal flames, which are in turn distributed to the networked computers, which display them as a screensaver. The process is transparent to the casual user, who can simply install the software as a screensaver. Alternatively, the user may become more involved with the project, manually creating sheep (video files of animated fractal flames) for upload to the server. This entertaining service is provided for free… text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/energy_hacking?rev=1449930676&do=diff Putting Electricity Back Onto the Grid Generating energy at your home or business, and selling it back to the grid is called &quot;net metering&quot;, particularly Market Rate Net Purchasing. BC Hydro's Net Metering program won't give you $, only credit for usage, at 8.16 cents / kWh. Vancouver Renewable Energy Cooperative has done grid-tied stuff before. The text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/face_casting?rev=1449930676&do=diff Face casting Contact: Alan Bucior You can get an idea of the overall process here. Best practices Step 1: Prep * Make sure you have a lot of space and nearby access to warm water and a garbage can. * Hair should ideally be covered by a swim cap. Hair that still shows should ideally be covered with some sort of release agent such as Vaseline, but short hair seems to pull away without much of a problem. text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/filament_extruder?rev=1449930676&do=diff About VHS members &amp; fans plan to build a Lyman Filament Extruder to recycle ABS plastic scrap from DIY 3D printing. This project requests your assistance. Look for Status items and put your name in to show that you are taking care of it. Example: * Dan R Doing a thing text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/hack_challenge?rev=1449930676&do=diff VHS Hack Challenge It is our pleasure to announce the first VHS Hack Challenge. With all the amazing projects we have seen in the last few months at VHS, we want to help a few of these projects make it to a wider audience. Also, we want to give you, our fellow hackers, a little incentive to finish that masterpiece you have been working on and promote the VHS ideals of do-ocracy. text/html 2016-09-20T05:23:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/instructions_for_our_kits?rev=1474349023&do=diff Instructions for VHS Kits Below are the links to instructions for kits that have been produced or distributed by VHS: Maker Faire 2013 Learn to Solder Kits: <http://vanhack.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/MF2013-Soldering-Badges-Instructions.pdf> text/html 2019-04-21T02:25:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/isvhsopen?rev=1555813526&do=diff Is VHS Open Project isvhsopen.com is intended to tell non-keyholding members when VHS is open, so they can come down. It was originally written by LukeC, as part of the VHS API (Perl codebase). The VHS API has since been rewritten by Interlock as a Node.js project. The API is hosted at api.vanhack.ca and acts as a public key-value store, although it is no longer an integral part of isvhsopen. text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/jontalontri?rev=1449930676&do=diff To Be documented... text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/laser_spirograph_-_build-a-kit_night?rev=1449930676&do=diff _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | __ _ ___ ___ _ _ / __|_ __(_)_ _ ___ | \| (_)__ _| |_| |_ | |__/ _` (_-</ -_) '_| \__ \ '_ \ | '_/ _ \ | .` | / _` | ' \ _| |____\__,_/__/\___|_| |___/ .__/_|_| \___/ |_|\_|_\__, |_||_\__| |_| |___/ text/html 2019-04-07T16:59:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/led_wall?rev=1554656363&do=diff LED Wall Circuit The current LED Wall (as of Fall, 2014) is 768 WS2811 LEDs in a 32×24 grid. The LEDs are in twelve 8×8 panels where the first LED is in the top left and goes down, then right one, and back up, repeating. This snake pattern continues across four panels, then restarts on the next set of four. This is because the original panels were separate pieces and built from recycled leftovers. text/html 2016-06-22T16:51:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/makerfaire_-_lessons_learned_and_ideas?rev=1466614318&do=diff Lessons Learned at Makerfaire 2016 Ideas for Makerfaire 2017 * Make cards for VHS members to put on their tables identifying them as VHS members/projects * Business cards with VHS's URL, address, and Tuesday open night info * VHS Village was an awesome idea and we should make it happen next year. text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/mmp?rev=1449930676&do=diff VHS uses Membership Management Pro to, well, manage its users. This system is tied into RFID/PIN access to doors and tools around the space. It can also generate some cool (anonymous) analytics about our membership base. We are constantly working on it (no dev support), so give us a hand. text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/multitouch?rev=1449930676&do=diff Links to Multitouch Info: * Multitouch.nl * <http://nuigroup.org> Plan: Create an FTIR table that is 4:3 ratio. Ideally, it would be a large (1.6 m by 1.2 m) screen. Bill of Materials: * OSFRAM IR LEDs (Approx 80 LEDs) - Note: The short end of these is Positive, unlike every other LED on the planet text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/near-space_balloon?rev=1449930676&do=diff This is a placeholder page for the VHS near-space balloon project. one day... one day... -fishboy text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/open_telco?rev=1449930676&do=diff Direction Because of our creative user base we could design our telco around a knowledge sharing model.. All users have access to the core configuration code and overall system workflow. Beyond this the user is invited to streamline the system or find new cost effective ways of doing things. This could be anything from slick management interfaces or area code based cost effective sip routing. Lower overall system cost means a lower monthly bill. text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/openrov_build?rev=1449930676&do=diff OpenROV Build A few people have expressed interest in building an OpenROV. We'll be documenting our progress here. Next Steps * Determine what version to build. * Put together a BOM using as many local sources as possible. * Start gathering the parts. text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/pcb?rev=1449930676&do=diff Objectives To design a machine, method, or process to generate one-off printed circuit boards with the following conditions: * Time from finished PCB layout to physical board must be less than 3 hours excluding setup. * Traces for TSSOP packages must be possible (0.19-0.3mm traces, 0.65mm pitch). text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/quadcopter?rev=1449930676&do=diff There are a number of people around the space interested in quadcopter, tricopters, multirotors, helicopters, and other flying objects. Some of them are documented here. VHS Group Builds * We ran a quadcopter build in late 2013/ early 2014 - the text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/quest_for_space_2013?rev=1449930676&do=diff Quest for Space 2013 This is a previous quest for space added for archival purposes. What? We are now at 45 West Hastings Street, and VHS is now a 24/7 Hackerspace to serve the needs of the interested hacker/crafter/hobbyist/whatever. We have run out of space and need to find something bigger than our current ~850sf. text/html 2016-09-20T05:30:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/quest_for_space_2014?rev=1474349458&do=diff Quest for Space II: The Bunker Buster 2014 What? We are now at 270 1st Ave E, Vancouver BC V5T 1A6, and VHS is now a 24/7 Hackerspace to serve the needs of the interested hacker/crafter/hobbyist/whatever. Our lease is terminating as of December 31st, 2014 and we are seeking for a similar space to move to. text/html 2016-09-20T05:30:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/quest_for_space_2015?rev=1474349434&do=diff Quest for Space III: The great migration 2016 What? The model We are looking for a new home for the hackerspace. We are currently spending $XXXX on rent, with our current membership we can afford up to $5000 comfortably, or $6000 with a few more members or with fundraising. text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/quest_for_the_space?rev=1449930676&do=diff VHS Quests For Space Current Quest Quest for Space III: The great migration 2016 Previous Quests Quest for Space II: The Bunker Buster 2014 Quest for Space: The Bunker 2013 text/html 2016-09-20T05:24:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/rfid_system?rev=1474349066&do=diff Overview VHS has an RFID door entry system for keyholders. Beta testing right now. Integrates with modified version of Membership Management Pro. Usage * Go to <http://membership.vanhack.ca/> * Username: usually Firstname.Lastname, Password: must be reset manually for now, contact Jarrett * Change your password to something you'll remember. text/html 2016-09-20T02:49:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/roboponies?rev=1474339797&do=diff VHS demands Robot Ponies from Vancouver City hall The Vancouver Hack Space (VHS) wants the City of Vancouver to provide Robot Ponies to taxpayers. VHS is willing to provide the services of building and testing the prototype Robot Pony. As a Not For Profit organization VHS would be open to any support from the City of Vancouver and Mayor Gregor Robertson. Mayor Gregor Robertson was recently quoted as saying “Who are all these fuckin’… who are these hacks man?&quot; We're pretty sure he meant Hac… text/html 2015-12-12T14:31:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/smartcard_passcode?rev=1449930676&do=diff <http://www.opensc-project.org/> This is a great project, and I believe this is a secure method of access 2 phase security need both card and key. Also, when the key is entered wrong 4 times the card resets itself and is void. This is mainly used for networks that need highly secure access and for financial transactions.. though I think with a little bit of work we can get something working for our door. text/html 2016-09-20T05:28:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/stats?rev=1474349335&do=diff Recording Stats at VHS VHS has an InfluxDB/Grafana instance to record and graph datapoints in the cloud. InfluxDB InfluxDB is a time-series database. What that means, is that it stores data with respect to time. Consider a MySQL database. Except instead of sending a new value and overwriting the previous data, InfluxDB keeps track of both, along with the time they were sent (unless you specify a different time). text/html 2017-05-17T22:23:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/tdwebste?rev=1495059801&do=diff Community * All peer reviewed and partially publicly funded publications should be freely publicly accessible. * Water Filter Personal Projects * Solarium with Grow light LEDs * Project Management and Backup Software FPGA * Parallella Board setup * Parallella SDK on Computer * Parallella gdb example on Epiphany * Matlab on Zedboard * Zedboard and Zybo Zynq Book * Z-Turn Files * PYNQ-Z1 Board * <https://hackaday.com/tag/zynq/> * Open CSI * FPGA IP * Parallella… text/html 2019-04-18T01:32:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/wades?rev=1555551160&do=diff Woodshop Automatic Dust Extraction System (WADES) In January 2019 JohnC sought out to build a Woodshop Dust Extraction Automation System (WADES) simliar to the one he built for the Science World exhibits fabrication workshop in 2018. The system uses a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) control panel connected via long wires to current sensors mounted at each tool. text/html 2017-11-19T01:39:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/hacks/zephyrproject?rev=1511055584&do=diff Zephyr Project @ VHS Introduction “The Zephyr™ Project is a scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures, optimized for resource constrained devices, and built with security in mind. This Linux Foundation hosted project embraces open source development values and governance on its mission to unite leaders from across the industry to produce a best-in-breed solution.