Building the badge - How you can make small, cheap and custom hardware for function or fashion

Presented at Kernelcon 2019, April 6, 2019, 4 p.m. (50 minutes).

Drawn to increase in neck bling that people wear around looking like futuristic disco balls? Curious about the rise of IoT and how you can start making your hardware for tests? Want to make your own blinking monstrosity that can scare the cat and blind your neighbors. Cheap PCB fab houses and some free software offers the ability to make all these oddly specific dreams come true. This talk will cover an overview of how you can get your board designed, printed and distributed for your next event without going broke in the process.

Presenters:

• James Dietle
  James is a computer enthusiast who started off slinging CAT5, coax and silver satin in exchange for ice cream at the age of eight. As a naval officer in the intelligence community, he worked with NSA across the world and has over 13 years of Information Technology management experience. More recently he has been burning out GPUs, stopping criminals, and spreading comradery through cheap pcb.

Links:

• https://2019.kernelcon.org/agenda#badge

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