Vintage Upcycling with Raspberry Pi and Arduino: Part 3: 1950's Pi Synth

In the comments below let us know what piece of vintage tech you want to upgrade with a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino!

We will send 10 winners a copy of Enrico's book along with a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino depending on Your Project Proposal!

Upcycling is the act of taking something no longer in use and giving it a second life and new function. In doing so, the finished product often becomes more practical, valuable and beautiful than what it previously was.  This 3 part workshop will introduce you to upcycling, explore a series of projects that involve upcycling, and encourage you to build your own upcycling project. 

Join us for a hands-on workshop with Enrico Miglino, in support of his upcoming book, Vintage Upcycling with Raspberry Pi and Arduino.  We encourage you to follow along as Enrico will walk you through a series of upcycling projects and take you from Zero to Hero upcycling using the Raspberry Pi and Arduino.  Over the course of three sessions, you'll be introduced to the concept of upcycling, and we'll walk you through everything you need to know to get started on your own upcycling project.  No experience required.  After each workshop Enrico will be available to answer any questions you have as you work on your own upcycling project using something vintage. 

We will be giving away up to 10 copies of Enrico's new book along with either a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino depending on your project proposal. 

To win comment below to:

• let us know what vintage tech you want to upgrade using a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino.
• how you will use a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino in an upcycling project.
• register and attend the workshop live or On-Demand

The goal of the workshop is to inspire you to do projects on the community.  You can watch this workshop On Demand and show us YOUR vintage upcycling project during the Project14 theme, Recycle & Retrofit ! Old Radios and old game consoles come to mind but you are invited to take any unused appliance and upcycling it using electronics of your choice!  Attend this workshop to get ideas for your own upcycling project using a Raspberry or Arduino.  When you are ready to submit your completed project submit your project in the Recycle & Retrofit  in Project14 or a blog on the community and use the tag RecycleRetrofitCH. 

• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, 4 GBRaspberry Pi 4 Model B, 4 GB
  
• Raspberry Pi 7" Capacitive Touch DisplayRaspberry Pi 7" Capacitive Touch Display

• 16 GB microSD card16 GB microSD card
• Raspberry Pi Power DisplayRaspberry Pi Power Display
• Arduino NanoArduino Nano
• 100 V, 150 mA Small Signal Diode100 V, 150 mA Small Signal Diode
• 1000 pF, 1000 V DC Film Capacitor1000 pF, 1000 V DC Film Capacitor
• 3900 pF, 630 V DC Film Capacitor3900 pF, 630 V DC Film Capacitor
• 100 kHz, PDIP-8 Timer, Single, Precision100 kHz, PDIP-8 Timer, Single, Precision
• 20V Switch Toggle20V Switch Toggle
• 7 Segment LED Display7 Segment LED Display
• 470 kohm Rotary Potentiometer, Carbon470 kohm Rotary Potentiometer, Carbon
• 220 kohm Rotary Potentiometer, Spindle220 kohm Rotary Potentiometer, Spindle
• 100 kohm Rotary Potentiometer100 kohm Rotary Potentiometer

Session 3:

Enrico reveals his yet to be published 1950's Pi Synth Project to motivate you with to submit an upcycling project in the upcoming Recycle & Retrofit competition as part of Project14 :

Agenda:

• Goal of Upcycling Workshop
• Radio Magic Next Steps
  
• Components and Tools We Use
• Project Design
• Interface Concept
• Not Banks

Dates and Register for Free:

The Presenter:

Enrico Miglino, element14 Community Member

Born in Turin, Italy. I have always had a special interest in electronics and communication. I had the chance to start working in the era of the first Personal Computers, just few years before their massive introduction, and very soon I started acquiring knowledge about hardware and software. I developed researches, patented hardware and software-integrated technologies, wrote technical articles on several technical papers in Italy and more. During the last decade I developed software and firmware for embedded devices, new products for Android, Mac and Linux. Before the Android massive diffusion, I had been developing software as Nokia developer focusing my experience on the Qt development platforms on desktops and Symbian devices. My approach to Electronics and circuit projects involving hardware and circuit creation is strongly oriented to microcontrollers, from small devices to the computer-like micro as the well-known ARM processors family. I definitely avoid two things: redundance (i.e. making projects more complex than can be done) and excess of complexity (i.e. a great solution should be simple and cheap, otherwise it is not a great solution). For this reasons I frequently rethink projects or create new ones in order to make products and prototypes market-affordable and as cheap as possible without compromising quality. Five years ago I moved to Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain) where I currently live and work.