PCB Design for Artists & Makers – 2024-11-23

PCB Design for Artists and Makers

Sam, a Berlin based creative technologist, gave an introduction to printed circuit boards (PCBs) as a creative medium for doing art and all kinds of fun things. We learned how to do a simple PCB design in the software EasyEDA, from schematic to board layout. Finally, we ordered preassembled boards from JLCPCB and its Chinese …

Smart glass – 2023-04-25

Dim Sum Labs was packed for this presentation by our special guest Andrew Crowe. He introduced us to electronically switchable smart glass, also known as privacy glass. There are many cool things that can be done with it! Andrew is technical director of MetaObjects, a digital studio based in Hong Kong and London. Watch the …

Artistic PCB Design for Terrified Beginners

Some pictures of the event: You will learn how to design a circuit board (PCB) that looks like a piece of art. Pictured is a board in the shape of a cat. The cat’s eyes light up with LEDs. You can bring your own photo or drawing and turn it into a PCB. No prior …

Visit of Hua Qiang Bei

Huaqiangbei with Dim Sum Labs

Everyone is welcome to join us, kids with parent(s) are welcome too Shenzhen’s world famous Hua Qiang Bei market is on our doorstep. Ninety percent of the world’s electronics is made in the South China region and sold here. You need to see it to believe it. We will be shopping for components for our …

Workshop: Introduction to Arduino – Hands-on (solder-free) electronics!

Arduino Workshop @dimsumlabs

Date/Time: Wed Jan 16 2019, 7-9:30 PM In a 2.5 hr session, you’ll learn basic electronics concepts in a hands-on way – building a project that flashes, beeps and buzzes! No electronics or programming experience required. Take home an Arduino-style board and components to continue your experiments. Fee – HKD 300 (bring on the night)

Workshop: Intro to Soldering (DSL Badge)

Date/Time – Wed Jan 9 2019, 7-9pm Mostly covered up by pretty cases, virtually all of today’s technology depends on some kind of electric circuitry. In our soldering workshop we decrease the distance between the participant and the circuit. You will solder the components – including an LED, battery, switch and resistors and bring life …

Workshop: Take-apart Day #3 – Exploring the insides of old technology

Take-apart day

Date / Time – Saturday Nov 17, 2-5pm We have some unwanted electronics cluttering our small Hong Kong Dim Sum Labs space. Let’s take them apart! Our electronic trash will provide hours of fun as we dig our way into the guts of machines together to see what’s inside and learn how they worked. We …