BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//39th Chaos Communications Congress//events in Hardware Hacking A rea -- Front-middle CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:events in Hardware Hacking Area -- Front-middle BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Blocktris game soldering workshop (not for beginners) (Day 1) DTSTART:20251227T203000Z DTEND:20251227T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260404T175130Z UID:cd98edcf-4aab-4f07-b2f1-aff5ff347016 CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:**Blocktris game soldering workshop (not for beginners)** \n \n**Materials costs**: \n€8 \n \n**Taught by** Theo. \n \n**Worksh op Itinerary**: \n \n**Registration**: \nGet a reservation voucher at t he Hardware Hacking Area to guarantee a seat\, or come by early! (And plea se do arrive early\, regardless!) First come\, first served. \n \n**Link s**:\nhttps://github.com/hackwinkel/10x20_LED_screen LOCATION:Hardware Hacking Area -- Front-middle URL:https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/event/detail/blocktris-game-so ldering-workshop-not-for-beginner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:39C3 LED badge -- SMD for Beginners (Day 2) DTSTART:20251228T090000Z DTEND:20251228T113000Z DTSTAMP:20260404T175130Z UID:aaff4a4b-ff95-45f9-85ec-6e8e2bd129d6 CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:### 39C3 LED badge -- SMD for Beginners\n\n![39C3 LED badge](h ttps://usercontent.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/usercontent/b/7dccaedbb 7ec/39C3badge.png)\n\nSurface Mounted Devices (SMDs) are small compared to Through Hole (TH) electronic components\, and have the reputation of bein g difficult to work with as a hobyist: Difficult to see and handle\, when you sneeze\, you loose them and you can not easily use them on 2.54mm rast er prototyping boards.\n\nSMD components are designed to be used in a refl ow soldering process where tiny dots of solder paste are applied to a Prin ted Circuit Board (PCB)\, after which the SMD components are "Picked and P laced" on the PCB\, after which the whole PCB is heated to the melting poi nt of the solder ("reflowing")\, actually completing the electrical conne ctions.\n\nThis workshop is aimed at showing you that the reputation of be ing difficult to work with is a bit undeserved\, and that you can also wor k with SMDs using just a regular soldering iron: With some simple tricks and a suitable selection of components (not the smallest possible)\, the v ast majority of people can successfully complete this project.\n\nBeing ab le to solder SMD projects using just a simple soldering iron will also hel p you develop some skills that are useful if you need to do "rework" on r eflow soldering projects. Reflow soldering is also not difficult to do as a hobbyist\, but requires a few more tools like a stencil to apply solder paste and either an oven or a hot plate to do the reflowing. It is\, howev er\, much quicker than soldering the parts one by one\, and can yield more professional looking\, cleaner\, solder joints.\n\nThe project is an elec tronic name-badge - You should write your name (or nick) on it and wear it . It contains 42 LEDs\, a microcontroller\, some support components and an InfraRed transmitter and receiver that allow it to communicate with other badges. When the badge detects the presence of other badges ("friends") n earby\, it will change its behaviour. It will not only interact with other 39C3 LED badges\, but also with TBD badges - come visit the TBD assembly at komona or https://tbd.camp\n\n![TBD badge](https://usercontent.events.c cc.de/congress/2025/hub/usercontent/e/d619de5f1be1/tbdbadge.png)\n\n### Co sts\nThis workshop is donation based. Materials costs are 2 euro per badge . Donations will go towards 1) covering costs of the badges\, 2) covering costs of running the hardware hacking area in general\, 3) covering costs of organizing TBD (see the TBD assembly at komona or https://tbd.camp)\n\n ### Registration\nThe number of participants per session is limited. First come\, first served. Either get a participation voucher beforehand or sho w up early (there may be places left).\nThere will be *numbered* paper vou chers available for each session some time in advance of each session. If you get a voucher and do not show up *before* the designated starting time \, someone else may take your spot. Please don't take multiple vouchers an d don't take vouchers if you don't actually plan to participate.\n\n### G etting a kit\nKits are part of the workshop and not for sale separately. Y ou can\, however easily source your own PCBs and parts and make kits yours elf because the design is MIT licensed open source.\n \n### Links\nhttps ://github.com/hackwinkel/39C3LEDbadge LOCATION:Hardware Hacking Area -- Front-middle URL:https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/event/detail/39c3-led-badge-sm d-for-beginners-day-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:39C3 LED badge -- SMD for Beginners (Day 3) DTSTART:20251229T090000Z DTEND:20251229T113000Z DTSTAMP:20260404T175130Z UID:a47bb589-980f-4c6f-98de-972c93969a42 CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:### 39C3 LED badge -- SMD for Beginners\n\n![39C3 LED badge](h ttps://usercontent.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/usercontent/b/7dccaedbb 7ec/39C3badge.png)\n\nSurface Mounted Devices (SMDs) are small compared to Through Hole (TH) electronic components\, and have the reputation of bein g difficult to work with as a hobyist: Difficult to see and handle\, when you sneeze\, you loose them and you can not easily use them on 2.54mm rast er prototyping boards.\n\nSMD components are designed to be used in a refl ow soldering process where tiny dots of solder paste are applied to a Prin ted Circuit Board (PCB)\, after which the SMD components are "Picked and P laced" on the PCB\, after which the whole PCB is heated to the melting poi nt of the solder ("reflowing")\, actually completing the electrical conne ctions.\n\nThis workshop is aimed at showing you that the reputation of be ing difficult to work with is a bit undeserved\, and that you can also wor k with SMDs using just a regular soldering iron: With some simple tricks and a suitable selection of components (not the smallest possible)\, the v ast majority of people can successfully complete this project.\n\nBeing ab le to solder SMD projects using just a simple soldering iron will also hel p you develop some skills that are useful if you need to do "rework" on r eflow soldering projects. Reflow soldering is also not difficult to do as a hobbyist\, but requires a few more tools like a stencil to apply solder paste and either an oven or a hot plate to do the reflowing. It is\, howev er\, much quicker than soldering the parts one by one\, and can yield more professional looking\, cleaner\, solder joints.\n\nThe project is an elec tronic name-badge - You should write your name (or nick) on it and wear it . It contains 42 LEDs\, a microcontroller\, some support components and an InfraRed transmitter and receiver that allow it to communicate with other badges. When the badge detects the presence of other badges ("friends") n earby\, it will change its behaviour. It will not only interact with other 39C3 LED badges\, but also with TBD badges - come visit the TBD assembly at komona or https://tbd.camp\n\n![TBD badge](https://usercontent.events.c cc.de/congress/2025/hub/usercontent/e/d619de5f1be1/tbdbadge.png)\n\n### Co sts\nThis workshop is donation based. Materials costs are 2 euro per badge . Donations will go towards 1) covering costs of the badges\, 2) covering costs of running the hardware hacking area in general\, 3) covering costs of organizing TBD (see the TBD assembly at komona or https://tbd.camp)\n\n ### Registration\nThe number of participants per session is limited. First come\, first served. Either get a participation voucher beforehand or sho w up early (there may be places left).\nThere will be *numbered* paper vou chers available for each session some time in advance of each session. If you get a voucher and do not show up *before* the designated starting time \, someone else may take your spot. Please don't take multiple vouchers an d don't take vouchers if you don't actually plan to participate.\n\n### G etting a kit\nKits are part of the workshop and not for sale separately. Y ou can\, however easily source your own PCBs and parts and make kits yours elf because the design is MIT licensed open source.\n \n### Links\nhttps ://github.com/hackwinkel/39C3LEDbadge LOCATION:Hardware Hacking Area -- Front-middle URL:https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/event/detail/39c3-led-badge-sm d-for-beginners-day-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:39C3 LED badge -- SMD for Beginners (Day 4) DTSTART:20251230T090000Z DTEND:20251230T113000Z DTSTAMP:20260404T175130Z UID:169a7907-fa86-44c6-8007-3039f366b3a3 CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:### 39C3 LED badge -- SMD for Beginners\n\n![39C3 LED badge](h ttps://usercontent.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/usercontent/b/7dccaedbb 7ec/39C3badge.png)\n\nSurface Mounted Devices (SMDs) are small compared to Through Hole (TH) electronic components\, and have the reputation of bein g difficult to work with as a hobyist: Difficult to see and handle\, when you sneeze\, you loose them and you can not easily use them on 2.54mm rast er prototyping boards.\n\nSMD components are designed to be used in a refl ow soldering process where tiny dots of solder paste are applied to a Prin ted Circuit Board (PCB)\, after which the SMD components are "Picked and P laced" on the PCB\, after which the whole PCB is heated to the melting poi nt of the solder ("reflowing")\, actually completing the electrical conne ctions.\n\nThis workshop is aimed at showing you that the reputation of be ing difficult to work with is a bit undeserved\, and that you can also wor k with SMDs using just a regular soldering iron: With some simple tricks and a suitable selection of components (not the smallest possible)\, the v ast majority of people can successfully complete this project.\n\nBeing ab le to solder SMD projects using just a simple soldering iron will also hel p you develop some skills that are useful if you need to do "rework" on r eflow soldering projects. Reflow soldering is also not difficult to do as a hobbyist\, but requires a few more tools like a stencil to apply solder paste and either an oven or a hot plate to do the reflowing. It is\, howev er\, much quicker than soldering the parts one by one\, and can yield more professional looking\, cleaner\, solder joints.\n\nThe project is an elec tronic name-badge - You should write your name (or nick) on it and wear it . It contains 42 LEDs\, a microcontroller\, some support components and an InfraRed transmitter and receiver that allow it to communicate with other badges. When the badge detects the presence of other badges ("friends") n earby\, it will change its behaviour. It will not only interact with other 39C3 LED badges\, but also with TBD badges - come visit the TBD assembly at komona or https://tbd.camp\n\n![TBD badge](https://usercontent.events.c cc.de/congress/2025/hub/usercontent/e/d619de5f1be1/tbdbadge.png)\n\n### Co sts\nThis workshop is donation based. Materials costs are 2 euro per badge . Donations will go towards 1) covering costs of the badges\, 2) covering costs of running the hardware hacking area in general\, 3) covering costs of organizing TBD (see the TBD assembly at komona or https://tbd.camp)\n\n ### Registration\nThe number of participants per session is limited. First come\, first served. Either get a participation voucher beforehand or sho w up early (there may be places left).\nThere will be *numbered* paper vou chers available for each session some time in advance of each session. If you get a voucher and do not show up *before* the designated starting time \, someone else may take your spot. Please don't take multiple vouchers an d don't take vouchers if you don't actually plan to participate.\n\n### G etting a kit\nKits are part of the workshop and not for sale separately. Y ou can\, however easily source your own PCBs and parts and make kits yours elf because the design is MIT licensed open source.\n \n### Links\nhttps ://github.com/hackwinkel/39C3LEDbadge LOCATION:Hardware Hacking Area -- Front-middle URL:https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/event/detail/39c3-led-badge-sm d-for-beginners-day-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Blocktris game soldering workshop (not for beginners) (Day 4) DTSTART:20251230T120000Z DTEND:20251230T143000Z DTSTAMP:20260404T175130Z UID:b6d9b5b2-5671-40b3-a822-cd7ba0533ebf CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:**Blocktris game soldering workshop (not for beginners)** \n \n**Materials costs**: \n€8 \n \n**Taught by** Theo. \n \n**Worksh op Itinerary**: \n \n**Registration**: \nGet a reservation voucher at t he Hardware Hacking Area to guarantee a seat\, or come by early! (And plea se do arrive early\, regardless!) First come\, first served. \n \n**Link s**:\nhttps://github.com/hackwinkel/10x20_LED_screen LOCATION:Hardware Hacking Area -- Front-middle URL:https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/event/detail/blocktris-game-so ldering-workshop-not-for-beg_y9j7 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR