| Area | Description | Activities | Equipment | Power / HVAC / Lighting Requirements | Adjacencies |
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| Whole E-Lab |
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| - Single, small-form factors computer
- Dual monitors with selectable inputs. Like classroom TV
- Projector & surface
- Whiteboard to draw upon
- Prometheus Board (wish list)
| - Need to keep Rh within limits (?)
- At least one (1) 20amp circuit with two (2) quad outlets separated such that we can plug in at least two (2) fused power strips for various equipment
- Would prefer two (2) 20amp circuts
| - Classroom - Room to spread out onto tables
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| Fabrication & Assembly | - Individual work on projects
- Collaborative area that we can work face to face
- Space to work on microcontrollers and SBC projects
| - Assembly for small projects, putting pieces together and/or putting pieces into project boxes or containers (ie., rockets, robots, etc., etc.)
| - 30"x60" work surfaces
- Static dissipative, grounded surface.
- Hard surface for cutting, pounding, heating, etc. (needs to be durable)
- Handtools nearby - pegboard or clearly labeled bins or drawers (will have to decide on what tools this means)(see * below)
- Ethernet hard drop(s)
- Two soldering stations;
- one higher end (rework and more) and
- one general purpose
- Pano-vices / Chip Holders, e.g. KOTTIO Holding Hands
- PCB preheater - 110v 600watt, e.g. this one
- Hot Air Rework Station
- Reflow Oven
| - Where do we ground to?
- Filtration or Ventilation for soldering and/or solvents
- Ambient Air Temp - between 68 and 72degrees
- Moveable task lighting
- Soldering stations will need ventilation or filtration, e.g. KOTTO Solder Smoke Absorber
| - Classroom or large table area for group events - Groups, Teams, Presentations (KidWind, Rocket Teams, Robot Teams, etc.)
- Flexible in configuration to accomodate different sized things
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| Testing | - Use of test equipment to measure performance of products
| - Testing of proto-type products
| - Ethernet hard drop(s)
- 30"x60" work surface
- Binocular magnifier
- Electrical Cords
- Testing banana cables
- 30v 10a power supply
- Dilip's dual power supply
- (2 Leader tracking power supplies)
- (HP power supply)
- Signal Generator (Questionable to keep)
- Spectrum Analyzer (Questionable to keep)
- Oscilloscope (Very much needed)
- Wall Warts - Standard set of 3.3v, 5v, 12v
- Static dissipative, grounded surface.
- Analog Monitor - to attach to Oscilloscope
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| Wholly within the Elab |
| Demonstration | - Collaborative area that we can work face to face
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| - Arduinos, RaspberryPi's, CPX's
- Breadboards, hook-up wires
- LED's, components
- Ethernet hard drop(s)
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| May have to spill out to Classroom |
| Education | - Space for presentation of electrical concepts, technologies and equipment
- Collaborative learning area
- In-person/Virtual Meeting/Classroom
| - Soldering 101 events
- Take-a-part events
- Build-a-circuit events
- Conduct dual format workshops
- see more ideas in list below
| - Kits and Equipment to support regular events.
- Multiple soldering stations
- Worksurfaces like the desks in classroom
- See Kit listings below
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| Spread out broken stuff to DIY fix stuff |
We'd suggest implementing four identical 'virtual meeting' setups to conduct in-person and virtual workshops at the following locations: - Leesburg upstairs
- Leesburg downstairs
- Purcellville Green Room
- Purcellville lower classroom
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| - cameras
- computer(s)
- software
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| Storage | - Small Parts Storage (LEDs, SMT parts, resistors, capacitors, MOSFETs, etc.)
- Large Parts Storage (Project boxes, heat sinks, cableing, wire, etc.)
| - Sorting of parts
- Labeling of parts boxes
- Placing boxes in order
| - Cubbies and/or Racks
- (3 Grey Units)
- (1 Bin Rack)
- (6 tool boxes)
- (drone parts)
- (robot parts)
- Racks, Closets, Shelves
- (2 door cabinet)
- (10 Black & Yellow Boxes)
- (2 wire racks)
- (bookcase for equipment manuals)
- (large diameter shrink wrap and long tubes)
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| - Wholly within the Elab or immediately adjacent
- If located in Classroom, Classes can't block access to stuff in storage
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