Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.
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When: Sunday, Mar 9, 2025 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: In person at the office of i3Detroit, located at 1481-A Wordsworth St, Ferndale, MI 48220.
(For more detailed directions and parking information please click on the About SEMCO tab on this site).
SIG Computing Topic: Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Presented by Tom Allen
This talk will cover Software Defined Radio (SDR). And example of a SDR will be given. The theory of SDR’s will be discussed.
Tom Allen is a retired electrical and computer engineer. He has a BS and MS from U of M.
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.
When: Sunday, Mar 9, 2025 at 1:30 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be Hybrid in person and online. Details shown above.
SIG-Linux Topic: All about USB but did not know who to ask
Presented by Sharan Kalwani
USB is now practically ubiquitous, but it has had a long journey behind it and was adopted very early by the Linux community. In this detailed presentation, we will dive into the history of USB,
current standards, some hardware background (enough to make you dangerous) and the future of USB.
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation
When: Sunday, Mar 9, 2025 at 3:00 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be Hybrid in person and online. Details shown above.
The March 2025 SEMCO Meetings were recorded. Below are links to the video recordings:
Board Meeting mp4: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l4Gd45eifXdSfhc77Mixlvjjtw80itDj/view?usp=sharing
SIG-Computing Meeting Software Defined Radio mp4: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v898177jnnUR5qBKnZ3GnlG_Efyfzkp0/view?usp=sharing
SIG-Linux Meeting: SEMCO 2025 March SIG-Linux All You Wanted to Know About USB But Did Not Know Who To Ask mp4: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15VpxHOT1ZCGTegzQ85LCID32cKKnOauj/view?usp=sharing
Supporting files were used in the meeting. Below are links to the files:
SIG-Computing Meeting Software Defined Radio PDF: The file has not been received yet.
SIG-Linux Meeting SEMCO 2025 March SIG-Linux All You Wanted to Know About USB But Did Not Know Who To Ask PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UHml-1xiyPgs6lWx40DfXl0N9fGkwWFc/view?usp=sharing
SIG-Computing Meeting Software Defined Radio PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18XJmxcPFG5C0poVHANO9_xwzqXImnDBk/view?usp=sharing