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* Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories  —''Coming soon''.
 
* Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories  —''Coming soon''.
 
* Buy [http://evilmadscience.com/productsmenu/tinykitlist/556 Octolively Modules] at Evil Mad Science
 
* Buy [http://evilmadscience.com/productsmenu/tinykitlist/556 Octolively Modules] at Evil Mad Science
* Download [http://evilmadscience.s3.amazonaws.com/catalog/emskits/octolively/mt_a/octolively_mt_ds.pdf Datasheet] (600 kB PDF file)
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* Download [http://evilmadscience.s3.amazonaws.com/catalog/emskits/octolively/mt_a/octolively_mt_ds.pdf Datasheet] — PDF, 0.6 MB.
  
  
 
'''User guide:'''
 
'''User guide:'''
* Ready to use Octolively Modules come fully assembled and tested. Just add power.
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* Ready to use Octolively Modules come fully assembled and tested. Just add power.  
:: User guide in PDF format  —''Coming soon''.  
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:: [http://cdn2.evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/octolively/octolively_user.pdf Octolively User Guide]— PDF, 6 MB.  (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]])
  
  
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* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/go/octolively Announcement article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
 
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/go/octolively Announcement article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
 
* Buy [http://evilmadscience.com/productsmenu/tinykitlist/411 Octolively Soldering Kits] at Evil Mad Science
 
* Buy [http://evilmadscience.com/productsmenu/tinykitlist/411 Octolively Soldering Kits] at Evil Mad Science
* Download [http://evilmadscience.s3.amazonaws.com/catalog/emskits/octolively/octolively_datasheet.pdf Datasheet] (700 kB PDF file)
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* Download [http://evilmadscience.s3.amazonaws.com/catalog/emskits/octolively/octolively_datasheet.pdf Datasheet]   — PDF, 0.7 MB.
  
  
 
'''Assembly and usage instructions:'''
 
'''Assembly and usage instructions:'''
 
* Octolively soldering kit modules are easy through-hole soldering kits.  Our heavily-illustrated assembly guide walks you through the process.
 
* Octolively soldering kit modules are easy through-hole soldering kits.  Our heavily-illustrated assembly guide walks you through the process.
:: (A) [http://cdn2.evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/octolively/Octolively_instrux_1_0_a.pdf Octolively Guide]-- PDF version, 13 MB.  (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]])  
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:: (A) [http://cdn2.evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/octolively/Octolively_instrux_1_0_a.pdf Octolively Guide] — PDF version, 13 MB.  (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]])  
:: (B) [http://cdn2.evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/octolively/html/index.html Octolively Guide]-- Page by page "HTML" Version  
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:: (B) [http://cdn2.evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/octolively/html/index.html Octolively Guide] — Page by page "HTML" Version  
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:: [http://cdn2.evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/octolively/octolively_user.pdf Octolively User Guide]— PDF, 6 MB.  (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]])
  
  
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Octolively is an open source hardware+software project.  The hardware designs are licensed under the [http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html TAPR OHL].
 
Octolively is an open source hardware+software project.  The hardware designs are licensed under the [http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html TAPR OHL].
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Hardware design (soldering kit version):
 
* The circuit board design is in [[GEDA_Resources|gEDA]].  Design files (.zip archive) [http://evilmadscientist.s3.amazonaws.com/source/octolively_refdesign.zip available here]
 
* The circuit board design is in [[GEDA_Resources|gEDA]].  Design files (.zip archive) [http://evilmadscientist.s3.amazonaws.com/source/octolively_refdesign.zip available here]
* Octolively circuit schematic alone available here: [http://evilmadscientist.s3.amazonaws.com/source/octolively_ref.pdf octolively_ref.pdf]
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* Octolively schematic (soldering kit version): [http://evilmadscientist.s3.amazonaws.com/source/octolively_ref.pdf octolively_ref.pdf]  
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* [[Octolively_Bill_of_Materials|Octolively Bill of Materials]]  (soldering kit version)
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Hardware design (Ready to use modules):
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* The circuit board design is in [[GEDA_Resources|gEDA]].  Design files (.zip archive) ''coming week of August 1 2012.''
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* Octolively schematic (ready-to-use version): [http://evilmadscientist.s3.amazonaws.com/source/octolively/mt_a/octosmt_a.pdf octosmt_a.pdf]
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* Bill of Materials:  ''coming week of August 1 2012.''
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* Source code repository: [http://github.com/oskay/Octolively Hosted at Github]  
 
* Source code repository: [http://github.com/oskay/Octolively Hosted at Github]  
* [[Octolively_Bill_of_Materials|Octolively Bill of Materials]]  (soldering kit version)
 
  
  

Revision as of 04:44, 2 August 2012

This page is the central documentation site for Octolively from Evil Mad Science.


Octolively Modules (ready to use)

Main details

  • Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories —Coming soon.
  • Buy Octolively Modules at Evil Mad Science
  • Download Datasheet — PDF, 0.6 MB.


User guide:

  • Ready to use Octolively Modules come fully assembled and tested. Just add power.
Octolively User Guide— PDF, 6 MB. (Trouble Viewing? Please click here.)


Octolively Soldering Kits

Main details


Assembly and usage instructions:

  • Octolively soldering kit modules are easy through-hole soldering kits. Our heavily-illustrated assembly guide walks you through the process.
(A) Octolively Guide — PDF version, 13 MB. (Trouble Viewing? Please click here.)
(B) Octolively Guide — Page by page "HTML" Version
Octolively User Guide— PDF, 6 MB. (Trouble Viewing? Please click here.)


Open Source Hardware documentation

Octolively is an open source hardware+software project. The hardware designs are licensed under the TAPR OHL.

Hardware design (soldering kit version):

Hardware design (Ready to use modules):

  • The circuit board design is in gEDA. Design files (.zip archive) coming week of August 1 2012.
  • Octolively schematic (ready-to-use version): octosmt_a.pdf
  • Bill of Materials: coming week of August 1 2012.



Additional Resources

Conversion to Interactive Game of Life kits:


Places for questions, answers, and sharing experiences: