Laurens ValkJun 25

Hello, Fediverse. I'm looking for embedded experts to help save #LEGO MINDSTORMS!

Background: https://pybricks.com/project/saving-lego-mindstorms/

Help: https://github.com/pybricks/support/issues?q=label%3A%22help%20wanted%22%20label%3A%22platform%3A%20EV3%22

I've made major progress, but I'd love to get some help! If writing an SPI flash driver or USB device implementation is your thing, I would love to hear from you šŸ˜€

I'll gladly donate an EV3 set for this. We can do this as a paid project too if that's a better fit. Let's discuss!

#foss #retrocomputing #ewaste #getfedihired #FediHire #fedijobs

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Show threadSteveJun 25
@laurensvalk would love to throw in some support where possible. I remember messing with these heavily in my early years of high school so keeping them alive would be amazing.
Show threadLaurens Valk
@lilstevie A great way to help is to tell your high school about it when the project is ready, or volunteer with robotics lessons šŸ˜€
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Show threadSteveJun 25
@laurensvalk when I have some time if thereā€™s still some need on the SPI flash driver Iā€™ll definitely also look at helping out on that.
Show threadSteveJun 25
@laurensvalk also I think the actual version I used hands on predates the ev3 by about a decade, but still šŸ¤£
Show threadLaurens ValkJun 25

@lilstevie Cool! Feel free to comment or upvote the issue and I'll tag you for updates. https://github.com/pybricks/support/issues/2247

Which color was the you used? Was it a yellow brick (RCX) or more like an iPod (NXT)?

[EV3 - help wanted]: Implement SPI flash block device driver Ā· Issue #2247 Ā· pybricks/support

We'll need to implement an SPI flash driver for EV3 so we can load programs on boot and save them during shutdown. This is very similar to the existing implementation for SPIKE Prime., just with a ...

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Show threadSteveJun 25
@laurensvalk it was 2001-2002 so I donā€™t think the nxt existed