Alex Garcia_Computer_Controlled

electronics production

This week we had an unpredictable accident in our lab… It got submerged in water after a heavy rain and due to that all the lab needed to be evacuated. We expect that soon we will be able to return to our practical activities in the lab.

Because of the LAB inoperability problem we decided to gather strength to implement a project called FAB SOCIAL. This project helps to deploy small centers of social fabrication in the city, giving them access and support in the society empowerment. With the help of the Guarulhos/SP City Hall team the FAB SOCIAL project gathers two ongoing projects: Guarux (a Linux operating system provided by the city of Guarulhos since 2011) and the addition of Fab Modules + Kokopeli in the same system.
The FAB SOCIAL is a collaborative project by the FAB LAB Brasil Association and the Guarulhos/SP City Hall. This implementation of the Linux operational system was the first step of the project. The final goal is to facilitate the community access to the Fab Labs distributed around the city through an user friendly system.

Link to the Guarux site:
http://guarux.guarulhos.sp.gov.br/
The installation process was led by Marcos Paz, one of Guarux´s developers.
The FABmodules' installation process in GUARUX was as follow:

1. We created a menu "Fab Social";
2. We created a directory "Fabmodules";
3. We installed all the dependencies;
4. We entered into the directory "Fabmodules";
5. Within the directory "Fabmodules" we entered in the folder “fab_src”;
6. We ran the “make install”;
7. We went back to the "Fab Social" and did two submenus: "Kokopelli” and “ Fabmodules".

Programming:

Creating the menu Fab social:

1. Right click on the main menu and click "edit";
2. In the open menu, click on "new menu";
3. Filled in our name and choose an image button.

Installing the dependencies:

apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8
apt-get install GCC
apt-get install G++
apt-get install LIBPNG12-DEV
apt-get install LIBBOOST-THREAD-DEV
apt-get install LIBBOOST-SYSTEM-DEV
apt-get install CMAKE

Entering in the root Fabmodules

cd /home/professor/Desktop/Fabmodules

Release permissions

chmod 777 Fabmodules

Entering the root fab_src and running install
cd /fab_src

run install

Creating Fanmodules and Kokopelli menu – buttons

Right-click button in the main menu, click "Edit"

From the "Fab social" click the "New Item"
Create "Fabmodules"
Fill in the "name", "command" and "image button"
Create "Kokopelli" in the “New Item” and repeat.

!