Updates: OSS, STM hardware complete, programming

A few very quick updates:

1. In case you missed the youtube video, the STM is now electronics hardware complete – well, I have a very small change coming in the mail (a two-in-one DAC chip) to replace the two separate DACs.  This may improve the code efficiency slightly, but I’m going to wait a while before I implement the change.
2. I’m working on the programming right now, and not sleeping much while I do because (see below)…
3. I have been invited to display the STM at the Open Science Summit in Berkeley at the end of the month.  If you’re there, stop by the Berkeley International House and say hello – I’ll be at the hardware tables.

…I have so much work to do between now and then…

video after the jump:

Things to do before the STM is complete:

• Connect the digital and analog sides (about an hour of wiring)
• Build the physical STM support (about 4 hours of machining)
• Finish the serial transfer code in python (?)
• Wet etch a tungsten tip (about an hour)