This month, we’re talking electrical prototyping! Whether you’re an electrical wizard or just getting started out, you’re invited to join the conversation. Longtime TVCOG member and volunteer Konstantin Avdashchenko has built a plethora of electrical prototypes for work and fun. He will talk through how he approaches bringing a prototype from idea to reality through the lens of one of his more recent projects (a gate valve lamp, which uses a custom hall effect sensor, a component found in many devices that convert mechanical motion into data). Expect a conversation delving into:

• Useful design software

• Component selection

• Circuit board manufacturing services

• Testing & programming

• Assembly and breaking things

• and more!

Konstantin is an Electrical Design Engineer, specializing in electronic design and firmware development for custom electronic sub-assemblies. He attended Union College, where he earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a Nanotechnology Minor.

How to find us: Find street parking anywhere downtown (free after 5pm). Enter the vestibule at 30 3RD St. Ring the doorbell. Sign in at the front desk. Join us in the Community Room.