Secure-A-C.H.I.P.

Security is a big deal. Everyday brings a new story about how hackers are creating networks of bots and stealing information and identities.

It’s easy to dive into using C.H.I.P. without thinking about this stuff, so we want to provide some guidelines on how to make your C.H.I.P. secure. This is especially important if you’re working with C.H.I.P. remotely on a network. You’ll not only want a secure C.H.I.P., but you’ll want the process as streamlined as possible.

Here’s some tips on making it easy to log into your C.H.I.P., make logging in more secure, and make your C.H.I.P. unique so you know it’s yours.

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PocketC.H.I.P. Goes Tintyping

Gus and PocketC.H.I.P. (also pictured: me, ruining a perfect photo) Photography by Patrick Demmons

I made a ridiculous claim the summer after our Kickstarter campaign.  I would not shave until we started shipping C.H.I.P.s.  Committed, my appearance slowly got out of hand.

Gus was also growing out his facial hair, in preparation for a grizzled drivers license photo.  We joked we both looked like Civil War veterans. After months of talking about it, we took a half day to take period photos in period costumes.  We also brought PocketC.H.I.P..

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C.H.I.P.sters in Focus: Custom C.H.I.P. Case Roundup

This week at the office we’re getting a new 3D printer for prototyping. It got me thinking about all the things I want to print. Rather than printing doodads and Yoda heads, I surfed over to the forum to look for custom C.H.I.P. enclosures.

The community did not disappoint! Custom enclosures abound! Some are 3D printable, others use Lego brick designs, and one gem simply repurposes the cardboard box C.H.I.P. ships in. Check them out.

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NTC Project: Blast Off with RocketC.H.I.P.!

This is RocketC.H.I.P.: a C.H.I.P. with specially configured WiFi and the circuitry to control a relay. Take any WiFi device like PocketC.H.I.P., connect to the RocketC.H.I.P. network, and wirelessly blast those rockets off!

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Making Music with SunVox on PocketC.H.I.P.

Here at the office we have some really, really big ALTEC Lansing speakers we found online. We’ve had a bit of a tough time agreeing on what to blast. That was until we got SunVox working on PocketC.H.I.P. and gave it to Peter.

(Grab Peter’s CHIPTRON track and listen while you read!)

Peter is one of the NTC crew. He writes code, projects, and documentation, but he’s also an accomplished electronic musician. Having never used SunVox before, we gave him a PocketC.H.I.P. running the software. Now Peter is hooked and we finally can agree on office music!

SunVox is an intriguing electronic music application and tracker written by Alexander Zolotov. It gives you an entire studio in one place. No joke! I mean almost everything is there. From a full keyboard to digital theremin, Zoltov’s packed it all in one program. Tune your snares, modify sound characteristics on-the-fly, or simply grab someone else’s track and mix on it.

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