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Monday April 13, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am PDT
What happens when you mix PowerShell with wires, motors, sensors, and microcontrollers — then add a spark of creativity? You get scripts that put the physical world at your fingertips; light up RGB LEDs, spin motors, rotate a servo, trigger a MOSFET switch, water your cactus, and whatever else you can imagine!In this session, we’ll take PowerShell beyond the terminal and into the hardware realm. You’ll discover the concepts, tools, and skills needed to bridge the gap from scripts to circuits, building your own PowerShell Gadgets with accessible yet powerful platforms:- FT232H-based boards — for direct I²C, SPI, UART, and GPIO control straight from your console. - Pico and ESP32 microcontrollers running Python — for flexible, wireless, and rich automation possibilities.We’ll cover the essential starter toolkit—what you'll need, how to wire stuff together, and how to speak its language from PowerShell — then jump into live, real-world demos that show scripts breaking free from software to control and interact with the physical world around you.
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avatar for Mark Go

Mark Go

System Administrator, Lab IT Specialist, System Administrator
Mark Go is a self-described “random nerdy IT guy” with a persistent nostalgia for media like The Goonies, Blankman, Short Circuit, MacGyver. He’s passionate about DIY electronics and finding creative, practical ways to bring PowerShell beyond the console and into the physical... Read More →
Monday April 13, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am PDT
Meydenbauer Center - Room 401 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA

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