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42CHIPS-2020Datasheet · Rev. 2020
The Labelec at 42 Paris: rows of white workbenches under cable trays, iMacs along the back wall and soldering stations on the right.

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We void warranties for fun

42chips is the electronics association of 42 Paris. We learn by doing: building cool stuff, breaking it, fixing it, and pretending it was intentional.

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01 · Features

Who we are

General description

Our HQ is the Labelec, a magical place full of machines, components and the occasional smell of magic smoke. Whether you've never touched a soldering iron or you already talk to your coffee machine over UART, you're welcome here.

BOARDS1BOOTCAMP2MODULE3GND4VCC8APÉRO7LAB6NC542chipsEST. 2020LABELEC · PARIS
Figure 1. Pinout, DIP-8 top view
Table 1. Pin descriptions
PinNameFunction
1BOARDSDesigns the piscine boards
2BOOTCAMPSupervises the bootcamp
3MODULESupervises the module
4GNDCoffee
5NCNot connected: that's yours
6LABKeeps the Labelec running
7APÉROHosts apéro chips
8VCCCuriosity
Founded
2020
Status
Non-profit
HQ
Labelec
Mode
Hands-on

02 · Truth table

Electronics, the 42 way

Table 2. Truth table, at room temperature
InputState
Boring lecturesLOW1
“Read this 200-page manual”02
Projects, curiosity, and “oh… so that's why it didn't work”HIGH
Talking to peopleREQUIRED3
  1. 1We still give a few 😎
  2. 2Unless the answer is inside 😉
  3. 3We don't bite.

03 · Electrical characteristics

Why join?

Table 3. T = 25 °C unless otherwise noted
ParameterSymbolMinTypMaxUnit
Learn electronics by actually building stuffNbuild1—∞projects
Access machines that go brrrPbrrr—brrrBRRRRdB
Get mentored by people who've already fried a microcontroller, so they can tell you “told you so”4Nfried13—µC
Be part of a fun, nerdy and slightly chaotic communityχ—slightly——
  1. 4Measured by the mentors themselves, so take the typical value with a grain of solder.

04 · Power-up sequence

How do I join?

AT_LABHELPINGMEMBER≈ 1 month
Figure 2. Power-up sequence
  1. Show up at the lab
  2. Help around
  3. Join the associationt ≈ 1 month

Just show up at the lab and help around. We'd rather get to know you before taking you into the association, so we know you'll still be around in a month.

05 · Ordering information

Apéro chips & events

42C-APERO
Apéro chips
42C-WKSHP
Workshops
42C-CLEAN
Cleaning days
42C-MEET
Meet-up afternoons

Apéro chips, workshops, cleaning days, meet-up afternoons: the calendar lives on Notion and announcements go out on Discord.

News on NotionJoin the Discord

Rev. 2020: initial release (association founded).