SonoPlot

I apologize for going a little quiet both here and on Twitter for the last couple of weeks. I've been preparing for the Printed Electronics USA 2008 conference, where I'll be exhibiting SonoPlot's Microplotter robots in booth 25. If you happen to be in San Jose at the show today, please stop by and say hello.

I'm going to be heading out to San Francisco tomorrow to host SonoPlot's exhibit at SEMICON West 2008. SEMICON West is a giant semiconductor trade show and I'll be there demonstrating SonoPlot's technologies for printing electronics. If you are attending the show, please swing by our booth (8906) in Moscone West on the second floor and say hello.

Unfortunately, this means that I'll not be in very good communication over the next week. I'll try to respond to emails as best I can and check in on the forums at least daily.

I am about to head out to Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. This is my first trip out there and I look forward to filling in the holes in my Cocoa understanding with the sessions, as well as working with Apple engineers to resolve some nagging issues with programs I'm maintaining.

On top of the developer training and interaction, I will have a chance to show off some of the hardware and software design behind SonoPlot's Microplotter robotic fluid handlers (what I do during the day). The control elements of these systems are designed around Apple computers, specifically the Mac Mini and iMac, they use Firewire for video capture from attached CCD cameras that track the dispensing head on the robot, and all control software is written in Cocoa (Leopard-only, due to some specific features used in the implementation). For those in attendance who read this before then, the session is from 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM on Wednesday, June 11. Please do stop on by to chat if you are interested.