Electromagnetic Field | |
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![]() Overhead view of Electromagnetic Field 2018 | |
Status | active |
Frequency | Biennially |
Country | England |
Inaugurated | August 2012 |
Founder | Jonty Wareing, Russ Garrett |
Most recent | 30 May - 2 June 2024 |
Next event | TBA |
Participants | 3000 |
Filing status | Not for profit |
Website | emfcamp.org |
Electromagnetic Field (also known as EMF, or EMF Camp) is a camping festival in the UK, held every two years, for hackers, geeks, engineers and scientists. [1] It features talks and workshops covering a wide variety of topics. [2] EMF is a non-profit event run entirely by a team of volunteers. [3]
Attendees of EMF receive an electronic conference badge, funded by sponsorship, which in 2014 included an LCD screen, Arduino-compatible microcontroller, and a radio transceiver. [4]
The first Electromagnetic Field event was held in 2012 at Pineham in Milton Keynes, and completely sold out a 499-person capacity. Each tent at EMF 2012 was provided with power and the internet, via a 2.5 km direct microwave link to a data centre [5] which provided 370 Mbit/s [6] to the campsite. Over 50 speakers gave talks, including Ben Goldacre. [7]
In 2013, a smaller interim one-day event called Electromagnetic Wave was held in London on board the MS Stubnitz. [8]
The main event was held again in 2014 at Hounslow Hall Estate, Newton Longville (near Milton Keynes). Over 1,200 tickets were sold. [9] As with the 2012 event, internet was provided by a direct microwave link which provided 436 Mbit/s. [10] The entire event had over 100 talks, workshops and events with a separate track for children. Notable speakers included Tom Watson MP and Simon Singh. [11] In addition there were 45 'villages' [12] that ran their own workshops and events including silver smithing, wood turning and making stroopwafels.
The 2016 event was held on 5–7 August at Loseley Park, Guildford [13] with an attendance of over 1,600. The 1 Gbit/s internet connection was provided by fibre, and the on-site network had a 10 Gbit/s backbone. [14]
Since 2018, Electromagnetic Field has been held at Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire. [15] [16] The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, [17] [18] but the event resumed in 2022. [19]
No. | Date | Location | Attendance | Internet connection |
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1st | 31 August – 2 September 2012 [20] | Pineham Park, Milton Keynes | 499 | 370 Mbit/s (direct microwave link) |
2nd | 29-31 August 2014 [21] | Hounslow Hall Estate, Newton Longville, Milton Keynes | > 1,200 | 436 Mbit/s (direct microwave link) |
3rd | 5-7 August 2016 | Loseley Park, Guildford | > 1,600 | 1 Gbit/s (fibre) |
4th | 31 August – 2 September 2018 | Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire | 2,500 | 1 Gbit/s (fibre) [22] |
5th | 2-5 June 2022 | Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire [23] |
2,800 [24] |
1 Gbit/s (fibre) |
6th | 30 May - 2nd June 2024 | Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire | 3000 | 40 Gbit/s (fibre) |
Each event, up to and including the 2024 event had a custom, programmable, battery-powered badge.
For the first event in 2012 the badge was named TiLDA, based on an ATMega 32U4 and was Arduino-compatible.
The 2014 badge (TiLDA MKe) was an Arduino Due-compatible badge. It was the first to come with an LCD, and all subsequent EMF badges included an LCD screen. It included Accelerometer and Gyroscope sensors, along with a long-range wireless transceiver. [25]
The 2016 badge was named TiLDA MK3, and dropped Arduino-compatibility for sake of Micropython. It was built around the STM32L4 microcontroller, and included a WiFi module, gyroscope and magnetometer. [26] [27]
The 2018 badge (TiLDA MK4) included a SIM800 GSM module and T9 number keypad. [28]
The 2022 badge was renamed to TiDAL. [29] It was a badge in a USB-C thumbdrive format, with an LCD screen, a joystick, and various buttons. [30]
For 2024, the event debuted the Tildagon badge, planned to be used for all future events alongside hardware "hexpansion" boards. The Tildagon badge is based on an Espressif ESP32-S3 with 2MB of RAM and 8MB of storage. [31]
In the years when Electromagnetic Field does not occur, Chaos Communication Camp (in Germany) and one of the Hack-Tic hacker events (in the Netherlands) occur alternately.
Electromagnetic Field | |
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![]() Overhead view of Electromagnetic Field 2018 | |
Status | active |
Frequency | Biennially |
Country | England |
Inaugurated | August 2012 |
Founder | Jonty Wareing, Russ Garrett |
Most recent | 30 May - 2 June 2024 |
Next event | TBA |
Participants | 3000 |
Filing status | Not for profit |
Website | emfcamp.org |
Electromagnetic Field (also known as EMF, or EMF Camp) is a camping festival in the UK, held every two years, for hackers, geeks, engineers and scientists. [1] It features talks and workshops covering a wide variety of topics. [2] EMF is a non-profit event run entirely by a team of volunteers. [3]
Attendees of EMF receive an electronic conference badge, funded by sponsorship, which in 2014 included an LCD screen, Arduino-compatible microcontroller, and a radio transceiver. [4]
The first Electromagnetic Field event was held in 2012 at Pineham in Milton Keynes, and completely sold out a 499-person capacity. Each tent at EMF 2012 was provided with power and the internet, via a 2.5 km direct microwave link to a data centre [5] which provided 370 Mbit/s [6] to the campsite. Over 50 speakers gave talks, including Ben Goldacre. [7]
In 2013, a smaller interim one-day event called Electromagnetic Wave was held in London on board the MS Stubnitz. [8]
The main event was held again in 2014 at Hounslow Hall Estate, Newton Longville (near Milton Keynes). Over 1,200 tickets were sold. [9] As with the 2012 event, internet was provided by a direct microwave link which provided 436 Mbit/s. [10] The entire event had over 100 talks, workshops and events with a separate track for children. Notable speakers included Tom Watson MP and Simon Singh. [11] In addition there were 45 'villages' [12] that ran their own workshops and events including silver smithing, wood turning and making stroopwafels.
The 2016 event was held on 5–7 August at Loseley Park, Guildford [13] with an attendance of over 1,600. The 1 Gbit/s internet connection was provided by fibre, and the on-site network had a 10 Gbit/s backbone. [14]
Since 2018, Electromagnetic Field has been held at Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire. [15] [16] The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, [17] [18] but the event resumed in 2022. [19]
No. | Date | Location | Attendance | Internet connection |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 31 August – 2 September 2012 [20] | Pineham Park, Milton Keynes | 499 | 370 Mbit/s (direct microwave link) |
2nd | 29-31 August 2014 [21] | Hounslow Hall Estate, Newton Longville, Milton Keynes | > 1,200 | 436 Mbit/s (direct microwave link) |
3rd | 5-7 August 2016 | Loseley Park, Guildford | > 1,600 | 1 Gbit/s (fibre) |
4th | 31 August – 2 September 2018 | Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire | 2,500 | 1 Gbit/s (fibre) [22] |
5th | 2-5 June 2022 | Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire [23] |
2,800 [24] |
1 Gbit/s (fibre) |
6th | 30 May - 2nd June 2024 | Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire | 3000 | 40 Gbit/s (fibre) |
Each event, up to and including the 2024 event had a custom, programmable, battery-powered badge.
For the first event in 2012 the badge was named TiLDA, based on an ATMega 32U4 and was Arduino-compatible.
The 2014 badge (TiLDA MKe) was an Arduino Due-compatible badge. It was the first to come with an LCD, and all subsequent EMF badges included an LCD screen. It included Accelerometer and Gyroscope sensors, along with a long-range wireless transceiver. [25]
The 2016 badge was named TiLDA MK3, and dropped Arduino-compatibility for sake of Micropython. It was built around the STM32L4 microcontroller, and included a WiFi module, gyroscope and magnetometer. [26] [27]
The 2018 badge (TiLDA MK4) included a SIM800 GSM module and T9 number keypad. [28]
The 2022 badge was renamed to TiDAL. [29] It was a badge in a USB-C thumbdrive format, with an LCD screen, a joystick, and various buttons. [30]
For 2024, the event debuted the Tildagon badge, planned to be used for all future events alongside hardware "hexpansion" boards. The Tildagon badge is based on an Espressif ESP32-S3 with 2MB of RAM and 8MB of storage. [31]
In the years when Electromagnetic Field does not occur, Chaos Communication Camp (in Germany) and one of the Hack-Tic hacker events (in the Netherlands) occur alternately.