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Equipment✯

Student Loan✯

Students eligible for this service:

  • ISIMA engineers (1st, 2nd, or 3rd year, including work-study students)
  • Computer Science Master's students (M1 and M2)

If you need a loaner computer, please:

  • notify your training coordinator of your request
  • create a ticket on https://support.isima.fr specifying:
    • The reason for your request:
      • personal hardware failure
      • financial difficulties

Please note that:

  • we do not lend laptops (except for FISA work-study engineers), headsets, microphones, or cameras
  • loaned computers must be returned by July 1 at the latest
  • you are asked to take good care of the equipment so it can potentially be loaned to others in need
  • loaned computers are "recycled" computers, meaning they can be used for work but are not as powerful as the computers in the computer labs
  • we offer this service on a "best effort" basis, which requires patience and courtesy from the requester regardless of the outcome or processing time

Equipment Provided by ISIMA for Students✯

Depending on the period, needs, and available resources, the School may also provide computing resources (PCs, Apple computers, laptops, servers, projectors, public hosting, domain names, certificates, etc.) for academic (projects, etc.) and extracurricular (clubs, associations, etc.) activities.

This means that students must use these resources responsibly, particularly regarding consumables (taking care of equipment and reporting malfunctions, considering the necessity of printouts, preferring black and white, monitoring their processes, etc.).

The school values this tradition of curiosity, initiative, and courtesy.

Video Conferencing Equipment✯

You can collect video conferencing equipment from room A109.

We have headsets with microphones (~25 available).

Headsets (Lavalier Microphones)✯

You can also collect lavalier microphones designed to amplify your voice for an audience (not suitable for video conferencing).

Using on a Personal Laptop✯

Plug the USB dongle into one of your laptop's USB ports and turn on the headset.

Ensure Bluetooth is enabled on your laptop, then configure the input sound settings to use the 'Samson' microphone.

Audio will play through your laptop's speakers.

Using in a Room with Speakers✯

Rooms equipped with speakers that can be used with this headset include:

  • Garcia lecture hall
  • Lecture halls 1, 2, and 3 in the common area
  • Rooms G019, G020, and G103 in the common area

The operating principle is that audio from the lavalier microphone is sent to the projector, which is connected to external speakers, and the sound will play through the speakers.

The only possible connection is VGA. Plug the headset's USB dongle into the computer and connect the VGA output cable (connected to the projector) to the same dongle.

headset diagram

headset photo

The projector must be turned on, and the VGA source must be selected for the headset to work.

If using a laptop without VGA connectivity, plug the headset's dongle into a USB port and connect the video output to the VGA cable (use a VGA-HDMI adapter if necessary).

Remote Courses✯

To organize remote (or hybrid in-person/remote) courses, we offer a package (10 packages in stock) including:

  • webcam
  • speakerphone
  • graphics tablet (Wacom Intuos)

You can collect a package before the course to use on your personal computer or on the computer in the classroom.

The graphics tablet only works with drivers for Mac or Windows.

The driver can be downloaded here (see the bottom of the page).

You do not need to create an account to obtain specific software, as it is intended for a graphic design audience.

However, it is also possible to use a Wacom tablet with Ubuntu:

  • using a graphical configuration utility included in Ubuntu settings.
  • You can also download the Ubuntu software Wacom Tablet.
  • If issues arise, hold down the buttons on the far right and far left of the tablet for it to be properly recognized.
  • Troubleshooting for other issues on Ubuntu: here

Thanks to Rodolphe for this information on using Wacom with Ubuntu.

Regarding software for ease of use with the tablet:

On the computers in the classrooms, the Wacom driver and Xournal++ software will be pre-installed.

Some YouTube tutorials on using the tablet with GoodNotes and Xournal (a big thank you to Aurélie for these tutorials).

Important Notes✯

The stock of this equipment is very limited. Please adhere to the following rules:

  • if you have a webcam in your office, you must bring it to the classrooms.
  • webcams/speakerphones/tablets can be borrowed from the CRI in office A109.
  • return borrowed equipment to A109 immediately after your class to avoid disadvantaging other teachers and their students.

For tracking purposes, each borrowed item will be recorded with the following details:

  • borrowed equipment
  • borrower's name
  • classroom name
  • start date and time of the loan
  • end date and time of the loan