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Equipment✯

Student Loans✯

Students eligible:

  • ISIMA engineers (1st, 2nd, or 3rd year, students or apprentices)
  • 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 hardship

Please note:

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

Equipment Provided by ISIMA to 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 students must use these resources responsibly, particularly regarding consumables (taking care of equipment and reporting malfunctions, considering the necessity of print jobs, preferring black and white, monitoring processes, etc.).

The school aims to preserve this tradition of curiosity, initiative, and courtesy.

Video Conferencing Equipment✯

You can pick up video conferencing equipment in room A109.

We have headsets with microphones (~25 available).

Headsets (Lavalier Microphones)✯

You can also pick up lavalier microphones designed to amplify your voice for an audience (not useful 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 sound input to use the 'Samson' microphone.

Audio will play through your laptop's speakers.

Using in a Room with Speakers✯

Rooms equipped with speakers and compatible 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 headset works by sending audio from the lavalier microphone to the projector, which is connected to external speakers, and the sound will play through the speakers.

The only supported 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 needed).

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 pick up a package before class to use on your personal computer or on the classroom computer.

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

Download the driver here (see bottom of page).

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

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

  • using a graphical configuration utility included in Ubuntu settings.
  • You can also download the Ubuntu software Tablette Wacom.
  • 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 to facilitate tablet use:

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 students.

For tracking purposes, the following information will be recorded for each borrowed item:

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