Arduino workshop Over The Air, 2008-04-04

Workshop format Intro talk Hands on projects Blinking LED Reading a sensor Wireless communication demo code (Arduino and Series 60 Python)

Intro talk

Hands on projects

Blinking LED

Reading a sensor

Wireless communication

demo

code (Arduino and Series 60 Python)

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What is the Arduino? Platform for physical computing... ...and for tinkering Can run standalone or networked Cheap (£20) Extensible Open source

Platform for physical computing...

...and for tinkering

Can run standalone or networked

Cheap (£20)

Extensible

Open source

All shapes and sizes

What's on the board?

Summary ATMEGA168 AVR microcontroller Headers for pins (analogue, digital, serial, power) USB port and USB-serial converter Power regulator Reset switch Status LEDs (power, serial, debug)

ATMEGA168 AVR microcontroller

Headers for pins (analogue, digital, serial, power)

USB port and USB-serial converter

Power regulator

Reset switch

Status LEDs (power, serial, debug)

Inputs (sensors) Sound (microphone) Light (light dependant resistor) Heat (thermistor) Motion (switches, dials, flex, pressure, accelerometer, Wii nunchuck, IR/ultrasound ranging) Remote events (serial input from computer)

Sound (microphone)

Light (light dependant resistor)

Heat (thermistor)

Motion (switches, dials, flex, pressure, accelerometer, Wii nunchuck, IR/ultrasound ranging)

Remote events (serial input from computer)

Outputs (actuators) Sound (buzzer, speaker) Light: visible, IR and UV (LEDs) Motion (motors, servos) Other devices (using relays) 3D printer (Rep rap) Remote events (serial output to computer)

Sound (buzzer, speaker)

Light: visible, IR and UV (LEDs)

Motion (motors, servos)

Other devices (using relays)

3D printer (Rep rap)

Remote events (serial output to computer)

Programming the Arduino

How? Computer (Linux, Mac, Windows) Arduino IDE USB device cable Arduino

Computer (Linux, Mac, Windows)

Arduino IDE

USB device cable

Arduino

Demo Switch to Arduino development environment...

Switch to Arduino development environment...

Communicating via Bluetooth + = Code at www.roddis.org/s60python

RTFM

Thanks Alex Deschamps-Sonsino, Tinker.it Lincoln Smith, University of Sussex Elisa Canducci for illustrations

Alex Deschamps-Sonsino, Tinker.it

Lincoln Smith, University of Sussex

Elisa Canducci for illustrations

Any questions? Contact me: [email_address]

Contact me: [email_address]