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Revision as of 06:48, 9 September 2014
Contents
Tools & Tech 2014
What are we going to do?
- learn to identify (or guessify) common 'building blocks' in a device
- understand some of the ways how a device knows about its surroundings
- understand some of the ways a device can influence its environment
- learn to work with a microcontroller platform
- learn basics of programming
- possibly learn soldering(?)
How to go about all that?
We'll need to fill up our tools & tech toolbox!
Tools & Tech ToolBox
basic knowledge of electronics like
how to choose the right platform for your project
- Arduino
- Arduino compatibles
- Raspberry PI
- Beaglebone
- Gumstix
- MBed
- ...
basic knowledge on programming
- what programming languages are out there
- C
- C++
- Java
- Python
- Ruby
- Lisp
- (Bash) Shell
- ..
how do we actually prototype/make things
- breadboarding
- soldering
- Throughole
- SMD
- Soldering iron
- Reflow
- CAD / PCB layout
- etching
End project
- In groups of max. 8 make a battle machine, battle the other groups in the last week of Q1
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- Find a project to build and adapt
- Find an existing device and hack it to do what you want
- build from scratch
Links
- http://www.instructables.com/id/What-Does-Fashion-Lack-MICROCONTROLLERS-but-WHICH/?ALLSTEPS
- http://littlebits.cc/browse-lessons/learning-concept-simplified-for-electrical-circuit
- http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/circuit-playground/
- http://www.instructables.com/id/Basic-Electronics/?ALLSTEPS
- https://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-arduino
- http://octopart.com/
Previous years
2013
