Workshops/Arduino for beginners 2

An Arduino workshop in progress

Information for our introductory workshops on Arduinos

Tickets

Tickets were £100 for non-members and £80 for members. Both tickets included a Arduino Uno starter kit courtesy of Earthshine Electronics.

When?

This workshop took place on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23th of January 2011.

Where?

Laboratory 24.

What?

A Beginners Arduino workshop.

Provisional Timetable

Saturday

Workshop starts at 10 AM

• Introduction to Arduino
• Installation
• SECTION A - LEDS
  • Project 1 – LED Flasher
  • Project 2 – Interactive Traffic Lights
  • Project 3 – Interactive Chase Effect
  • Project 4 – RGB Mood Lamp
  • Project 5 – Serial Controlled Mood Lamp
• Short Break
• SECTION B – SOUNDS & SENSORS
  • Project 6 – Piezo Sounder Alarm
  • Project 7 – Light Sensor
  • Project 8 – Temperature Sensor
• Lunch (Around 1pm)
• SECTION C – SHIFT REGISTERS
  • Project 9 – Binary Counter
• SECTION D – LED Dot Matrix Displays
  • Project 10 – Basic Animation
  • Project 11 – Rolling Wheel Animation
• QUESTIONS

Sunday

Workshop starts at 10 AM

• Re-cap of Day 1
• Assisted Personal Projects or Further Projects
• Questions

Obviously this is flexible depending how quickly/slowly we get through the content. Section D may be on Day 2 if we can't fit it on Day 1.

For who?

Anyone!

Prior Knowledge of electronics is not needed, just a desire to learn.

By who?

• Earthshine - Instructor
• Adrian - Dogsbody
• Ciarán - Dogsbody
• Ben - Dogsbody
• Nneil on Saturday

Notes

• 'Circuits and Code' - accompanying workbook
• Source code - copy and pasteable
• Debrief