Workshops/Arduino for beginners 2
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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?
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