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Workshop 1: Arduino Robotic Microcontroller
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$53.00 per person
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The organizer estimated that 8 people attended.
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“ http://www.fairfaxco
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We will be in meeting room 2. ”
Update:
Updated venue location and time for meeting place.
Because of a buggy driver for the usb-serial cable we are no longer going to use the BBB kit for the workshop. Instead we are using the pre-assembled Arduino from Sparkfun's website. Hence no soldering will be involved with the workshop. I placed an order for the Arduino's on Saturday.
Updated Agenda:
1.) Learn each of the major components of a microcontroller such as UART, SPI, AVR, A/D
2.) Become acclimated to the datasheets,
3.) Test the micro-controller by interfacing a servo and a light sensor.
The Microcontroller is based on the ATmega168 chip. It uses the Arduino development environment and the programming language is C.
First Workshop Price Itemization List:
The cost of the micro-controller is $34.95 + shipping $1.00 est each for the micro-controller kit.
http://www.sparkfun.c...
The cost of the 1-servo $12.95 plus shipping $1.00 est, and
http://www.parallax.c...
Sensors: $1.95 + shipping $1.00 est
Photoresistors: http://www.parallax.c...
Related links:
1.) Scott Driscoll's video tutorial on Surface Mount Soldering using cheap equipment: http://www.curiousinv...
2.) Arduino tutorial on http://www.ladyada.ne...
3.) Arduino Getting Started: http://www.arduino.cc...
Paid: Lalitha, Ben, Brijesh
Attending but not making a micro-controller: Marcos, Justin
Not paid: You know who you are.
I will place the order May 1st. Please make arrangements for your payment soon.
Following the first workshop, there will be a second workshop, "Program your microcontroller". We will provide a kit of components that contains basic sensors, actuators for your first robot. You will read a sensor's datasheet and interface it to your microcontroller, program in C using the Arduino development environment. This is the second step to building a robot. The date for the 2nd workshop will occur around June. The estimated cost for the second workshop is ~35.00.
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“ This was a good introduction to the MC lingo. I like the emphasis on code reference and hunting down the inner-workings of libraries. ” -
“ Enjoyed the basic examples of programming with the Arduino and getting some of the basic hardware components together. Melanie did a nice job of putting together the materials and adapting to the groups needs. Shivang also was helpful in getting things up and running. ” -
“ This was exactly what I was looking for! A structured way to learn robotics. If left to my own devices, I probably wouldn't get far. It's good to know there is a group where you can get info and bounce ideas off of each other. ” -
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