Getting started with Arduino
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A workshop to get your Arduino talking to your computer. This is *NOT* a tutorial as such, but a time when a bunch of people who want to get going with Arduinos start doing it. If there are problems we can all work them out together.
You'll need a laptop, an arduino and a cable to connect it. There are a couple options, depending on if you have an Arduino or an Arduino clone. For an Arduino, all you need is a USB cable. For most Arduino clones (such as the BoArduino, a kit by Ladyada, which are available at Noisebridge for $17) you need a USB to TTL serial cable (which is available at Noisebridge for $19). A breadboard will be handy for some arduino types (such as BoArduino) but not for others.
Who[edit | edit source]
- Rachel
- William/Tim Heath
- jim
- Daniela
- Michael Shiloh
- Al B
- Jeffrey Malone
- Marnia Johnston
- David Yao
- Michael Twardos
- Jesse Welz
- Joe M
- Bethany
- Tim and Robin
When[edit | edit source]
The hard part! This will not be recurring which makes it a little easier... Need to give people time to order their arduinos if they don't already have one (but note that BoArduinos and cables are available at Noisebridge), so how about 2 weeks out at minimum. Let's try a table.
| Date & time | number of YES's | number of NO's |
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| Mon June 22, 8AM (this is a straw man date, I don't REALLY want to do this at 8 AM) | 2 | 1 |
| Mon April 9, 6PM | 1 (JWM) | 0 |
Useful Materials & Reading[edit | edit source]
A few things that will help people get started: