Getting started with Arduino
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
- Rachel
- William/Tim Heath
- jim
- User:rachel Daniela
When
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.
There's also a bunch of BoArduino kits available for people to build >> at Noisebridge. They're $17 each, and do everything an Arduino >> does, except you need a USB-TTL cable, which we also have for $19. >> (The upside of this is that you can dedicate a BoArduino to a >> project without wasting the USB interface that comes with Arduino.) >
| Date & time | number of YES's | number of NO's |
|---|---|---|
| Mon April 13, 8AM (this is a straw man date) | 0 | 1 |