Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
Hardware is an important line of experimentation to me these days, as it allows us to free both ourselves and our data from the only interface most of us know: the laptop/pc screen.
Tinker.it will organize a 4 hour hands-on and demo-based introduction to Arduino on day 2.
On day 1, there will be a short session on the background of Arduino, examples of projects, it's ecology and what it means to work with an open-source hardware platform.
Day 2 will focus on getting people started with Arduino boards, sensors and actuators and understand its potential for larger projects. This is usually a 2 day workshop, so expect to at least be able to get some small things working and get an idea of how to get further ahead and learn more. This session is opened to anyone and everyone, regardless of your background. Programming skills do help but are not necessary.
If you're attending, please bring your laptop and download the Arduino software and all necessary drivers from www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software beforehand.
We will provide the boards on site, and these will be on sale as well.
Thanks to the Reboot crew for providing us with space to run this!!
So, to be able to prepare the workshop well, we need to know as much as possible up front about participants. The more we know about what your interest in Arduino is, what you would like to do, how experienced you are, and where you're coming from, the better the work sessions can be organized. If you are a programmer, you won't need an introduction as to what programming is e.g.
Let us know in the comments:
1) Would you like to join the work sessions on day 2?
2) How much time out of your schedule would you be willing to spend?
3) What can you tell us about your experiences/expectations?
(this section was UPDATED June 23rd)
Also see www.arduino.cc/
23 comments
Participate
I would participate in this. I would enjoy getting my hands dirty with Arduino some more.
Facilitation
Hi Ton,
At Tinker.it we run Arduino workshops in London on a monthly basis and would love to help out with this. Do drop me a line!
A
Cool!
Hi Alexandra,
James Burke already brought your name to my attention. Thanks for commenting. Will mail you!
Rock!
I would definitely like to participate. My experienece with the arduino is NIL, but at least I know how to use a soldering iron and how to program microcontrollers, so I think I might be of some help.
To answers my own 3 questions first...Arduino workshop
1) Yes, day 2 would be good
2) about 4 hrs.
3) previous experience in micro-electronics and programming. expect a good intro, and some tinkering to get me going. Looking to buy Arduino building blocks on site.
Arduino example project
Last week, at the Dutch GoldenDotAwards, this Arduino project: ericholm.nl/gyro/ won an award. It was great fun playing with the connected Powerballs!
OMFG, this... this...
When I got Ton's email, I was so stoked. Yes! Yes! Yes!
And, "What Ton said":
1) Yes, day 2 would be good for this
2) About 4 hrs. is fine with me, too
3) not much experience in micro-electronics, but lots of programming. Expecting a good intro, and some tinkering to get me going. Also looking to buy Arduino building blocks on site.
Folks from Øresund might want to know about local 8bitklubben.dk/
Experience
That sounds like fun.
I'm a programmer, and I tinkered with digital electronics when I was a teenager, but it has been many years since I've wielded a soldering iron.
Answer to the 3 questions
Hi Ton,
I like to join.
1) yes, day 2 would be good
2) about 3 -4 hours
3) little experience in micro-electronics, hope to have some working device at the end
I hope to learn enough to be able to pick it up and introduce at the FabLab
Another 3 answers
1) Yes, Day 2 will be okay
2) Up to 4 hours should be fine.
3) Did some microcontroller programming, own a soldering iron. :)
I simply want to finally find some time to play with an arduino.
Would love to attend this
1) Yes Day 2 would be nice
2) up to 5 hours would be cool
3) Zilch, nothing apart from some basic electronics at Uni .
Refreshing idea
1) Day 2 is fine
2) Max 2 sessions - but I can eat meanwhile
3) I expect to see some cool examples and try out a bit myself. I have no clue about building hardware nor programming
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1) I would like to join on day 2, provided it does not conflict with my own presentation.
2) 4 hours sounds about right.
3) Hardly any hands-on experience with Arduino but pretty comfortable with Processing. I expect to have a cool toy up and running at the end.
Yeah
1) day 2 is ok
2) ehmmm... not sure yet, but let's say about 3 hrs
3) I'd really love to get ideas of the possibilities, specially business wise, no real experiences on programming nor tinkering
hacking a blubberbot?
Last year we had blimps at reboot. I'll bring one this year, we may find some cool hacks for it!
taking it further
I would like to pop in and see what's up. I do think that the conference time is too limited to build something substantial (maybe evening day1?).
1. Yes.
2. Some 30-60 minutes. To see existing applications and see what is possible and required to build something.
3. I've completed a large part of the tutorials on Arduino already so I'd be interested in seeing how to take it further. Beginner stuff not so much, though I'd be willing to help others along if they get stumped.
Christian Dalager
1. Yes for day 2
2. 3-4 hrs
3. have programming experience, looking forward to my first venture into microelectronics and possibly to buy some getting started gear.
Important: proposal updated, please download software beforehand
Please download the needed software to your laptop before the workshop. The link to the software is in the updated proposal above!
Looking forward to seeing you all at Reboot in a few days!
Would like to attend - have no hardware experience
This is awesome, I sure hope there's room for all of us to learn.
Steffen Lang
I will participate on day 2. Have some experience playing around with microcontrollers, servo motors and stuff.
Thanks, everyone, this was great
Thanks Alexandra and Nick, for coming over, and being radiant with energy and helpfulness.
Thanks all of you co-hackers, for making stuff, and being friendly & generally excellent.
Now I have my first piece of very hackable hardware.
Thanks Alexandra/Nick and all of you
This was a very succesfull workshop in my opinion. Too bad I could not really take part myself, with my presentation in the main hall halfway through the workshop. But very inspiring nonetheless, and will order my Arduino board today :)
Thank you Alexandra and Nick for making this workshop a reality.
This ties in with....
This ties in with the FabLab concept (fab.cba.mit.edu/), especially their Internet Zero idea, and the Roomware Project (roomwareproject.org/) , at least it does in my mind. Taking bits out of the internet, and put it right in our physical surroundings, and vice versa.