Introduction
Physical Computing is an approach to design and making that positions the human at the center of
the interaction. By focusing the learning on introductory electronics, sensors, and the Arduino
platform, we will create an awareness of the tools available to design and make within this genre.
In this class we're expecting to cover the following:
Basics of electronics (please look at Tom Igoe's introduction page)
Basics of circuit schematics - reading and writing. (this site is helpful )
Introduction to the Arduino and (arduino tutorial on sketches). ( code )
Make 1 LED Blink. ( code )
Introduction to Serial. Please read Lady Ada's outstanding tutorial on Serial Communication
How to use a breadboard. ( Arduino lesson on LEDs in Breadboards )
What is Pulse Width Modulation ( PWM )
How to read a potentiometer (potentiometer
All other code can be downloaded here. It covers:
- intro to the Arduino Development Environment
- Analog Output with PWM
- Introduction to Random
- Various Serial demonstrations
- intro to for loops
Don't forget to take a look at the ASCII table!
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