Making Things Sense…
Now On: 12–5pm Saturday 07 and Sunday 08 May 2011
Who: NICTA
What: build your own micro-controller projects and share sensor data
Cost: $95
Bookings: WORKSHOP FULL
Under the surface of our city is a wealth of information, and in this workshop we’ll explore how to tap into that data. Learn how to use Arduino micro-controller and hook up a variety of sensors to measure things like the power we use, the food we eat, the environment we live in. We’ll interpret the sensor results, compare with existing publically available data, and share them to be used across different projects like Libraryhack.
The Arduino is an open-source micro-controller platform which can be used to make many cool things like interactive light installations, robots, wearable computers and lots more.
This workshop is targeted at beginners who want to learn how to use micro-controllers like the Arduino. We will explore how we can use sensors to gather information about our urban environment and how we can tap into some of the information the city has to offer.
Once we’ve covered the basics you get to do your own project. Some basic understanding of programming will be helpful, however you will be able to pick up the necessary skills as you go along.
The cost of the workshop will cover an Arduino starter kit and a variety of different electronic components and sensors for each participant. The Arduino circuit boards and all the parts are for you to keep after the workshop.
What you will learn
- What is an Arduino and how to use it
- How to program an Arduino
- How to build basic circuits
- How to share sensor information using Pachube software
- How to visualise sensor information with hardware and software
- How to do your own cool Arduino projects
Course program
Day 1: Teaching and experimentation
You will:
- Learn the basics about the Arduino platform, what it is and how it works
- Write your first program and upload it
- Learn how to use a breadboard to build circuits
- Experiment with different components and sensors
- Learn how to program an Arduino.
Day 2: Project work
You will learn how to connect to Pachube and access urban information and for the remainder of the day you will pick your own project to do as part of a group.
We will help you to conceptualise your ideas and turn them into a hardware and software design.
The course is organised and will be run by Markus Rittenbruch from NICTA and QUT’s Urban Informatics Research Lab.
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