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Day 1 - July 10th

• Introduction to Arduino
• Install party: get the software running
• Basic Output examples: LED Blink
• Digital signals
• Basic Serial communication: sending data to the computer
• Serial: ASCII vs. BYTE formatting
• Bootloader: reset - upload mechanism
• IDE: integrated development environment
• Programming structures: variable declaration, setup, loop
• Functions: pinmode(pin,OUTPUT/INPUT), digitalWrite(pin,HIGH/LOW), delay(time)
• Serial library: Serial.begin(speed), Serial.print(data), Serial.println(data), Serial.print(data,BYTE/DEC)

Day 2 - July 11th

Figure: breadboard taken from: pisotones.com

• Participants' presentations
• Basic Input examples: pushbuttons, the pull-up circuit
• Mechanic sensor: tilt/vibration sensor
• Analog input examples: potentiometer
• LEDs and Resistors
• Solderless breadboard
• Functions: digitalRead(pin), analogRead(pin)
• Serial library: sending data to Arduino, Serial.available(), Serial.read()
• Simple sensors: LDR, NTC
• Connecting to Processing: configure and open the Serial port, send data from Arduino to Processing

Day 3 - July 12th

• Analog output examples: fading lights, changing speed in motors
• Connecting to Puredata: comport object, sending data back and forth
• PWM: using analogWrite(pin,level)
• Transistor: an electronic switch

Group 1 - Motors

• Types of motors: DC, servo, stepper
• Controlling speed
• Controlling direction of spin
• Examples: DC motor with transistor, stepper motor with transistors
• What is an H-bridge?

Group 2 - Interfaces

• Prototype an interface with 3 potentiometers and 3 buttons

Day 4 - July 13th

• Building the interface to a motor
• Building the interface to PD
• Making a connection through the Network
• Connecting Arduino to Flash