Arduino For Total Newbies
Arduino For Total Newbies workshop
Learn Arduino
using TV-B-Gone
as an example project
Learn Arduino using TV-B-Gone as an example project
You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you. As an example project, we'll be creating a TV-B-Gone remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you.
This workshop will be given twice
(both identical):
Day TBD: ?-???, ?pm - ?:30pm
Day TBD: ?-???, ?pm - ?:30pm
NOTE: You will need to REGISTER beforehand to take this workshop.
Please see registration link, given below.
NOTE: To do the hands-on portion of this workshop, you will need to order MATERIALS.
Please see the materials section, given below.
Website
http://cornfieldelectronics.com/cfe/projects/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.php
Abstract
You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you. As an example project, we'll be creating a TV-B-Gone remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you.
Full Description
Arduino is an amazingly powerful tool that is very simple to learn to use. It was designed so that artists and non-geeks can start from nothing, and make something cool happen in less than 90 minutes. Yet, it is powerful enough so that uber-geeks can use it for their projects as well.
This workshop is easy enough for total newbies to learn all you need to know to get going on an Arduino.
Taught by Mitch Altman. Participants will make their own Arduino clone, and set it up on solderless breadboards to make their own TV-B-Gone remote control to turn off TVs in public places -- a fun way to learn Arduino (and electronics) basics. Bring your laptop, if you can.
Big thanks to Ken Shirriff, who came up with the original TV-B-Gone for Arduino.
Workshop Itinerary
- Intro to Arduino
- Very short lesson to learn everything you need to know about electronics!
- Overview of the Arduino Uno board.
- Set up the free and open-source software on our laptops -- Windows, MacOS, or Linux are all fine!
- And then its time to make something and learn how easy it is to use Arduino! I'll (very easily!) show you how to read schematic diagrams, and you'll put together your own TV-B-Gone remote control using your Arduino board. We will use a solderless breadboard. These are really useful, and provide a fast, and very easy way to put circuits together without needing to solder.
- Target practice is available all over the world after the workshop.
Summary
What: Arduino workshop for total newbies, using TV-B-Gone remote controls as an intro
When: ?:00pm to ?:30pm, Day ?, ???day, ??? ??th
and
?:00pm to ?:30pm, Day ?, ???day, ??? ??th
both days are identical
Where: link will be emailed to all registered participants
Who: Anyone and everyone can have fun learning Arduino. Ages 10 to 100
Max #: 15 participants
-- You must register to take this workshop -- please see REGISTRATION link below.
-- You must also order and receive materials to receive this workshop -- please see MATERIALS section below
Cost: $?? for materials -- includes everything you need to make your Arduino TV-B-Gone (and to play and experiment at home)!
Please see MATERIALS section below
Instructor: Mitch
Registration
You need to REGISTER in advance to take this workshop::
[RegistrationLink registration link info]
Materials
To do the hands-on portion of this workshop you will need to order and receive workshop MATERIALS:
To make it easy for you, I've compiled all of the MATERIALS you need (except for 3 AA batteries) so you can order them all at once, from one place:
[MaterialsLink materials link info]
Cost: $??
If you prefer to obtain the materials yourself, here is what you need:
- Arduino Uno Rev3 board (or clone) example
- USB cable: one side is USB-B, the other side fits into your laptop (USB-A or USB-C is most common for this) example USB-B to USB-A
- Solderless breadboard -- any size example
- 15 or more Jumper wires for solderless breadboard example
- 3XAA battery pack with switch and leads example
- 3 AA Alkaline batteries example
- 1 2N3904 transistor example
- 1 Infra Red LED, 940nm, 5mm example
- 1 visible LED, 5mm, any color example
- 1 10 Ohm, 1/4W through-hole resistor example
- 1 47 Ohm, 1/4W through-hole resistor example
- 1 1K Ohm, 1/4W through-hole resistor example
- 1 10K Ohm, 1/4W through-hole resistor example
- 1 6mm tactile switch example
Required Software
Please download the free and open source Arduino software before the workshop -- Windows, Linux, or MacOS are all fine!:
Arduino software
Links
Arduino For Total Newbies page
TV-B-Gone website
Ardiuno website
Ken Shirriff's TV-B-Gone Arduino project page
