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Arduino For Total Newbies: Day 1

Presented at Still Hacking Anyway (SHA2017), Aug. 5, 2017, 1 p.m. (210 minutes)

''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 <strong>TV-B-Gone</strong> remote control out of an <strong>Arduino</strong> you can take home with you. <i>(This is one of many cool things happening throughout SHA in the huge <strong>Hardware Hacking Area!)</strong></i> This workshop will be given twice<br>(both identical): &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Day 2: 5-Aug, 1pm - 4:30pm &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Day 3: 6-Aug, 1pm - 4:30pm <strong>Arduinos for Total Newbies</strong> <i>Learn Arduino<br> using TV-B-Gone<br> as an example project</i> <figure> <img src="https://wiki.sha2017.org/images/7/7b/A4TN33C3_500pix.jpg" alt="Arduino For Total Newbies workshop at 33C3"> <figcaption>Arduino For Total Newbies workshop at 33C3</figcaption> </figure> <strong>Abstract:</strong> You've probably heard lots about <a href="http://arduino.cc/">Arduino</a>.</i> 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 <a href="http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_tvbg_main.php">TV-B-Gone</a> remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you. <strong>Full Description:</strong> 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 <strong><i>total newbies</i></strong> to learn all you need to know to get going on an Arduino. Taught by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman">Mitch Altman</a>. 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. <i>Big thanks to Ken Shirriff, who came up with the original <a href="http://www.arcfn.com/2009/12/tv-b-gone-for-arduino.html">TV-B-Gone for Arduino</a>.</i> <br> <strong>Workshop Itinerary</strong> <ul> <li>Intro to Arduino</li> <li>Very short lesson to learn everything you need to know about electronics!</li> <li>Then we will learn to solder. Don't let this scare you! I've taught well over tens of thousands of people to solder, most of whom have never made anything before in their lives. It is actually a very easy skill to learn. It is also very useful.</li> <li>Then we will each make our own Arduino clone from a kit made by Samurai Circuits: <a href="http://www.samuraicircuits.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=U-Do-It-Duino">U-Do-It-Duino</a>.</li> <li>Now that we each have our own Arduino, we will set up the free and open-source software on our laptops (if you bring one) -- Windows, MacOS, or Linux are all fine!</li> <li>And then its time to make something and learn how easy it is to use Aruino! 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 <a href="http://www.samuraicircuits.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=U-Do-It-Duino">U-Do-It-Duino</a>. 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.</li> <li>Target practice is available after the workshop.</li> </ul> <strong>Summary</strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>What</strong>: <a href="http://arduino.cc/">Arduino</a> workshop for total newbies, using <a href="http://www.tvbgone.com">TV-B-Gone</a> remote controls as an intro &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>When</strong>: 1:00pm to 4:30pm, Day 2, Saturday, August 5th &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1:00pm to 4:30pm, Day 3, Sunday, August 6th &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>both days are identical</i> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Where</strong>: The <strong><a href="https://wiki.sha2017.org/images/2/24/SHA_Hardware_Hacking_Area_Map_LR.png">Hardware Hacking Area</a> </strong> (in the Belgian Embassy Village, in Flowers Field) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Who</strong>: Anyone and everyone can have fun learning Arduino. Ages 10 to 100 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Max #</strong>: 50 participants -- <font color="orange"><strong><i>This workshop will fill up, so please arrive early!</i></strong></font> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="orange"><strong>-- No need to register -- just show up early and get a kit to take the workshop</strong></font> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Cost</strong>: €35 for materials -- includes everything you need to make your <a href="http://www.arcfn.com/2009/12/tv-b-gone-for-arduino.html Arduino">TV-B-Gone</a>! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And you get to bring your <a http://www.arcfn.com/2009/12/tv-b-gone-for-arduino.html">Arduino TV-B-Gone</a> home with you. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Instructor</strong>: <a href="https://wiki.sha2017.org/w/User:Maltman23">Mitch</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="orange"><strong>You do not need to register in advance to take this workshop -- just show up early and get a kit.</strong>:</font> Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it.<br> Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux. <br> <strong>Location of workshop (Hardware Hacking Area)</strong> <figure> <img src="https://wiki.sha2017.org/images/2/24/SHA_Hardware_Hacking_Area_Map_LR.png" width="500" alt="Location of Hardware Hacking Area in Belgian Embassy Village, in Flowers Field"> <figcaption>Location of Hardware Hacking Area in Belgian Embassy Village, in Flowers Field</figcaption> </figure> <br>

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  • Mitch
    Inventor of TV-B-Gone Co-founder of Noisebridge Teaches soldering and electronics everywhere Mitch Altman is a San Francisco-based hacker and inventor, best known for inventing TV-B-Gone remote controls, a keychain that turns off TVs in public places. He was also co-founder of 3ware, a successful SillyValley startup in the late 1990s, and did pioneering work in Virtual Reality in the mid-1980s. He has contributed to MAKE Magazine and other magazines, and wrote a chapter for “Maker Pro”, a book about making a living from projects one loves. For the last several years Mitch has been giving talks, and leading workshops around the world, teaching people to make cool things with microcontrollers and teaching everyone to solder. He promotes hackerspaces and open source hardware, and mentors others wherever he goes. He is a co-founder of Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, and is President and CEO of Cornfield Electronics.

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