Creative Electronics Assignment 201311
Please read AssignmentDescription.
Please follow the instructions for each lecture below carefully. It will save us a lot of time.
- For the workshops on December 12 bring with you:
- Your laptop, with fully charged batteries and power cables, Arduino IDE software installed and tested.
- Your Arduino kit, including at least the following:
- Arduino board
- USB cable
- a push button
- a bread board
- a 10K ohm resistor
- a light sensor (LDR or Light Dependent Resistor)
- a few color leds
- a few jumper wires
Contents
1. Assignment resources
2. Schedule
Week |
Date |
Lecture 13:45 t/m 15:30; METAFORUM ZAAL 08 |
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Workshop 10:45 t/m 12:30; Auditorium 13 |
1 |
12-11-2013 |
Introduction + Chapter 2 by Harrie Kuipers |
14-11-2013 |
Using Libraries, by Jun Hu |
2 |
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3. Deliverables
3.1. After Exhibition of Challenge 1
For ALL students:
Attach the deliverables to an email, send it to dg290.submission@gmail.com <dg290 DOT submission AT gmail DOT com>, including:
- ZIP file of the source code from Challenge 1.
- PDF from Challenge 1.
For ID students: Feedback request after Exhibition of Challenge 1, in addition to the deliverables to the above gmail account:
Please send your request ONLY to one of the assigners, according to this RegistrationList.xls Excel sheet or in PDF format RegistrationList.pdf.
Attach all your deliverable to the request. Including:
- ZIP file of the source code from Challenge 1.
- PDF from Challenge 1.
3.2. After the assignment
For ALL students:
Attach the deliverables to an email, send it to dg290.submission@gmail.com <dg290 DOT submission AT gmail DOT com>, including:
- ZIP file of the source code from Challenge 2.
TXT file containing the YouTube link from Challenge 2.
For ID students: Feedback request after the assignment, in addition to the deliverables to the above gmail account:
Please send your request ONLY to one of the assigners, according to this RegistrationList.xls Excel sheet or in PDF format RegistrationList.pdf.
Attach all your deliverable to the request. Including:
- ZIP file of the source code from Challenge 2.
TXT file containing the YouTube link from Challenge 2.
4. Installing Arduino
Download Arduino software;
- Extract the entire directory to C:\Programs (note, not "C:\Program Files"). if you are reinstalling Arduino software, remove the entire arduino directory first.
- Create a shortcut on your desktop to "Arduino.exe" for easy access.
Install necessary Arduino drivers. Follow the instructions in page 23, Chapter 3 of Getting Started With Arduino If you are installing Arduino on Windows 8, the link below explains shortly how to install drivers for arduino on Windows 8.
http://mytechblog.com/2013/03/install-arduino-drivers-on-windows-8/. (Thanks to Wouter van der Wal for pointing this out)
5. If you have questions or if you need help
- The assigner will announce a help hour during his lecture.
- The assigner will be available during this hour only if one or more of you make an appointment.