Studen Lectures- updated

_4_____Ira, Paola, _______________________3/24/09_
Analog I/O
Potentiometers. Faders-From Sparkfun.
Analog Input, Calibration, Fading, Smoothing
POT Control of LED's

Homework for class:
Make a project board that controls the fading speed and frequency of LED's via POT's.
Order Speakers (discuss in class).
Work in Class

Read Code Chapter:
18,19,20

_5_____Kristen, Cecila, Joe ________________3/27/09_
IR Sensors,
Calibration, Smoothing,  Control LED and Speaker via IR Sensor, Serial Print.

Homework for class:
Make a project board that controls the fading speed and frequency of and LED via IR sensor.
Print out value to Serial Print. Switch Control ON/OFF.

Read Code Chapter:
15

Von Neumann Podcast:

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/278

Gordon Moore:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxLnbVjKXmQ



_6____Paola, Ira, Nick___________________3/31/09_
Speakers
Control Speaker via IR sensor, Play Melody, Serial Read, Button Control of Device. 

Thermin Movie

_6.5___Katherine, Myriam ________________3/31/09_
Ultra-Sound Sensors Calibration, Smoothing

Homework for class:
Make a project board that controls speaker
output via and POT and via UltraSonic.  Serial Read out on both of
these values. Make a 3 different Melodies or sound effects.  Activate
them each with a button press in class. 

Homework: Make a "Thermin-style instrument" with IR or Ultra-sonic control.

Thermin-Style instrument  4/3/09

Homework for class:
Make a project board that controls speaker output via and Ultra-Sound Sensor.  Serial Read sensor values. Make 3 more different Melodies
or sound effects.  Activate them each with a button press in class.


Thermin-Style instrument  4/7/09

Make an enclosure, name, photo and video of your instrument and present it in class.

Homework:

Submit your projects to Blogs
Buy plush Interactive Toy

Plush Toy 4/10/09

Toy Dissections in class. Bring seem ripper, small screw-drivers, small scissors, and camera. 

Homework:
Blog your toy on site.

Create concepts for you toy idea.

_7____Kathrine, Nick, Bruce_______________4/14/09_
Alcohol Sensors
Hardware, Inputting Values, Inputting Values, Control Lights

In class:

Present concept. Introduction to Sewing.

_8____Steve, Joe__________________4/17/09_
Capacitance Sensing Library Via Arduino
Code, Reading Values, Controlling LED's and Speakers.