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  Yury Gitman 5:31 pm on February 27, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  What do Prototypes Prototype 

  What do prototype prototype
  download Prototypes.pdf

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  Yury Gitman 1:08 pm on February 6, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Plug-In Time Piece, Prototype 1 

  Notes for Class:
  Resistor Calc.
  http://www.engplanet.com/content/resistorinfo.html

  LED Formula:
  http://www.bpesolutions.com/ledcalculator.html
  LED Calculator:
  One LED
  http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz
  Series LED
  http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

  Led Specs:
  
  http://www.LedShoppe.com

  Notes for Class:

  Current limiting series resistor formula:
  vIN – vLED / 30 milliamp = series current limiting resistor.

  ((5V – 3V) / 0.030) = 100 Ohm series resistor for
  a 5V supply.
  ((6V – 3V) / 0.030) = 100 Ohm series resistor for
  a 6V supply.
  ((9V – 3V) / 0.030) = 200 Ohm series resistor for
  a 9V supply.
  ((12V – 3V) / 0.030) = 300 Ohm series resistor for
  a 12V supply.
  

  Change the mA to 0.020 if using a 20mA LED
  

  Assignment
  Read
  1)  Chapter 1-4 in CODE

  2)  Cradle to Cradle Design, 20mins

  http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-6397457103509501840&hl=en&fs=true

  3)  http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/code/understanding-electricity

  Make
  Enclose your time piece so it can be:
  Displayed by plugging into wall.
  Has room for adding 3 switches to the outside.
  Has a way to program it easily [possibly an opening].
  Shows the passage of time with light.

  On Blog Post:

  1 sketch on Blog. Place 1 Photo of board, 1 Photo of Project (enclosed), code, and optional Video.

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  Yury Gitman 1:05 pm on February 3, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Class Notes – Assignments 

  1
  What Electricity is, simple definitions, and how to use a solderless breadboard from:  http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/code/understanding-electricity

  2
  Hardware Introduction:
  http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardDuemilanove

  Introduction to the Arduino Environment:
  http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Environment

  firmware: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware

  
  3
  Led Blink
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Blink

  Led Loop
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Loop

  4
  Reading:
  Kevin Kelly: Predicting the next 5,000 days of the web
  http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/319

  
  

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  Future Notes to Self:
  

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  Basic Electrical
  http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/code/understanding-electricity
  

  Specific instructions for particular boards.

  • Arduino Nano

  • Arduino Mini

  • Arduino BT

  • LilyPad Arduino

  • Arduino Pro

  • Arduino Pro Mini

  • Xbee shield

  • Ethernet shield

  • Digital input & output to and from a microcontroller

  • Analog input & output
  • Serial input & output

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  Yury Gitman 12:20 pm on January 27, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Assignment for 2/27/08 

  Order:
  Code

  Read:
  THE COMING AGE OF CALM TECHNOLOGY
  http://www.johnseelybrown.com/calmtech.pdf
  or
  http://nano.xerox.com/hypertext/weiser/acmfuture2endnote.htm

  Read:
  http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction

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  Yury Gitman 8:51 am on November 11, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

  PING, The Smart Bin 

  Just a rough video demonstrating a user scenario of my smart trash bin
  which measures your waste vs. recycling and can give you friendly
  reminders. I haven’t decided on a ‘personality’ for the bin right now, so I just used my voice for it, which is lame…

  http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2211569&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1
  PING, The Smart Bin from Katrina Bekessy on Vimeo.

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  Yury Gitman 10:13 am on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

  First Class 

  1)
  Set-up as blog author
  2) 
  Publish a post with below:
      +  Your name.
      +  A photo of self
      +  Your favorite childhood toy. Must include a photo of it.   
      +  Your background and interests.
      +  Why did you decided to take this class.
      +  What would you’d like get out of this class, if you have an idea.

  3)

  In class we will name and place toy stores in NY. Around to toy
  stores or pharmacies. Find a toy you think is interesting, and you are
  interested in seeing how it works. It must have batteries and at least
  one switch. Bring it to the second class.

  In the second class you will use your seam-ripper, your small scissors, and your small screw driver set to take it apart.  Bring your camera. Photograph every step of the way. Blog
  each photo. Note each Switch, PCB, Micro, Battery, etc….  Note the
  construction.
  Photograph and blog your findings.

  4)
  Find required book:
  Making Things Talk: Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects
  by Tom Igoe

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