Beginners Arduino Workshop 15

Event Info

Sat 5 - Sun 6 Sep, 2009 from 9:00am - 4:00pm

Space Studios

131 Mare Street

London, E8 3RH, UK (Map)

Cost: Students (£112.75), Standard (£143.50)

Event Website

Description

What could be better than spending a weekend learning about Arduino, the favorite open source hardware hacking platform for designers, artists and hobbyists.

Aimed at students, artists, and designers or anyone who wants to learn the basics of Arduino, simple electronics and building interactive projects

Tinker.it! has been running monthly workshop around Arduino and its uses in creative uses since 2007. Tinker.it! is a design studio based in London and Milan designing interactive products and spaces for brands, events and museums.

This event is kindly hosted by Space Studios.

What do I need to bring?

- A laptop (if its a Mac, then you need to know the admin password for it to install the software)

NB: You don't need to already know about electronics to come to this workshop.

What we will provide

A beginners Arduino kit which you can take away with you after the workshop.

Schedule

SATURDAY

10:30: Introduction to the workshop and round table introductions

11:00 - 12:00: Introduction to physical computing, interaction design and the history of Arduino

12.00 - 13.00: Getting Arduino on your computer

13:00: Lunch

13:00-1700 Getting started with Arduino

17:30- Drinks at a nearby pub

SUNDAY

10:30: Round table presentations of project proposals

11:00 Build your project!

13:00 Lunch

13:00-16:00 More building

17:00 – 17.30 Documentation

How much?

Tickets are £140 for professionals and £115 for students