Classes

Satruday August 10: Class – Advanced Motor Control with Arduino

HackPittsburgh is proud to offer its first Advanced Motor Control class covering topics including closed-loop speed control with PID* loops and position control of a linear stage and stepper motor. This class will be focused towards sensor feedback and control logic to perform speed regulation. Participants are expected to be familiar with motors, motor controllers,…

Saturday, June 29th: Class – Intro to Motor Control for Arduino

Tickets on sale at: http://motorcontrolintro.eventbrite.com/# Want to learn how to make things spin and move? Come learn how to add motors to your next project and control them with an Arduino! In this class, we will cover motor fundamentals, DC motor characteristics, DC motor control, and hobby servo control. The workshop will focus on open…

Saturday, Mar 23rd – (Class) Learn to Solder: Arduino

This class will teach you to solder or help you practice your skills if they are a little rusty.  We will guide you through the process of building an Arduino from a kit. Kits will be provided and in the end you will go home with your brand new DIY Arduino ready to make your project…

New Class: Video Game Shield

Interested in soldering, but need help getting started? Come learn to solder at HackPittsburgh with the fun and simple Video Game Shield kit. We will guide you through the art and practice of soldering with this easy-to-assemble kit. This class will teach you to solder, or help you practice your through-hole soldering skills if you…

Learn to Solder

Interested in soldering, but need help getting started? Come learn tosolder at HackPittsburgh with the fun and simple Tactile Metronome kit. We will guide you through the art and practice of soldering with this easy-to-assemble kit. This class will teach you to solder, or help you practice your through-hole soldering skills if you are a…