arduino Archives

Saturday June 13th – Intro to Programming the Arduino: Diyode Codeshield Edition

In this introductory-level class, participants will: Setup and configure the Arduino environment on their laptop Write code that: Explores the inputs and outputs offered by the Arduino platform with the Diyode shield Reads a dimmer Controls the color of an RGB LED Sends messages to your laptop for status and…

Saturday, November 15th – (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…

Saturday, Sept 28th – (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…

Tonight: Arduino + Gumband SMS!

Do you like collecting data with your Arduino but hate leaving it tethered to your computer? Do you need to collect live data, and don’t have time for copying log files from SD cards? Tonight at 7pm, join us at HackPittsburgh as member Sayan demonstrates how to send live data from your Arduino over the…

Legos + Arduino = Fun

One of our students after the class on Saturday went home and had some fun with his Freeduino. Thanks for sending this in to us Steve (and thanks for the link in the video). This is the kind of stuff that makes doing all this fun.

Arduino Intro Class Wrap-Up

This past Saturday, July 25th, Hack Pittsburgh held the second run of the “Introduction to Arduino” Class, the first class to actually be taught at the Hack Pittsburgh space! Matt Stultz, with a bit of backup from Jon Speicher, Marty McGuire, and the Solder Cam led a class of 7 students in constructing and testing…

Intro to Programming the Arduino: Physical Pixels

Build a physical pixel with your Arduino microcontroller! In this introductory-level class, participants will: set up and configure the Arduino environment on their laptop learn basic electronics skills while building a small, functional circuit write code that: explores the inputs and outputs offered by the Arduino platform reads a dimmer controls the color of an…