MATERIALS & CRAFTMANSHIP
28th + 30th September 2009
IDC, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg as part of the Physical Computing course
Gothenburg, Sweden
Arduino
arduino >> http://www.arduino.cc/
USB : Diecimila
“The Arduino Diecimila is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega168 (datasheet). It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; [...]
Pull-up Resistors
The following CNMAT and Wikipedia entries cover all the important explanations of why you need and how to place pull-up or pull-down resistors.
JoySlippers
A pair of slippers for drawing, playing games and exploring alternative input. These slippers are designed with two pressure sensors embedded in each sole and can sense the weight being shifted between the toe and heel of each foot. This information is fed into a computer where a drawing application translates this analog input into [...]