Friday, June 25, 2010

Homework | week 5

1) create a comprehensive tutorial with schematics and pictures in .pdf format: using accelerometer and lilypad, control the dots size of a video in isadora

2)  create a comprehensive tutorial with schematics and pictures in .pdf format: using a gyro and arduino, change the size of a 3d object and play sound also.

3) continue work on seven segment leds and ic research

4) test infared sensor and compass

5) purchase ic chip, wii numchuck, and heart sensor

6) send me the draft abstract, ethernet program

7)  artsits to look up: gary hill, ilya and emilia kabakov, vito acconci-very early video works on the web, jim campbell, more bill viola, pippilotti rist, alfredo jarr,

+++ emily's homework- get xbee working on the mac, temp/humidity sensor. bring in blue tooth thing. load junxion on mac at school. mit world website

Sunday, June 20, 2010

lilypad_forcesensor_led


















/* this program will light up an led attached to pin 13
of the lilypad when the force sensor is depressed.
modified from this excellent resource:
http://web.media.mit.edu/~leah/LilyPad/05_switches.html
Prof. Emily Puthoff | 2010
*/

int ledPin = 13;      // LED is connected to digital pin 13. Pin 13 on lilypad has a built-in resistor for led, so no need to build into the circuit
int switchPin = 2;     // switch connected to digital pin 2
int switchValue;     // a variable to keep track of when switch is pressed

void setup()    
{    
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);     // sets the ledPin to be an output
  pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);     // sets the switchPin to be an input
  digitalWrite(switchPin, HIGH); // sets the default (unpressed) state of switchPin to HIGH
}    

void loop()     // run over and over again
{    
  switchValue = digitalRead(switchPin);     // check to see if the switch is pressed
  if (switchValue == LOW) {     // if the switch is pressed then,
    digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);     // turn the LED on
  }    
  else {     // otherwise,
    digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);     // turn the LED off
  }    
}    

sho- check this for arduino/ethernet tutorial

http://www.ladyada.net/make/eshield/index.html

Friday, June 18, 2010

Homework-week4

solder together the screw shield
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9282

solder the xbee to the breakout board
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8276
play around with xbee

solder headers to arduino sensors and test rest of sensors

play with ethernet shield

go to abstract workshop

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Homework- week 3 | Lilypad

Read this guide to arduino lilypad
http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoLilyPad

Do these handy lilypad tutorials by leah at MIT
http://web.media.mit.edu/~leah/LilyPad/01_computer_attach.html 
on #9 -build something- make something totally new, then blog it.

Also check out these very interesting projects:
http://hlt.media.mit.edu/?cat=5

How to read a voltage meter (multimeter)
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Multimeter

Work on idea sketches | 3 sketches of 3 ideas

Try out different sensors in lilypad sensor kit deluxe.  Blog your discoveries.

Do force/flex sensor, blog it.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Hello World!

First programming exercises with arduino- blinking lights, color mixer, and color led sequencer.
Handy tutorials from http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html






































Wednesday, June 2, 2010

evolutionary robotoics- learning machines

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/?gclid=CNOq4sbazKECFSQ65QodfSmfeg

Summer Research

Mentoring sculpture BFA, Shotaro Nakano, on a summer undergraduate research project. All things Arduino- here we go....