There's still seats available for my fun and popular workshop -- a week from today!     Arduino For Total Newbies

Sunday, March 29th, 1pm - 4:30pm.
 
Anyone can learn.  All welcome!  All ages.

Please spread the word to anyone you think may be interested.


   photo from the first
   Arduino For Total Newbies
   workshop at Noisebridge

Learn all you need to know to make cool projects with Arduino!

You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you. As an example project, we'll be creating a TV-B-Gone remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you.


Summary:

What: Arduino workshop for total newbies, using TV-B-Gone remote controls as an intro example project
When: 1:00pm to 4:30pm, Sunday, March 29th
Where: Noisebridge map (including where to push the buzzer)
Who: Anyone and everyone can have fun learning Arduino. Ages 10 to 100
Max #: 50 participants -- This workshop will fill up, so please arrive early!
     -- Precedence given to those who register in advance at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arduino-for-total-newbies-workshop-tickets-16088241363
Cost: $35 -- includes everything you need!
And you get to bring your Arduino TV-B-Gone home with you.
     Optional: $20 communications/programming cable
          -- (some will be available to use for free during the workshop).
Instructor: Mitch
Register for the workshop
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arduino-for-total-newbies-workshop-tickets-16088241363

Optional:  Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it.
Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux.


Description:

Arduino is an amazingly powerful tool that is very simple to learn to use. It was designed so that artists and non-geeks can start from nothing, and make something cool happen in less than 90 minutes. Yet, it is powerful enough so that uber-geeks can use it for their projects as well.

This workshop is easy enough for total newbies to learn all you need to know to get going on an Arduino.

Taught by Mitch Altman. Participants will make their own Arduino clone, and set it up on solderless breadboards to make their own TV-B-Gone remote control to turn off TVs in public places -- a fun way to learn Arduino (and electronics) basics. Bring your laptop, if you can.

Big thanks to Ken Shirriff, who came up with the original TV-B-Gone for Arduino.


Itinerary:



 
You are now ready to download and hack zillions of Arduino projects that are available for free online!
 
 
Best,
Mitch.