I'm currently in talks with a supplier to get a discount on Arduino for the day, if I could get a rough idea of interest, that would help, currently I'm working on approximately 10, but if you could reply and show your interest that would be better.<div>
<br></div><div>I think that targeting this day at a level anywhere above total beginner would be disadvantageous, I'm at the stage now where I'm putting together some course materials and will be able to provide a workbook/handouts and a slideshow/talk to explain exactly what Ardunio are and how and what they may be used for.</div>
<div><br></div><div>There will be a number of basic programming tasks, anyone with the smallest amount of experience with C will have no problems, for those without any prior programming experience, I'll be explaining the basics and show you how to do it through worked examples.</div>
<div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I shall be explaining my experiences with control engineering and different types of sensors along with a warning that you shouldn't really be using Arduino for any safety/health critical projects, other than that, anything goes.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Ultimately I can see this as a recurring workshop, moving on through more advanced projects as people find their feet.</div><div><br></div><div>There are likely to be small costs involved in the day, would anybody be interested in sposorship? If so please get in touch, privately if you'd prefer, and I can explain what the costs are likely to be.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'd like everybody that attends the day to leave with a Arduino and a good understanding of how to get by on their own, I'll make some more worksheets for people to take away with them, and point people in the direction of a whole wealth of self help material.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Soldering on the day is unlikely, we don't know what CVS's policies are with regard to this as yet (if that's where we hold it), but I shall endeavour to find out.</div><div><br></div><div>
I hope that answers a few questions for now, once numbers are in I'll organise the date, given that it's only a few weeks until March, it may be that we have to re-coordinate a more suitable date.</div><div><br></div>
<div>I expect we'll make this last a full day and arrange some food, I'll need to speak to a few people first though, but I feel that if we're to do this, we should do it properly.</div><div><br></div><div><br>
</div><div>Thanks,</div><br clear="all">Nige