[Liverpool] Howduino - Hardware Hackday at FACT

[Adrian McEwen]

Arduino [1] isn't really like X10, although I'm using it for something 
bordering on X10 with my Mazzini project [2].  The Arduino is just a 
cool open-source hardware project to let you interface (some reasonably 
limited) computing power with electronics.  The Arduino boards have 16KB 
of flash memory for the code, 1KB of RAM, half-a-dozen analogue inputs 
(to let you measure fuzzy values like light levels or temperature) and a 
dozen digital inputs and outputs (to let you connect buttons and 
switches for input, or to switch things on or off from the code).

There are some examples of what you can build with Arduino in the 
Inspiration section of the Howduino wiki [3]

Adrian.

[1] <http://arduino.cc/>
[2] <http://www.mcqn.com/weblog/mazzini_monitors_its_first_appliance>
[3] <http://howduino.pbwiki.com/PossibleProjects>

Dan Lynch wrote:
> Sounds really interesting, I'll come along. I haven't had much chance 
> to look at Arduino yet and really know nothing about it so a talk at 
> the LUG would be good I think. I've had a look at X10 in the past and 
> I know this isn't quite the same but they are perhaps related in some 
> way. Would I be wrong in saying that?
>
> Looking forward to it, cheers
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Adrian McEwen <adrian at mcqn.net 
> <mailto:adrian at mcqn.net>> wrote:
>
>     Sat May 23rd, FACT at Liverpool
>     http://www.howduino.com/
>
>     Howduino is a free, one day event about connecting the internet to the
>     real world, breathing life into inanimate objects and creating new
>     ways
>     to interact with things. It's for artists, programmers, designers,
>     hobbyists and anyone else interested in robotics, technology,
>     communication and interaction.
>
>     The event was initially inspired by the Arduino
>     <http://www.arduino.cc/>
>     platform, a cheap and easy way to introduce intelligence into objects.
>     The focus of the talks and support will be on using Arduino, but don't
>     let this limit your imagination. All platforms and tecnnologies
>     are welcome.
>
>     And on a related note, Andrew, is there any chance I can give my
>     Getting
>     Started with Arduino talk at the April or May LivLUG meeting?  I
>     thought
>     it would be good for people to find out a bit more (and maybe get
>     started playing around) before signing up for the full day.
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     Adrian.
>
>
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