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DIY Electronics

A four-session introduction to physical computing with Arduino — from your first 'Hello World' sketch to reading sensors and sending data into Max or Pure Data over serial to build your own instrument.

Level

Beginner

Duration

6h 4m of video content

Format

Self-paced video

Course overview

A beginner's introduction to DIY electronics with Arduino. It starts with the basics of uploading your first sketch, then reads data from sensors and connects the board to Max or Pure Data via serial communication. The final session puts it all together into a working interactive setup. No prior electronics experience needed.

Course content

Session 1: introduction to Arduino: Hello World!

1 video, 1 resource

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  • Lesson 1 - Arduino - Hello World!
  • Session 1 - Introduction to Arduino
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Session 2: Hardware: Getting data from sensors

1 video, 2 resources

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  • Session 2 handouts: images and Arduino sketches
  • Course task (PDF)
  • Session 2 - Getting data from sensors
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Session 3: Max / Pure Data & Serial communication

1 video

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  • Session 3 - Pure date & Serial communication
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Session 4: Putting it all together

1 video

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  • Session 4 - Putting it all together
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Instructors

KZ

Kacper Ziemianin

Instructor