LoLShield for Arduino

LoLShield for Arduino

Introductory Arduino Workshop

Where: Studio 4E, CMB Building, UT Austin
When: 7:00PM Monday, December 6th
Facebook RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145211748862334

Our instructor, Brandon Wiley (http://blanu.net/) will be walking us through Charlieplexing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlieplexing), a method of addressing multiple LEDs while conserving I/O pins on a microcontroller.  This will cover both hardware and software.  If you do not have time to acquire the parts, feel free to use the DorkbotATX mailing list and Facebook page to try and team up or borrow parts.  If all goes well, we certainly plan on having more of these events in the future, on a variety of Arduino-esque topics.

Here’s the parts list:

Required

1. Arduino

2. LoLShield

OR

LEDs and breadboard

OR

LED Christmas lights, wire cutters, wire strippers, and breadboard

3. Resistors, ideally 270 Ohm, although other ratings can be made to work (enough to match the number of LEDs you have)

Optional

1. Laptop with Arduino IDE installed and USB A-B cable – if you want to mess around with the source code on your own

There is no soldering required for this class. We will just be prototyping and learning the principles. The LolShield is the fastest way to get started. You just plug it into the Arduino, download the code, and you’re ready to go. If you are more interested in the software, get one of these. It’s also $25, so if you are on a budget or are more interested in the hardware side, just bring a bunch of LEDs. I’d recommend at least 8. A single string of LED Christmas lights should have all the LEDs you need, but you’ll need a couple of tools to get the prepare them for plugging into a breadboard.

Introductory Arduino Workshop
Our instructor, Brandon Wiley (http://blanu.net/) will be walking us through Charlieplexing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlieplexing), a method of addressing multiple LEDs while conserving I/O pins on a microcontroller.  This will cover both hardware and software.  If you do not have time to acquire the parts, feel free to use the DorkbotATX mailing list and Facebook page to try and team up or borrow parts.  If all goes well, we certainly plan on having more of these events in the future, on a variety of Arduino-esque topics.
Here’s the parts list:
Required
1. Arduino
2. LoLShield
OR
LEDs and breadboard
OR
LED Christmas lights, wire cutters, wire strippers, and breadboard
3. Resistors, ideally 270 Ohm, although other ratings can be made to work (enough to match the number of LEDs you have)
Optional
1. Laptop with Arduino IDE installed and USB A-B cable – if you want to mess around with the source code on your own
There is no soldering required for this class. We will just be prototyping and learning the principles. The LolShield is the fastest way to get started. You just plug it into the Arduino, download the code, and you’re ready to go. If you are more interested in the software, get one of these. It’s also $25, so if you are on a budget or are more interested in the hardware side, just bring a bunch of LEDs. I’d recommend at least 8. A single string of LED Christmas lights should have all the LEDs you need, but you’ll need a couple of tools to get the prepare them for plugging into a breadboard