[Noisebridge-discuss] workshop proposal - AVR microcontrollers

[jim]

   did it, that's what mitch uses in his little 
$5 light flasher. got the instruction set, amazing 
for $0.60 each (probably in quantity). 
thanks. 


On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 19:08 -0800, Jeff Keyzer wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmel_AVR or just go to Atmel's  
> site.
> 
> It's an 8-bit microcontroller supported by gcc and used in many cool  
> projects.
> 
> Jeff Keyzer
> jeff at mightyohm.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 2, 2008, at 7:02 PM, jim wrote:
> 
> >
> > i think i'm interested. what's an "AVR"
> > controller (what's "AVR")?
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 14:00 -0800, Andy Isaacson wrote:
> >> On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 11:58:09AM -0800, Jeff Keyzer wrote:
> >>> Mitch and I recently discussed the possibility of doing a series of
> >>> workshops on programming AVR microcontrollers and building cool
> >>> stuff.  Many of Mitch's projects are based on the AVR, including the
> >>> open source version of the TV-B-Gone, the Brain Machine, and Trippy
> >>> RGB Lights.
> >>>
> >>> The Arduino is based on the ATmega AVR as well.
> >>>
> >>> The first workshop would be an intro to the AVR for beginners,
> >>> followed by a solder-session/build night for the Adafruit USBTinyISP
> >>> programmer.  Subsequent workshops would teach embedded C and more
> >>> advanced techniques plus some fun projects.
> >>>
> >>> Would there be any interest in such a thing?
> >>
> >> Oh yes, I'm interested.
> >>
> >> I have a few suggestions for curricula, at varying levels of  
> >> difficulty:
> >>
> >> 1. build a circuit and program a AVR to control an RGB LED.  (Bonus  
> >> if
> >>   it can receive commands interactively from a PC.)
> >> 2. implement a communication protocol (UART or I2C or SPI or 1- 
> >> Wire) and
> >>   make two AVRs coordinate to do something interesting.
> >> 3. control multiple LEDs (3x3 matrix?) from a single AVR (again,  
> >> bonus
> >>   points if it can receive interactive directions.)
> >>
> >> -andy
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