[Noisebridge-discuss] workshop proposal - AVR microcontrollers

Mitch Altman maltman23 at hotmail.com
Mon Nov 3 21:48:29 UTC 2008


I don't know what AVR stands for, but it is a family of very easy-to-use, and easy-to-learn microcontrollers.  There are lots of free, open-source tools available for it, and lots of open-source projects that have all documentation free for the download online.  There is also a user forum called AVRfreaks.org, full of geeks all over the world, 24/7, just waiting to answer your questions about your AVR microcontroller project.  For these reasons, and more, it is a very popular family of microcontrollers for the DIY (Do It Yourself) crowd.
 
Mitch.
 
 
------------------------> From: jeff at mightyohm.com> To: jim at well.com> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] workshop proposal - AVR microcontrollers> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 19:08:28 -0800> CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net> > 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> >> _______________________________________________> >> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list> >> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net> >> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss> >>> >> > _______________________________________________> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
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