Learning how to Tinker

Hardware hacking for web developers.

Presented at Hybrid Conf 2014

Transcript

1. Learning how to tinker
   with
   Andrew Nesbitt
   

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3. Hardware hacking
   for
   Web people
   

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9. BEng Robotics & Automated Systems
   University of Plymouth
   

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11. Advanced Mathematics
    Mechanical Engineering
    Digital Electronics Analogue Electronics
    Computer Science
    Control Theory
    Neural networking Microprocessor Design
    Playing with Robots
    Learning Robotics
    

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12. Advanced Mathematics
    Observing Robots behind glass
    Learning Robotics
    Advanced Mathematics
    Advanced Mathematics
    Advanced Mathematics
    Advanced Mathematics
    Advanced Mathematics
    Advanced Mathematics
    Advanced Mathematics
    

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13. Back then robotics was:
    expensive,
    complicated
    and not fun
    

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14. APIs
    Open Source Hardware
    Smart phones
    High level Programming Languages
    GitHub
    Internet everywhere 3D Printing
    2014
    

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15. 
    

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16. Gartner's 2014 Hype Cycle Report
    http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2819918
    

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17. Internet of things
    Gartner's 2014 Hype Cycle Report
    http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2819918
    

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18. Internet of things
    Gartner's 2014 Hype Cycle Report
    Software-Defined
    Anything
    http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2819918
    

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20. GitHub HQ
    

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21. Networked Motion and
    Temperature Sensors
    

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23. Internet of Things
    =
    Open Hardware APIs
    +
    Web Technologies
    

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24. Arduino
    

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25. Arduino IDE
    C++
    Compile, transfer, run
    

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26. Firmata
    

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27. Cat Laser Toy
    

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28. !
    var five = require("johnny-five"),

    board = new five.Board();

    

    function randomFromInterval(from,to){

    return Math.floor(Math.random()*(to-from+1)+from); 

    }

    

    board.on("ready", function() {

    var servoX = new five.Servo(10);

    var servoY = new five.Servo(9);

    var laser = new five.Led(8);

    

    laser.on()

    

    setInterval(function(){

    x = randomFromInterval(80, 120)

    y = randomFromInterval(95, 145)

    servoX.move(x)

    servoY.move(y)

    }, 400)

    })
    

    

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29. It's a UNIX system! I know this!
    

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30. Cat Laser Toy
    

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31. Cat Laser Toy
    Rabbit
    v
    |
    

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32. Demo Time
    

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33. Demo Time
    

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34. Demo Time
    

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35. Demo Time
    

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36. Demo Time
    

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37. Demo Time
    

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38. Demo Time
    

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39. Demo Time
    

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40. Demo Time
    

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41. Demo Time
    

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42. Demo Time
    

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43. Demo Time
    

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44. Demo Time
    

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46. Demo Driven Development
    

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47. LIVE DEMO
    

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49. Sparkfun
    Inventors Kit
    hobbytronics.co.uk/sparkfun-inventors-kit-v3
    

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50. node-ardx.org
    

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51. gosphero.com
    

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52. Fear of failure
    

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54. It's a UNIX system! I know this!
    

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55. ⌘Z
    

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56. Prototyping tools
    

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57. LEGO
    

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58. EV3
    

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59. Robot Rabbit Feeder
    

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60. !
    var Ev3 = require ("ev3-nodejs-bt");

    var Ev3_base = Ev3.base;

    

    var XboxController = require('xbox-controller');

    var xbox = new XboxController;

    

    var robot = new Ev3_base("/dev/tty.EV3-SerialPort");

    

    var maxAngle = 32768;

    var maxSpeed = 100;

    

    var speeds = { a: 0, b: 0, c: 0, d: 0 };
    

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61. robot.connect(function(){

    robot.start_program(function(ev3){

    var setSpeed = function(){

    var output = ev3.getOutputSequence(speeds.a,speeds.b,speeds.c,speeds.d);

    ev3.sp.write(output); }

    

    setInterval(setSpeed, 100)

    

    xbox.on('left:move', function(position){

    var x = -(position.x / maxAngle)*-maxSpeed

    var y = (position.y / maxAngle)*-maxSpeed

    var left = y-x

    var right = y+x

    

    speeds.b = left

    speeds.a = right

    })

    

    xbox.on('a:press', function(){ speeds.d = 100 })

    xbox.on('a:release', function(){ speeds.d = 0 })

    });

    });
    

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64. 3D Printing
    

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65. thingiverse.com
    

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66. tinkercad.com
    

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67. shapeways.com
    

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69. cube([30, 30, 30]);
    

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71. union(){!
    cube([30, 30, 30]);!
    cube([60, 10, 10]);!
    }
    

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73. difference() {!
    union(){!
    cube([30, 30, 30]);!
    cube([60, 10, 10]);!
    }!
    translate([30, 30, 30])!
    sphere(20);!
    }
    

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75. require "rubyscad"!
    !
    class MyShape!
    include RubyScad!
    !
    def render()!
    difference do!
    union do!
    cube(size: [30, 30, 30])!
    cube(size: [60, 10, 10])!
    end!
    !
    translate(v: [30, 30, 30]) do!
    sphere(r: 20)!
    end!
    end!
    end!
    end!
    !
    MyShape.new.render
    

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76. It's a UNIX system! I know this!
    

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77. LIVE DEMO
    

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78. 42 #hybridconfcube
    Tweet:
    Any number between 1 and 100
    

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81. 3D GitHub Contribution Graph
    

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82. Community
    

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83. Makerspaces
    

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84. hackerspaces.org
    

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85. NoDebots.io
    

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86. robotsconf.com
    December 6-7 2014, Florida
    

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87. makerland.org
    

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89. Wrapping up
    

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90. Bring everything great
    about internet into the
    real world
    

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91. !
    Stay on the edge of your
    comfort zone
    

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92. It's a UNIX system! I know this!
    

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93. !
    Play with prototypes
    

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94. Get involved with the
    community
    

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95. !
    Change the world!
    

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96. Code: https://github.com/andrew/hybrid-2014
    

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97. Twitter: @teabass
    

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98. No rabbits were harmed in the making of this presentation
    Thanks!
    

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