The Joy of Blink.ino

Talk about the adoption of the micrcocontroller as an artistic tool through the open source hardware movement. Given at Devs Love Bacon 2014, video of talk at:
http://devslovebacon.com/conferences/bacon-2014/talks/the-joy-of-blink-dot-ino-shining-a-light-on-working-with-hardware

Transcript

1. The Joy of Blink.ino Becky Stewart becky@theleadingzero.com @theleadingzero
3. what is a microcontroller?
4. single IC
   processor
   memory
   programmable*
   ! interrupts
   low power consumption code physical world what is a microcontroller?
5. single IC
   processor
   memory
   programmable*
   ! interrupts
   low power consumption code physical world electricity (voltage) lightbulb loudspeaker ultrasonic distance sensor what is a microcontroller? microcontroller
6. microcontroller processor memory programmable interrupts what is a microcontroller?
7. 1974 TI begins selling TMS 1000 http://www.antiquetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TMS1000NLC.jpg
8. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/TI_SpeakSpell_no_shadow.jpg 1974 TI begins selling TMS 1000
9. EPROM is difficult to re-program http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/EPROM_Intel_C1702A.jpg
10. http://www.wingstech.com.ph/Content/images/products/130-114.jpg 1993 Atmel introduces programmable chip with Flash, PIC 16C84 with EEPROM
11. Need peripheral things like voltage regulator and other components
    Use a programmer to upload new code http://images.esellerpro.com/2457/I/115/51/full_n36ac.jpg
12. BASIC Stamp education platform
    Around since 1990s http://www.parallax.com/sites/default/files/styles/full-size-product/public/90005a.png?itok=sNiar2QH
13. Created in 2001 by Ben Fry and Casey Reas while at MIT Media Lab
    IDE and language written in Java
14. Wiring is an open project initiated by Hernando Barragán during his masters in 2003 under Massimo Banzi and Casey Reas. http://www.maartenlamers.com/ThisIsWiring/images/wiringboard1.jpg
15. 2005 at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
16. Almost* everything is given away.
17. *Branding is copyrighted.
18. Amazing things happen. http://www.adafruit.com/images/970x728/659-04.jpg http://arduino.cc/en/uploads/Main/LilyPad_5.jpg
19. Amazing things happen.
20. Thanks.
21. Becky Stewart becky@theleadingzero.com @theleadingzero