Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by bearwithclaws » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 1:45 AM UTC

Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform
arduino.cc

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by ergbvreg » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 2:22 AM UTC

Yes it's great - but what exactly is the news part? It has been widely available for several years.

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by mr_luc » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 2:23 AM UTC

... Okay, you linked to Arduino.

(I like Arduino - I use Arduino when I want to start messing around with a new bit of hardware, because it's practically like programming from the console; dead simple and as 'rapid' as hardware prototyping gets. I got into AVR as well, mucking about and seeing what interesting stuff I could output to video.

Hardware prototyping is one of the most enjoyable ways to sandblast your free time that I know of. ;)

But, what's the story? Why did you submit this?

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by marcusestes » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 2:31 AM UTC

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Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by adamhowell » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 3:00 AM UTC

mr_luc wrote: post #3

... Okay, you linked to Arduino. (I like Arduino - I use Arduino when I want to start messing around with a new bit of hardware, because it's practically like programming from the console; dead simple and as 'rapid' as hardware prototyping gets. I got into AVR as well, mucking about and seeing what interesting stuff I could output to video. Hardware prototyping is one of the most enjoyable ways to sandblast your free…

B/c it's been on Metafilter all day.

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by astrec » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 3:05 AM UTC

mr_luc wrote: post #3

... Okay, you linked to Arduino. (I like Arduino - I use Arduino when I want to start messing around with a new bit of hardware, because it's practically like programming from the console; dead simple and as 'rapid' as hardware prototyping gets. I got into AVR as well, mucking about and seeing what interesting stuff I could output to video. Hardware prototyping is one of the most enjoyable ways to sandblast your free…

I'm always amazed how many not-so-random people I meet are into Arduino, and how many of them began interested in programming because they cut and pasted a few sketches which they then tweaked.

Got any current projects? My non-existent free time is devoted to a track driven, maze solving robot.

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by wmf » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 3:24 AM UTC

mr_luc wrote: post #3

... Okay, you linked to Arduino. (I like Arduino - I use Arduino when I want to start messing around with a new bit of hardware, because it's practically like programming from the console; dead simple and as 'rapid' as hardware prototyping gets. I got into AVR as well, mucking about and seeing what interesting stuff I could output to video. Hardware prototyping is one of the most enjoyable ways to sandblast your free…

Perhaps we need a Hacker Canon to accompany our Hacker News; whenever you try to submit something in the canon it could just redirect you to the canonical discussion.

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by bearwithclaws » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 4:45 AM UTC

I just discovered this today (and yes, on mefi). And I don't see what's wrong to share it with the fellow hackers here.

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by rscott » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 5:08 AM UTC

astrec wrote: post #6

mr_luc wrote: post #3

... Okay, you linked to Arduino. (I like Arduino - I use Arduino when I want to start messing around with a new bit of hardware, because it's practically like programming from the console; dead simple and as 'rapid' as hardware prototyping gets. I got into AVR as well, mucking about and seeing what interesting stuff I could output to video. Hardware prototyping is one of the most enjoyable ways to sandblast your free…

I'm always amazed how many not-so-random people I meet are into Arduino, and how many of them began interested in programming because they cut and pasted a few sketches which they then tweaked. Got any current projects? My non-existent free time is devoted to a track driven, maze solving robot.

I plan on using one in a EE senior design course, making an IR tracker using Wiimote camera with some servos for full pan and tilt control. Also going to interface a nunchuck for a manual control mode.

Re: Arduino, open-source electronics prototyping platform

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Post by astrec » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 5:47 AM UTC

rscott wrote: post #9

astrec wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm always amazed how many not-so-random people I meet are into Arduino, and how many of them began interested in programming because they cut and pasted a few sketches which they then tweaked. Got any current projects? My non-existent free time is devoted to a track driven, maze solving robot.

I plan on using one in a EE senior design course, making an IR tracker using Wiimote camera with some servos for full pan and tilt control. Also going to interface a nunchuck for a manual control mode.

Sounds great - hope you keep a diary blog of your progress.