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July 27, 2007
Hack the Real World with Open Source and Microcontrollers
Brian Jepson (MAKE Magazine) is talking about hacking at OSCON 2007.
Brian takes a look at open source hardware, talking about things that make hardware more hackable like mechanical diagrams, parts lists, layout diagrams etc.
The Make controller ($120) has a sketchup model, schematics, open source firmware and APIs/tools. Doesn't have a parts list or layout diagram.
The Arduino ($30) is more open source by Brian's checklist of "open source-ness". It includes mechanical diagrams, schematics and circuit diagrams, parts list, layout diagrams, open source firmware and open source APIs/Tools.
A microcontroller is a computer on a chip. Has a processor, some memory, analog and digital I/O. Example input is light or temp sensor, tilt sensor or RFID. Examples of output might be LED, motors, audio/video.
Brian gives a tour of some really interesting sensors. Alchohol sensor, force sensing, others.
Posted by mike at July 27, 2007 11:18 AM
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