Latest revision as of 20:42, 9 November 2024

LED Strips Everywhere for Everyone! workshop

This workshop will be given:
TBD

NOTE: You do NOT need to register to take this workshop -- please show up early to ensure a seat at the Hardware Hacking Area.

Abstract

Learn how to program LED strips.
It's super easy and fun to make your life trippy and beautiful.
For total beginners.

Learn how to light up LED strips with a cheap Arduino, and make your life trippy and beautiful!

For total beginners -- no knowledge needed at all.

Presenter

Mitch Altman.

Full Description

LED strips have become really inexpensive. And many people have created easy methods of controlling the color and brightness of individual LEDs in LED strips. This workshop will show you one easy and fun way to control LED strips, and to make them do what you want. I'll show you everything you need to know to use existing Arduino programs -- and how to hack Arduino programs -- to control the colors in your world with LED strips.

Workshop Itinerary

Intro to Red-Green-Blue (RGB) LEDs
Brief intro to Arduino
How to use an Arduino to control an LED strip
Some demos of programs you can download

Materials cost

The workshop is free, but if you would like to partake in the hands-on aspects of the workshop, Mitch will have materials for €20.

Registration -- NOT required

You do not need to register in advance to take this workshop -- just show up early to ensure a seat.:

Software

Optional: Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it.
Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux.:
Arduino software

Summary

     What: Learn to program LED strips and make your life trippy
     When: TBD
     Where: Hardware Hacking Area (see Map, below)
     Who: Anyone and everyone can learn to program LED strips. Ages 10 to 100
     Max #: 50 participants -- This workshop will fill up, so please do arrive early!
     Cost: €20 for materials

Instructor: Mitch Altman

website: LED Strips Everywhere for Everyone!

Buy a kit to guarantee a seat, or come by early! (And please do arrive early, regardless!)

Optional: Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it.
Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

Links

More info about the LED Strips Everywhere for Everyone! workshop
Ardiuno website

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 [[File:LEDstrip.jpg|center|500px|Making an LED strip do its thing]]Learn how to light up LED strips with a cheap Arduino, and make your life trippy and beautiful!
 <br>
-For total beginners -- no knowledge needed at all.<br>
+'''For total beginners''' -- no knowledge needed at all.<br>
-<br>
-LED strips have become really inexpensive. And many people have created easy methods of controlling the color and brightness of individual LEDs in LED strips. This workshop will show you one easy and fun way to control LED strips, and to make them do what you want. I'll show you everything you need to know to use existing Arduino programs -- and how to hack Arduino programs -- to control the colors in your world with LED strips.
 == Presenter ==
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 * Some demos of programs you can download<br>
+== Materials cost ==
+The workshop is free, but if you would like to partake in the hands-on aspects of the workshop, Mitch will have materials for '''€20'''.<br>
 == Registration -- NOT required ==
 <span style="color:orange">'''You do not need to register in advance to take this workshop -- just show up early to ensure a seat.''':</span><br>
 == Software ==
-OPTIONAL:  bring a laptop if you want it set up for programming LED strips.<br>
+''Optional'':  Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it.<br>
-If you bring a laptop, please download the free and open source Arduino software before the workshop -- Windows, Linux, or MacOS are all fine!:<br>
+Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux.:<br>
 [https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Arduino software]
 == Summary ==
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''What''': Learn to program LED strips and make your life trippy<br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''When''': 23:00 to 24:30, Day 3 (Friday, December 29th)<br>
+<!--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''When''': 23:00 to 24:30, Day 3 (Friday, December 29th) -- LATE NIGHT!<br>-->
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''When''': TBD<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Where''': Hardware Hacking Area (see Map, below)<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Who''': Anyone and everyone can learn to program LED strips. Ages 10 to 100<br>