[General] AVR Class at Makers Local 256

[David M]

I'd like an arduino, too.  I specify this just in case it doesn't come 
with the class.

David Merchant



Venkat Raghavan V.C. wrote:
> Count me in and mark me down for an arduino as well.
> 
> Venkat
> 
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 9:51 AM, strages <strages at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Count me in.
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Matt <brimstone at the.narro.ws> wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> Where: Makers Local 256, 203 Brown Street
>>> When: Saturday, October 17th, 1:00 - 3:00pm
>>> Cost: $30 (for the things you get to keep)
>>>
>>> Mr. Mike Spiceland, a coworker of mine, will be giving an basic AVR
>>> class in two weeks, October 17th from 1 to 3pm. Everyone will need
>>> to bring a laptop with them. I'm waiting to hear back about getting
>>> some Arduinos for $30. Please email me before Saturday if you're
>>> interested in taking part in the class so we know how many people to
>>> plan.
>>>
>>> For those with Debian or Ubuntu systems, you should be able to just
>>> run the following before the class:
>>> apt-get install gcc-avr avr-libc avrdude
>>>
>>> For those with Windows systems, you'll need to install the WinAVR
>>> package here: http://winavr.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> Don't worry if you have any problems getting your system setup, just
>>> show up a little early and we'll be able to help you get going.
>>>
>>> The class outline is as follows:
>>>
>>> Class 1: Introduction to microcontrollers / AVR / Arduino
>>> - October 17th
>>> Basic Concepts
>>>  building projects and programming your micro
>>>  bits and bytes - hex, binary, binary C operators, and accessing
>>> 16-bit registers on an 8 bit micro
>>>  getting familiar with the datasheet
>>>  I/O ports - talking to the outside world
>>>  intro to avr-gcc and avr-libc
>>> Interrupts
>>>  Interrupt Service Routines
>>>  External Interrupts
>>>
>>> Mike also has two more classes planned. We'll discuss when we want
>>> to have them at the this class.
>>>
>>> I look forward to seeing you there!
>>> #matt
>>>
>>>
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