Arduino for Artists

Getting started
We held the first workshop in June. Here are a few photos and videos from the workshop
Our emails if you have questions or ideas you want to share
- Bow is WillisBowman at comcast.net
- Dan is dhaeg at smm.org
- Keith is keithb at smm.org
Software
- Download the latest Arduino software
Resources and documentation
- Servos
- Batteries and Servos...Oh My
- Transisters: TIP 120
- Nice page with diagram
- Getting started with Arduino ( this links to a PDF document)
- online LED / resistor calculator:
- resister color band calculator:
- Simple electronics explained
Programs we used for Workshop 1
Turn on a LED.This is the starter program we used to blink LED on pin 12. Blink_LED_on_pin_12.pde
Fading LED: The pulsing program that does PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) to fade the single red LED on and off. LED_Fading.pde
- Button: Program to sense a momentary switch turning on / off which in
turn will turn on and off a single red LED. This also demonstrate
the very useful Serial Monitor ( which can send data back to the Arduino programming application) . Push_button_turn_on_LED.pde
- Slider: Use a sliding
potentiometer (a variable resistor) to vary the frequency of a
single red LED turning on and off. 10K_slider_LED_blink.pde
Tri-Color LED: How to turn each color of light on / off. tricolor_LED_each_color.pde
Making the mood: PWM color mixing. tricolor_LED_Fading.pde then tricolor_LED_random_fade.pde
Mini-Motor circuit: Controlling a large current component with a small signal.Incorporating the TIP120 transistor and another circuit (9 volt battery and cheap motor). motor_ramp.pde
Programs we demonstrated in Workshop 2
- The solenoid program lets you control big/strong motion using an electromagnet. solenoid.pde
- Stepper motors have very fine motion -great for accurate and consistant movement.stepper_motor.pde
- The relay was used to turn the rope light on and off. relay_sketch(2).pde
- Here's an annotated image of the Arduino and circuit.
Cool projects with the Arduino ( send us more!)
- Monique shared a number of websites with us at the end of the 2nd workshop. I've made a google notebook where I'm collecting these
- Whole bunch of projects on one big page using Arduino
- Microcontroller Course - Arduino Project 1
- 3 x 3 x 3 cube
- a platform for interactive performance
- Merry Xmas Mr. Therimin
- Make music with an Arduino and a piezo speaker ...
- Bow found this one: Control an iPod with the Arduino!!



