Equipment List

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Ariduno
http://www.arduino.cc/

Arduino ProtoShield Kit
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=7914

Lovely Introduction of Arduino by Makezine:

 

Our Great Work last year:

  by Ashley

  by Jason


 

Many Sensors and Components

ADXL330
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=692
Serial Enabled 16x2 LCD
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=813
Flex Sensor
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=30056
PING))) Sensor
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28015
PIR Sensor
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=555-28027
QT113-D
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=604-00038
Piezo Film Vibra Tab Mass
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=605-00004
Parallax GPS
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28146
BlueSMiRF
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=582
L293H-bridge
(from me)
LCD Terminal AppMod
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=29121
Hitachi HM55B Compass Module
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=29123
QTI Sensor
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=555-27401
Melexis 90217 Hall-Effect Sensor
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=605-00005
TSL230 Light to Frequency Converter
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27924
XBee
http://www.maxstream.net/products/xbee/xbee-oem-rf-module-zigbee.php

 

Electronic supplies

Students are required to purchase their own supplies like resistors, capacitors, connectors, LED, etc.


 

Lego Mindstorms

  • Robotic Invention System 2.0 / 3.0

 

Mindsensors
http://www.mindsensors.com/

  • Infra-red obstacle sensor
  • Ultrasonic proximity sensor

 

Tools
  • Multimeters
  • Power supplies
  • Batteries
  • Beard boards
  • Wires

 

Useful Links to Buy Parts

Sparkfun: http://www.sparkfun.com ** +
PCB Europe: http://pcb-europe.net **
Image SI: http://www.imagesco.com
Symmetry Electronics : http://www.semiconductorstore.com
Jameco: http://Jameco.com
Digi-Key: http://www.digikey.com
NKC Electronics: http://www.nkcelectronics.com
Adafruit Industries: http://www.adafruit.com ** #
Parallax: http://www.parallax.com

** You can buy Arduino
# You can buy BoArduino
+ You can LilyPad



 

Some Interesting Works made with Arduino

Sonic Body

 

Chatter and Listening
http://www.greenmeat.net/resources/Chatter_and_Listening.mov 


Customer designs with their fists
http://www.fluidforms.at/de/CassiusWhat.php

Light Installation

intelligent Funirture

 

Two works by todbot  
lighting

  midi drum

By other people

  LCD

  Ciruit Bending

  NDS

  Thermin


Other Useful Links:
Makezine: http://www.makezine.com
Hackzine: http://www.hackszine.com
Arduino Playground: http://www.arduino.cc/playground/
Arduino ΌΦΆι: http://arduino.tw
Tinker.it : http://tinker.it
Ladyada: http://www.ladyada.net/


 

Good Books to read

Making Things Talk

Physical Computing

Make Magazine

Designing Interactions