Hacking by Google Search

Building hardware with no electronics knowledge

Created by Conor O'Neill / @conoro

for 3D Camp Limerick, May 17th 2014

This Preso

Created using reveal.js - https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js/

Visible at http://conoroneill.net/3dcamp2014/

Source Code at https://github.com/conoro/3dcamp2014/tree/gh-pages

Me

ZX Spectrum Teen from 1982 - Loved it. Still have it. Still works
Electronic Engineering in UCD 1986-1990 - Hated it
Masters in Electronic Engineering in UCD 1990-1992 - DSP Software. Liked it
Embedded Software Engineer - S3, Integral Design, Xilinx, Advanticus 1992-2003 - Telecoms and Digital TV - Good times
Enterprise Software EMC 2003-2006 - Good money
Internet Startup LouderVoice 2006-Present - Hardest thing I've ever done
Enterprise Mobile Software FeedHenry, 2013-Present - The ~~future~~ present is mobile
Discovered the internet in 1990 before the WWW. Life changing. Really.
Re-discovered Electronics in 2012. Has put the bounce back in my step. Even with bare-foot shoes.

What Changed?

This

And This

When you have a hammer

Why Arduino and not Pi

Halloween Doorbell

Cheese Controlled Car

Covered by Wired annddd the Kilkenny Reporter

Nunchuck Controlled Car

Wii Balance Board Controlled Car

Lego Car

Bandon Bluetooth Button

Web-Enabled Electric Blanket

Oven Temperature

Whats's the common thread here?

Google "How do I .... with Raspberry Pi"

Google "How do I .... with Arduino"

Google "Arduino Library for...."

Modules

Lots and Lots of Modules

Ohm's Law?

Tools you need

What can possibly go wrong?

Mondeo Button

£15 for 2nd hand part on eBay!

Sod that. This cost £1.50 and took 10 mins to fix. After delay of 7 years :-)

Actual Electronics from scratch

Audio Amp
Valentines Card
Bookmark Light

Not always fun

Sometimes you can go around in circles for weeks

Audio Amp

Sometimes when it works

It's like magic, you've no idea why

Valentines Card

Other times when it works

OMFG, I rock

Bandon Bookmark Light

Giving Up

And there are times when giving up is the right thing

Shrimp - £1.47 Arduino

Paperduino - Paper based Electronics

Web Developer? - Try Espruino

JavaScript + Hardware

Links

Finally don't forget scavenging!

14 year old Epson Stylus Photo 870