Internet of Things - Advanced Arduino WorkshopWant your letterbox to email
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/12/snail-mail-push-alerts.htmlyou
whenever the postman has been? Need a clock to show you where your loved
ones arehttp://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2009/06/01/hacking-location-into-hardware/?
Or a glowing multi-coloured ambient
orbhttp://knolleary.net/2008/07/19/diy-ambient-orb/to show your
energy usage? Take your Ardunio to the next level with this
advance workshop with this Omniversity of
Manchesterhttp://omniversity.madlab.org.uk/ course.
This course focuses on the Ethernet shield, and will get you started on the
road to realising your own Internet-connected projects.
An Arduino http://www.arduino.cc/ is a low-cost electronics prototyping
platform that has become the de facto choice for physical computing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_computingprojects.
With the addition of an Ethernet shield – which enables data to be sent and
received over a network – Arduinos make an excellent platform on which to
explore the Internet of Things.
This course is on Friday, 25th of February 2011 and costs £132.00 - included
in thie is an Ethernet shield, selection of components, wire and cables. All
you’ll need on the day is your laptop and an Arduino Uno or Duemilanove.
Lunch and hardcopy course materials are also included.
The course is lead by Adrian McEwan http://twitter.com/#!/amcewen, creater
of the http://bubblino.com family
This is an advanced physical computing course, a familiarity with Arduino is
essential -it will not cover Arduino basics.
Find out more & book on to the course at http://s.madlab.org.uk/iot
Hope to see you soon!
About the OmniversityMadLab, http://madlab.org.uk/ Manchester’s pioneering
creative and digital community space, are excited to announce the “Omniversity
of Manchester http://omniversity.madlab.org.uk/about/”, a new programme
beginning in February 2011 . The Omniversity is a unique series of
professional training courses at the MadLab lead by some of the sharpest
minds and most cutting-edge practitioners in digital and future-looking
sectors in the country. “It’s about giving you the edge in the skills that
will be in demand next year, providing insider information in where digital
platforms are headed, and connecting you with others developing those
skills” said Dave Mee from Omniversity. The courses will range from
professional development and cutting edge practices to more esoteric skills.
Whether it’s learning about Arduinos and the Internet of Things, mobile
platform development for SAP, Android or iPad development best practices,
the Omniversity will have a course to help people upskill and develop
abilities which will make them stand out in the workplace and open new
opportunities.
“The MadLab has spent over a year building up the country’s largest network
of like minded technologists, engineers, developers, creatives, artists and
alpha geeks” said Hwa Young, from MadLab. “We’ve already helped create new
employment in the city through our regular evening programmes and we’re
building on this to create training based not on academic models but
practical and commercial lead experiences and insight.” The line-up of
programme leaders includes published O’Reilly authors, maintainers of core
Arduino libraries, award-winning international VJs, co-founders of
WordPress, and HTML5 thought-leaders. “Its a wide-ranging mix” said Dave
“but we know nowhere else where you can spend a few days learning from
people at the top of their field for the same price as a day trip.”
Contact details
If you want more information please contact Dave Mee at
dave@madlab.org.ukor Hwa Young Jung at
hwayoung@madlab.org.uk .
Dave can be reached on 07931 349459 and Hwa Young on 07506 747456.