Arduino Training
House4Hack have completed a couple of very successful Arduino Courses at our headquarters. In an attempt to improve the course, I thought that we could add some resources and links that participants can use in preparation for the day, and also on the day.
Course Contents
The course is currently presented as a half day course at H4H.
- Components supplied with course (Arduino, Breadboard, USB cable, Resistors, LED’s, RGB LED, transistor, relay, diode, hobby servo, light dependent resistor, switch, variable resistor(pot) )
- The course aims to be an introduction to Arduino only. More advanced courses will be held soon i.e LCD displays, Logging data to SD card etc…
- The presentation below shows what contents will be covered during the morning
Course Presenters
The course will be presented by Jacques Conradie. If you are interested to get involved please let us know. We can do with more facilitators.
Cost
We currently charge R800 for the half day introduction course. This includes all the components needed as well as an Arduino Uno R3 board or similar (e.g. EDArduino). If you provide your own kit, the cost of the day is R400.
How to get there
The course is presented at the House4Hack premises at 4 Burger Ave, Centurion 0157, South-Africa
Getting Started
When we start the course in the mornings, not everyone has the Software (IDE) installed. This can be downloaded for your platform in advance and installed on your system. Some platforms also requires a driver to “see” the Arduino Board connected to you PC via USB. If you do not have an Arduino board you obviously can’t do this yet.
- Download the Arduino IDE here
- Instructions on how to install Arduino Drivers on your platform
- Video tutorial on getting started
- Create yourself a Linux Boot disk with Arduino on it
Where to buy your equipment
- Communica stocks kits, shields, arduino’s and general electronic components
- Netram – very fast delivery, stocks shields, arduino’s etc
- Electronics123 – do not stock arduino but get your resistors, caps, etc here
- RS-Components – not the cheapest but will get it for you!
- Micro Robotics – very conveniently located, about 5km from H4H – Johan, the owner, is very knowledgeable and often gives us discounts.
- Hobbytronics – a new startup with very reasonable prices
- small side cutter to cut breadboard wires and lead leads etc
- small long nose pliers for bending and holding inserting wires into breadboard
- wire stripper — well to strip wire with if you look after your teeth, or you don’t have a sidecutter
- Arduino-Compatible Uno R3 or similar (e.g. EdArduino)
- Breadboard – 400 holes (5.5 x 8.5 cm)
- USB A-male to B-male
- 1 x N4078-2C Relay (5V )
- 9 x 5mm Colour LED’s (Red, Green, Yellow)
- 1 x NPN transistor (P2N2222A)
- 1 x 1000UF Capacitor (for stabilizing the Servo supply voltage)
- 1 x Triple Output RGB LED
- 2 x 5mm Micro-switches/Tactile
- 1 x LDR (Photocell)
- 1 x 74HC595 Shift Register
- 1 x 9G Micro-Servo
- 1 x Potentiometer/rotary pot – 10K
- 1 x 1N4004 Diode
- 10 x 220 ohm resistors
- 10 x 10kohm resistors
- 10 x 100 ohm resistors
- 10 x 1k ohm resistors
- 10 x 100k ohm resistors
- 10 x 4,7k ohm resistors
- Dupont Breadboard Jumper Cable Wire Kit (APPROX 65 pcs, Male to Male)
- 1 x Plastic Component Box
Arduino Advanced Course
Arduino Logger Course
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Get involved
Visit us on a Tuesday:
- Join us at 4 Burger Ave, Lyttleton Manor, Centurion every Tuesday evening from 18.00 till late (bring a project to work on or beer)
Telegram Group:
- Send a message to Schalk on Telegram to add you to the group - currently >100 users, relevant conversations for makers
IRL:
- Schalk 082 777 7098
After hours only, please rather send telegram message - Toby
http://tobykurien.com
- Not active at the moment, if you are interested in presenting a course, please let Schalk know
When’s the next training session 🙂
We’ll probably do some planning on Tuesday and then update the calendar for the next couple of months
Hi Schalk/Tobie
I would like to have a half day training on arduino. Its rather urgent. You guys offer training at night during the weekday? or sunday? or the 2nd half of saturday? (i have japanese class on saturday mornings)
Let me know. I’m keen for this sunday if you guys can offer a class. Can i invite others to the class?
cheers
-mithun
@mithunkalan
NOW!
When is the next course in 2014?
hi when is your next training course
Hi Schalk / Tobie.
You don’t have a video of the half day course for the people that stays far from H4H.
Regards
Riaan
If possible please give a date on the next training session, Thanks.