Schedule & Handouts

This Winter 2022 schedule for IAT 884 studio is still under construction and subject to change. I have not yet gone through all the links and checked them for currency, nor update coded segments. However, this should get you started on the studio portion of the course.

Week 1 - Intro: Electronics

Date: January 10 2022 - self study

   Optional Reading (duplicates workshop week 1): 

1. Igoe & O'Sullivan's Physical Computing (available online SFU library): Introduction, chapter 1 (intro to electronics/sim to workshop), chapter 2 (p. 11-25 only -- components/sim to workshop), and chapter 3 (read about multimeters)

   2. Electricity & Electronics in Resources Section
   3. Read: Resistor Colour Code in Resources Section
   Presentation: Week 1 Presentation 
   Handout: Week 1 Handout For this week, use tinkercad circuits to build/simulate the circuits. Once you have received your electronics kit -- we will use these.
   Deadline for handing-in: Sunday 16th of January, 11.59 pm. E-mail: ahv1@sfu.ca

Week 2 - Hands-on Exercise: Approaches to Tangible Interaction

January 17 2022 - self study, bring examples to class

 Read: Hartman's Wearable Electronics chapter 1, chapter 2, and chapter 6
 Handout: Week 2 Handout

Week 3 - Microcontrollers I

January 24 2022 -- Hopefully this session will be face to face and you can pick up your electronics kits and start building.

Prep: Install Arduino IDE on laptop & bring with you. Try exercises from week 1.
Presentation: Week 3 Presentation
Handout: Week 3 Handout

Source code for Workshop Exercises (TAR format) // Somewhat Outdated

Week 4 - Sensors

Jan 31, 2022

 Read (review): Hartman, chapter 6, sections: Digital Input, Analog Input
 Read (review): Pull-up Resistors
 Read: Hartman,  chapter 3 (switches), and chapter 7 (Sensors). Probably just skim the DIY stuff, it is pretty specific to wearables.
 Presentation: Week 4 Presentation
 Handout: Week 4 Handout

Week 5 - Soldering + Microcontrollers II

Feb 7, 2022

 Read: All Essential Electronics Concepts and Basic Components
 Read: Sparkfun: How to Solder
 For Reference: Sparkfun: How to use a Multimeter
 Presentation: Soldering Presentation
 Handout: Week 5 Handout  // Due to the limited number of soldering stations the class will break into 3 groups, and each work on one of the handout questions at a time

Week 6, Interfacing (Serial Communication)

Feb 14, 2022

 Read: Arduino Serial (Igoe - ITP) (watch the video)
 Read: Arduino <--> Processing
 Read (Optional): Serial, Math, Types
 Read (Optional): Common Serial Protocols
 Task: Install Processing 3.0.1+
 Task: Install the Sound library for Processing (Sketch/Import Library.../Add Library...)
 Presentation: Week 7 Presentation
 Handout: Week 7 Handout

Week 7 - Reading Week, No Lab

February 21, 2022

READ STUFF

Week 8 - Motors/High Powered Out

Feb 28, 2022

 Read: Hartman, chapter 8 (Motors & Temperature). Recommend to read the first half of chapter 8 as well (Light & Sound)
 Read (review): POWER! 
 Read (review): Diodes, Transistors, & Relays
 Presentation: Week 8 Presentation
 Handout: Week 8 Handout

Week 9 - Computer Vision

March 7, 2022

There is no handout this week as all of the technologies in the previous one were out of date. We'll follow a different structure this week.

 Read: Tangible User Interfaces: Past, Present and Future Directions section 7.2 (it's like 4 pages)
 Task: Download the camera vision example code 
 Task: Install Processing Video Library 
 Task: Run the Basic Webcam Connection example 
       Modify the sketch to manipulate the camera feed in some way.
 Task: Run the Improved Blob Tracking example
       Click on a colour inside the sketch to track it
 Task: Install Open CV for Processing Library
 Task: Run the Face Detection sketch
 Task: Think of 3 ways to use camera vision & discuss in groups.
 Presentation: Week 9 Presentation

Week 10 - Wireless Communication

Mar 14, 2022

 Read: Hartman, chapter 9 (Wireless)
 Read: Open Sound Control (OSC) 
   (http://opensoundcontrol.org and the CNMAT site are down, but the above explanation is actually really good)
 Handout: Week 10 Handout
 Presentation: Week 10 Presentation

Week 11 - Advanced Sensors

Mar 27, 2022