Arduino & ActionScript

GeorgeProfenza

Who am I (today) ?

I am George Profenza
I do R&D at disturb media http://disturbmedia.com

I graduated from the Creative Computing course at Goldsmiths, University of London, where we had the Physical Computing course with the awesome Daniel Hirschmann

http://creativecomputation.co.uk http://www.danielhirschmann.com

What is Physical Computing ?

Marrying the analog world with the digital world

What is Physical Computing ?

Marrying the analog world with the digital world It happens all around us. Were surrounded by sensors and actuators
Sensors: Light Temperature Distance Rotation Pressure Knock Actuators/motors: Servo DC Stepper

credits: winjohn, sxc.hu (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/645188)

credits: http://www.kalipedia.com

What is Physical Computing ?

Marrying the analog world with the digital world

credits: University of Portsmouth, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

credits: Interactive Environments Lab (http://medialappi.net/lab/)

What is Arduino ?

"Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on exible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments." arduino.cc

What is Arduino ?

"Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on exible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments." arduino.cc

Arduino = Hardware + Software

What is Arduino ?
digital pins

serial to USB power select jumper DC in power analog pins

What is Arduino ?

1. Type code in the IDE 2. Upload it on the board through USB

Bruce by Tom Judd http://vimeo.com/5138697

What is Arduino ?
The Arduino IDE

built on Processing code editor, tools + terminal included syntax is simplied C

Most of the code youll need in one slide:

pinMode(); digitalRead() / digitalWrite() analogRead() / analogWrite() delay() / millis() Serial.begin() / Serial.print()

What can you do with it ?

http://learn.plankman.com/w/index.php?title=Goldsmiths,_Autumn_2009

Mini Weather Station Arduino Synthesiser How are you ? Light driven robot Project Monster - Big Eye More cool stuff in the Resources slides

Hello World
void setup(){//runs once pinMode(11,OUTPUT);//set pin 11 as output } void loop(){//runs over and over again, like ENTER_FRAME digitalWrite(11,HIGH);//turn pin 11 ON delay(500);//wait digitalWrite(11,LOW);//turn pin 11 OFF delay(500);//wait }

http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Blink

Hello World
void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); } void loop() { int sensorValue = analogRead(0); Serial.println(sensorValue, DEC); }

PWMLED
int ledPin = 9; void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); pinMode(ledPin,INPUT); } void loop() { int sensorValue = analogRead(0); Serial.println(sensorValue, DEC); analogWrite(ledPin,int(sensorValue * 0.25)); }

IR Range
//for details see: http://www.acroname.com/robotics/info/articles/irlinear/irlinear.html //k constant works for Sharp 2Y0A02 range sensor 20-150 cm oat k = 1.02f; oat value = 0.0f; void setup(){ Serial.begin(9600); } void loop(){ value = (1/(oat(analogRead(0))/1024.0f) + k) * 10; Serial.println(value); }

Flash Blink
/* Orginial code by Mike Chambers see details here: http://www.mikechambers.com/ blog/2010/08/04/gettingstarted-with-ash-and-arduino/ */ #dene LED_PIN 13 #dene TOGGLE_LED_STATE 't' #dene EOL_DELIMITER "\n" int incoming = 0; int wait = 500; boolean shouldBlinkLED = false; void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); Serial.print("INITIALIZING"); Serial.print(EOL_DELIMITER); pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT); blinkLED(5); Serial.print("READY"); Serial.print(EOL_DELIMITER); }

Flash Blink
void loop() { if(shouldBlinkLED) blinkLED(1); if(Serial.available() > 0){ incoming = Serial.read(); if(incoming == TOGGLE_LED_STATE){ shouldBlinkLED = !shouldBlinkLED; Serial.print("LED BLINK STATE: "); if(shouldBlinkLED) Serial.print("ON"); else Serial.print("OFF"); Serial.print(EOL_DELIMITER); } } } void blinkLED(int count){ for(int i = 0; i < count; i++){ digitalWrite(LED_PIN, HIGH); delay(wait); digitalWrite(LED_PIN, LOW); delay(wait); } }

Pulse Width Modulation

"Pulse Width Modulation, or PWM, is a technique for getting analog results with digital means." http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/PWM

Interfacing

Interfacing with Actionscript Using serproxy Arduino setup - sends messages through serial serproxy setup - make sure baud rate and board match(cfg) open up serproxy.cfg in a text edit set the serial_device to your device port (Tools>Serial Ports) set the baud rate Flash setup - open a binary socket and read/write values

Interfacing

Firmata "Firmata a generic protocol for communicating with microcontrollers like the Arduino from software on a host computer. " arduino.cc

Interfacing
Alternatively for as3 use as3glue, uses Firmata tutorial here: http://blog.jvers.com/?tag=ash-as3glue-arduino-rmata-pcomp

Recap
Arduino: digital pins setup input - pinMode(pinNo, INPUT); output - pinMode(pinNo, OUTPUT); reading values (0 - 1024) analog - analogRead(analogPinNo); digital - digitalRead(digitalPinNo); writing values (0 - 256) analog - analogWrite(pin,value); digital - digitalWrite(pin,value); serial Serial.begin(baudRate); Serial.print();Serial.println(); PWM is NOT affected by delay() - internal timer

Recap
Arduino.cc (tutorials/forums) Plankman wiki / Physical Computing list components: UK: cool components,rapidonline etc US,Germany,etc: adafruit,sparkfun electronics other Arduino compatible boards Freeduino Seeduino other Boards Phidget fun projects hack-a-day

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