OpenWest 2014/Hacking the Moon

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"Hacking the Moon"

by Brian G. Merrell

Source Code and Slides - https://github.com/bgmerrell

Cool kit - Spark Fun Inventors Kit

Arduino - http://arduino.cc

Noise sensor

Infrared - not as simple as it appears

  • Pro: cheap, widespread
  • Con: many protocols, confusing, line-of-sight, libraries hard to find

Decode signal - IRremote library for Arduino

Next Step - put it on a PCB:

  • board layout (using Eagle)
  • Generate Gerber files (de factor standard used by PCB industry) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber_format
  • Send to DrkPCB, BatchPCB (3 boards, $5-$10, 2+ weeks)
  • Remember to add ways to program the micro-controller (FTDI Serial USB, storage)