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)