OpenWest 2014/Hacking the Moon

"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)