NODEBOTS LESSON 1 OVERVIEW

Welcome to NodeBots | who we are, what we want this to be, etc.

JS and Hardware enthusiasts looking to learn by building bots
The Arduino learning model
- learn by discovery and tinkering

BOILERPLATE | what you'll need to get started

HARDWARE
- laptop (preferably a mac, but whatevs)
- arduino (if you have one)
- other hardware (LEDs, breadboard, wires, etc. if you have it)
SOFTWARE
- node
- johnny-five
- arduino software
- git would be helpful

SPEND TIME GETTING PEOPLE UP AND RUNNING AS NEEDED

ARDUINO/ELECTRONIC BASICS | the basics of hardware

I would like to have visual examples or quick experiments if possible

ELECTRONICS
- how electricity works
  - volts, amps, and ohms
  - resistance, current, and pressure
  - closed loop and moving electrons
ARDUINO BASICS
- what is a microcontroller?
- board anatomy
  - digital (PWM)
  - analog
  - power and ground
  - reset button
  - pin 13 and status LED
- the breadboard
  - how it works

NODE AND JOHNNY-FIVE | using JS to control hardware

WHY NODE AND WHAT ARE NODEBOTS EVEN?
WRITING A BLINKING LIGHT SCRIPT
- and then altering it to work differently
- maybe increase the speed, brightness, use a button, etc
- maybe it takes photo resistor input

RESOURCES

ARDUINO AND NODE BOOKS, PODCASTS, BLOGS, ETC

WHAT'S NEXT?

WHAT WE'LL WANT TO DO NEXT MONTH