Robert-Depot - User contributions [en]

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-03-18T23:17:51Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Hello,
I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through this major, I have found many interesting things about art and technology, and also the way they connect together in almost every thing in our life today.

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Final Project

My final project is actually different from what I proposed couple weeks ago. It is a colorful light box. I used Arduino to control the duration time bliking, and the order of blinking on each LED light bulb. The Arduino also connects to a photoresistor sensor to control the brightness and the blinking time delay of the whole LED’s set up.

The concept of this piece is more about artistic display of night flowers, especially epiphyllous, a kind of flowers that bloom for a single night only. The piece itself explores the ideas about day, night, light, flowers, and beauty through electronic. It is the combination between nature and technology.

Through the photoresistor sensor, when the light outside is dark, the light on each flower will be bright and blinking in sequence. The background light is also changing. However, when the light from outside is bright, like daytime, the flower lights will stop blinking and the brightness of the flowers lights does down.

Unfortunately, today as the day I will present my project, my freeduino board got burnt and stopped working in the morning. I can no longer use Arduino for my project. For now, I just put the whole set up with LEDs without interacting with the sensor or blinking lightshow. I still post the Arduino code that I had put together the past couple days, so you can understand what I intend to do, and how the project actually worked before the board was damaged.

int timer = 100;

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
for (int thisPin = 2; thisPin < 9; thisPin++) {
pinMode(thisPin, OUTPUT);
}
}

void loop() {

int sensorReading = analogRead(2);
// print the sensor reading so you know its range
Serial.println(sensorReading);

int thisRange = map(sensorReading, 1, 50000, 1, 50000);
// loop from the lowest pin to the highest:
byte brightness = thisRange;

for (int thisPin = 2; thisPin < 9; thisPin++) {

analogWrite(thisPin, brightness);

}

for (int thisPin = 2; thisPin < 9; thisPin++) {

// turn the pin on:
digitalWrite(thisPin, HIGH);
delay(thisRange*3);
// turn the pin off:
digitalWrite(thisPin, LOW);
analogWrite(thisPin, brightness);
}

// loop from the highest pin to the lowest:
for (int thisPin = 9; thisPin >= 2; thisPin--) {
// turn the pin on:
digitalWrite(thisPin, HIGH);
delay(thisRange*3);
// turn the pin off:
digitalWrite(thisPin, LOW);
analogWrite(thisPin, brightness);
}
}

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1.
[[Image:Final1.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

2.
[[Image:Final2.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

3.
[[Image:Final3.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

4.
[[Image:Final4.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

5.
[[Image:Final6.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

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Midterm Project

For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.

About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.
Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.
It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.

[[Image:Diagram.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Diagram]]

[[Image:Before2.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Before turn on]]

[[Image:After.JPG|200px|thumb|left|After turned on by opening the box]]

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File:Final3.jpg

2010-03-18T23:05:43Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-03-18T23:01:59Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Hello,
I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through this major, I have found many interesting things about art and technology, and also the way they connect together in almost every thing in our life today.

----

Final Project

My final project is actually different from what I proposed couple weeks ago. It is a colorful light box. I used Arduino to control the duration time bliking, and the order of blinking on each LED light bulb. The Arduino also connects to a photoresistor sensor to control the brightness and the blinking time delay of the whole LED’s set up.

The concept of this piece is more about artistic display of night flowers, especially epiphyllous, a kind of flowers that bloom for a single night only. The piece itself explores the ideas about day, night, light, flowers, and beauty through electronic. It is the combination between nature and technology.

Through the photoresistor sensor, when the light outside is dark, the light on each flower will be bright and blinking in sequence. The background light is also changing. However, when the light from outside is bright, like daytime, the flower lights will stop blinking and the brightness of the flowers lights does down.

Unfortunately, today as the day I will present my project, my freeduino board got burnt and stopped working in the morning. I can no longer use Arduino for my project. For now, I just put the whole set up with LEDs without interacting with the sensor or blinking lightshow. I still post the Arduino code that I had put together the past couple days, so you can understand what I intend to do, and how the project actually worked before the board was damaged.

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1.
[[Image:Final1.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

2.
[[Image:Final2.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

3.
[[Image:Final3.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

4.
[[Image:Final4.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

5.
[[Image:Final6.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

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Midterm Project

For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.

About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.
Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.
It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.

[[Image:Diagram.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Diagram]]

[[Image:Before2.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Before turn on]]

[[Image:After.JPG|200px|thumb|left|After turned on by opening the box]]

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Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-03-18T23:00:38Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Hello,
I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through this major, I have found many interesting things about art and technology, and also the way they connect together in almost every thing in our life today.

----

Final Project

My final project is actually different from what I proposed couple weeks ago. It is a colorful light box. I used Arduino to control the duration time bliking, and the order of blinking on each LED light bulb. The Arduino also connects to a photoresistor sensor to control the brightness and the blinking time delay of the whole LED’s set up.

The concept of this piece is more about artistic display of night flowers, especially epiphyllous, a kind of flowers that bloom for a single night only. The piece itself explores the ideas about day, night, light, flowers, and beauty through electronic. It is the combination between nature and technology.

Through the photoresistor sensor, when the light outside is dark, the light on each flower will be bright and blinking in sequence. The background light is also changing. However, when the light from outside is bright, like daytime, the flower lights will stop blinking and the brightness of the flowers lights does down.

Unfortunately, today as the day I will present my project, my freeduino board got burnt and stopped working in the morning. I can no longer use Arduino for my project. For now, I just put the whole set up with LEDs without interacting with the sensor or blinking lightshow. I still post the Arduino code that I had put together the past couple days, so you can understand what I intend to do, and how the project actually worked before the board was damaged.

----

1.
[[Image:Final1.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

2.
[[Image:Final2.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

3.
[[Image:Final3.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

4.
[[Image:Final4.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

5.
[[Image:Final5.jpg|400px|thumb|center| ]]

----

Midterm Project

For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.

About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.
Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.
It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.

[[Image:Diagram.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Diagram]]

[[Image:Before2.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Before turn on]]

[[Image:After.JPG|200px|thumb|left|After turned on by opening the box]]

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Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-03-18T22:52:08Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Hello,
I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through this major, I have found many interesting things about art and technology, and also the way they connect together in almost every thing in our life today.

----

Final Project

My final project is actually different from what I proposed couple weeks ago. It is a colorful light box. I used Arduino to control the duration time bliking, and the order of blinking on each LED light bulb. The Arduino also connects to a photoresistor sensor to control the brightness and the blinking time delay of the whole LED’s set up.
The concept of this piece is more about artistic display of night flowers, especially epiphyllous, a kind of flowers that bloom for a single night only. The piece itself explores the ideas about day, night, light, flowers, and beauty through electronic. It is the combination between nature and technology.
Through the photoresistor sensor, when the light outside is dark, the light on each flower will be bright and blinking in sequence. The background light is also changing. However, when the light from outside is bright, like daytime, the flower lights will stop blinking and the brightness of the flowers lights does down.
Unfortunately, today as the day I will present my project, my freeduino board got burnt and stopped working in the morning. I can no longer use Arduino for my project. For now, I just put the whole set up with LEDs without interacting with the sensor or blinking lightshow. I still post the Arduino code that I had put together the past couple days, so you can understand what I intend to do, and how the project actually worked before the board was damaged.

----

1.
[[Image:Final1.jpg|550px|thumb|left| ]]

2.
[[Image:Final2.jpg|550px|thumb|left| ]]

3.
[[Image:Final3.jpg|550px|thumb|left| ]]

4.
[[Image:Final4.jpg|550px|thumb|left| ]]

5.
[[Image:Final5.jpg|550px|thumb|left| ]]

----

Midterm Project

For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.

About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.

Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.

It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.

[[Image:Diagram.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Diagram]]

[[Image:Before2.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Before turn on]]

[[Image:After.JPG|200px|thumb|left|After turned on by opening the box]]

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File:Final6.jpg

2010-03-18T22:41:49Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:Final4.jpg

2010-03-18T22:39:10Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:Final2.jpg

2010-03-18T22:33:44Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:Final1.jpg

2010-03-18T22:31:01Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-03-05T09:31:42Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Hello,
I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through this major, I have found many interesting things about art and technology, and also the way they connect together in almost every thing in our life today.

----

Final Project

For final project, working with Arduino, I am thinking about making something similar to my midterm project in term of the idea about city light. However, for the final, I will make the actual building models instead of just a picture like what I did in the midterm. By using Arduno, I will connect it to computer and control the light in each building (how bright they will be, the colors, and the speed they will blink.) By using computer, I might create a little light show on these little building models. For each building model, different LED light bulbs will be installed inside. I want to use Processing to control the light movement and they way they will be blinking.
By using Processing, the project might include two parts, the visual on computer and the physical visualization through the building models. They might interact and response to each other.

----

1.
[[Image:64020745_11c9c920c2.jpg‎]]

2.
[[Image:3378128297_a0a4a3b37c.jpg‎]]

3.
[[Image:Abc.jpg]]

4.
[[Image:Las_Vegas_slot_machines_b.jpg‎]]

5.
[[Image:Ola.jpg‎ ]]

----

Midterm Project

For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.

About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.

Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.

It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.

[[Image:Diagram.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Diagram]]

[[Image:Before2.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Before turn on]]

[[Image:After.JPG|200px|thumb|left|After turned on by opening the box]]

----

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-03-05T09:30:50Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Hello,
I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through this major, I have found many interesting things about art and technology, and also the way they connect together in almost every thing in our life today.

1.
[[Image:64020745_11c9c920c2.jpg‎]]

2.
[[Image:3378128297_a0a4a3b37c.jpg‎]]

3.
[[Image:Abc.jpg]]

4.
[[Image:Las_Vegas_slot_machines_b.jpg‎]]

5.
[[Image:Ola.jpg‎ ]]

----

Midterm Project

For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.

About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.

Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.

It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.

[[Image:Diagram.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Diagram]]

[[Image:Before2.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Before turn on]]

[[Image:After.JPG|200px|thumb|left|After turned on by opening the box]]

----

Final Project

For final project, working with Arduino, I am thinking about making something similar to my midterm project in term of the idea about city light. However, for the final, I will make the actual building models instead of just a picture like what I did in the midterm. By using Arduno, I will connect it to computer and control the light in each building (how bright they will be, the colors, and the speed they will blink.) By using computer, I might create a little light show on these little building models. For each building model, different LED light bulbs will be installed inside. I want to use Processing to control the light movement and they way they will be blinking.
By using Processing, the project might include two parts, the visual on computer and the physical visualization through the building models. They might interact and response to each other.

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-03-05T09:30:09Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Hello,
I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through this major, I have found many interesting things about art and technology, and also the way they connect together in almost every thing in our life today.

----
1.
[[Image:64020745_11c9c920c2.jpg‎]]

2.
[[Image:3378128297_a0a4a3b37c.jpg‎]]

3.
[[Image:Abc.jpg]]

4.
[[Image:Las_Vegas_slot_machines_b.jpg‎]]

5.
[[Image:Ola.jpg‎ ]]

----

Midterm Project

For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.

About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.

Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.

It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.

----

[[Image:Diagram.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Diagram]]

[[Image:Before2.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Before turn on]]

[[Image:After.JPG|200px|thumb|left|After turned on by opening the box]]

----

Final Project

For final project, working with Arduino, I am thinking about making something similar to my midterm project in term of the idea about city light. However, for the final, I will make the actual building models instead of just a picture like what I did in the midterm. By using Arduno, I will connect it to computer and control the light in each building (how bright they will be, the colors, and the speed they will blink.) By using computer, I might create a little light show on these little building models. For each building model, different LED light bulbs will be installed inside. I want to use Processing to control the light movement and they way they will be blinking.
By using Processing, the project might include two parts, the visual on computer and the physical visualization through the building models. They might interact and response to each other.

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-02-04T10:11:45Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-02-04T10:08:18Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-02-04T10:07:09Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:After.JPG

2010-02-04T10:06:26Z

Uyen Nguyen: After turn on by opening the box

After turn on by opening the box

File:Before2.JPG

2010-02-04T10:04:01Z

Uyen Nguyen: Before turn on

Before turn on

File:Diagram.JPG

2010-02-04T09:58:02Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-01-11T08:26:19Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:Ola.jpg

2010-01-11T08:26:05Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:Las Vegas slot machines b.jpg

2010-01-11T08:25:30Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:Abc.jpg

2010-01-11T08:22:17Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-01-11T08:16:55Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:Apollo 15 Lunar Rover final resting place.jpg

2010-01-11T08:13:26Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:3378128297 a0a4a3b37c.jpg

2010-01-11T08:12:16Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-01-11T08:11:26Z

Uyen Nguyen:

File:64020745 11c9c920c2.jpg

2010-01-11T08:10:09Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-01-11T06:26:41Z

Uyen Nguyen:

Students/Uyen Nguyen

2010-01-11T06:24:51Z

Uyen Nguyen: New page: Hello, I'm Uyen, ICAM major. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major. What lead me to ICAM was my interest in both computer science and graphic design. As I am going through th...

Classes/2010/VIS147A

2010-01-11T05:26:31Z

Uyen Nguyen: /* Student Pages */

== Instructors ==
Robert Twomey

rtwomey@ucsd.edu
*my work: http://roberttwomey.com
*experimental game lab: http://experimentalgamelab.net
*CRCA: http://crca.ucsd.edu

Office Hours: Wednesday 3-4pm, Atkinson Hall Rm 1601 (CRCA research neighborhood)
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Tim Schwartz

Section: Wed 1 - 3

Office Hours: wed 12 - 1

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Stephanie Lie

sflie@ucsd.edu

Section: Tues 9-10:50, 11-12:50

Office Hours: Wed 2-3, VAF 271

== Platform ==

[[Image:freeduino.jpg]] [[Image:Fk_schematic2 L.jpg|400px|thumb]]
[http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc8025.pdf datasheet (400+ pages)]

== Grading ==
Overall grade:
* Assignments 50%
* Midterm Project 20%
* Final Project 30%

Assignments are graded on completion. If I assign something during lecture or if you do not finish a lab activity, that item will be due by the next section (one week later). If you finish on time, you will get 100% credit.

Attendance is mandatory. Each absence (from lecture or section) is a 1/2 letter grade deduction off your final grade. Three absences is a failing grade.

Projects are graded on :
* 33.3% - concept/proposal
* 33.3% - effort
* 33.3% - realization/documentation

Readings will familiarize you with material covered in lecture.

== Books ==
* Scherz, Paul. Practical Electronics for Inventors, 2nd Ed. 2006. http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-Scherz/dp/0071452818/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263187143&sr=8-1
* Banzi, Massimo. Getting Started with Arduino. 2008 http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Arduino-Make-Projects/dp/0596155514/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263187109&sr=8-1

== Lab Safety ==
BE CAREFUL. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ASK.
* http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/shock.html
* http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_3/4.html

== Curriculum ==

=== Week 1 - Intro ===
* Lecture:
** Grading/rules
** Goals
** Art
* Homework 1:
** part 1 - Create a page for yourself on the wiki, adding it to this list [Classes/2010/VIS147A#Student_Pages]. On your personal page, put your name and one paragraph describing your interests in art generally and your interests in electronics and art specifically. Questions to get started: Why are you an art/ICAM major? Are you an art major? Why are you taking this class in particular? Do you have any previous experience with electronics?
** part 2 - Field Research. If it plugs in, has buttons, has a switch, toasts bread, emits light, it probably runs on electricity. We are surrounded by electronic devices. This presents an opportunity. Conceivably, with the right hardware, you can interface with or control any electronic device. Exploring your local environment (your neighborhood, walmart) make a list of electrical devices, and document the 5 most interesting in this regard--things you would like to control. Avoid the dorm room problem--i.e. do not photograph things in your dorm room, apartment, at the price center, etc., unless you have good reason to do so. Dorm room art looks like dorm room's and thus enters the world severely handicapped. Don't do it!!! Document means photograph, video, or draw. Post images of these five things to the wiki page you made in part 1. If you are feeling extra creative, briefly describe how you would use each item.
* Lab 1:

=== Week 2 - Voltage, Current, Resistance / Circuit, Diagram, Switch ===
* Reading for class: Scherz p 1-28, 49-62.
* Lecture: Voltage, Current, Resistance / Circuit, Diagram, Switch
* Homework 2:
* Lab 2:

=== Week 3 - Sensors ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 3:
* Lab 3:

=== Week 4 - LEDs, Transistors, Semiconductors ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 4: Proposal for Midterm Project
* Lab 4:

=== Week 5 - Motors, Coils, Inductors ===
* Lecture: MedTech
** http://www.swharden.com/blog/2009-08-14-diy-ecg-machine-on-the-cheap/
**other
***Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
**** [http://transcenmentalism.org/OpenStim/tiki-index.php http://transcenmentalism.org/OpenStim]
***Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS)
**[[MedTech]]
** wireless stethoscope
*** http://www.freedomscope.com/
*** http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Littmann_3100_3200/stethoscope/?#Model3200
* Homework 5:
* Lab 5:

=== Week 6 - Microcontrollers ===
* Lecture 6: intro to microcontrollers. soldering. breadboards.
* Homework 6:
* Lab 6: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab6 | assemble freeduino]]
=== Week 7 - Digital input/output===
* Lecture:
* Homework 7:
* Lab 7: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab7 | digital input/output]]
=== Week 8 - Analog Input/Output, PWM ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 8:
* Lab 8: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab8 | analog input/output, PWM]]
=== Week 9 - Interfacing with the computer, higher level sensors ===
* Lecture:
** serial communication
* Homework 9:
* Lab 9: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab9 | serial communication]]
=== Week 10 - Summary, discussion, wind-down ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 10: work on finals. get help
* For Next Week: finish final projects
=== Finals ===
* Scheduled time for final project assistance
* Final Project Presentations. (time/location TBD)

== Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* sensors
** http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/sensors
** https://ccrma.stanford.edu/CCRMA/Courses/252/sensors/sensors.html
* motors
** http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/classes/motor_mania/

=== Other Similar Classes ===
* http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/Intro/HomePage
* Microcontrollers and sensors http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/classes/microcontrollers/
* mechanical actuators http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/classes/robotics_mechanics/

=== WhereTo Get Parts ===
* digikey
* mouser
* mcmaster-carr
* small parts

=== Previous Final Projects ===
* http://wiki.roberttwomey.com/Electronic_Technologies_for_Art#Students_Pages
=== Main Board ===
Many different options. All share a common programming environment, common code, and a similar physical layout. The board we are using does not require an external USB adaptor, which means all we need to do to program (and power) it is to plug it into the computer with a USB cable.

Here are some of the variants:

*Arduino
** Arduino Duemilanove http://moderndevice.com/diecimila.shtml
* Freeduinos
** http://www.freeduino.org/buy.html
** http://www.hvwtech.com/products_view.asp?ProductID=682
** http://www.nkcelectronics.com/freeduino-arduino-diecimila-compatible-board-complete-kit.html
**http://mcukits.com/2009/03/12/assembling-the-freeduino-board-kit/
* Bare Bones Freeduinos
** Bare Bones Board http://moderndevice.com/index.shtml
** Readlly Bare Bones Board http://moderndevice.com/RBBB_revB.shtml
** require external USB adapter
* Off-board Serial
** FTDI breakout board (with DTR reset) http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8772

== Student Pages ==
Register to create a log-in in the upper right.

wiki-text of the form: <code><nowiki>[[Students/RobertTwomey | RobertTwomey]]</nowiki></code>

will come out looking like this: [[Students/RobertTwomey | RobertTwomey]], which is a link to your new personal page on the wiki. Click on it and begin editing away.

There is editing help here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet. Image uploading help is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images. Of course you can always view the source of my page (or any other page) to learn how to do things.

Click "edit" on the right to add your own page below.
* [[Students/RobertTwomey | RobertTwomey]]
* [[Students/StevenYuan | Steven Yuan]]
* [[Students/Carol Ahn | Carol Ahn]]
* [[Students/Jet Antonio | Jet Antonio]]
* [[Students/Tiffany Lee | Tiffany Lee]]
* [[Students/Erika Marie Go | Erika Marie Go]]
* [[Students/KristenZwicker | Kristen Zwicker]]
* [[Students/MikeTeall | Mike Teall]]
* [[Students/SamanthaPeterson | Samantha Peterson]]
* [[Students/Tung Mach | Tung Mach]]
* [[Students/Joeny Thipsidakhom | Joeny Thipsidakhom]]
* [[Students/KaylaCheves | Kayla Cheves]]
* [[Students/KimBeswick | KimBeswick]]
* [[Students/Uyen Nguyen | Uyen Nguyen]]
*and
*more
*students