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The LMU SKWH 2020 - LMU Sketching with Hardware course (Summer Term 2020) is currently in the Preparation phase (self-paced), get your SWH kit ready and follow the Individual Tasks. We will answer your questions in the discord server (links below).

Here are some recent changes:

Courses

At this point there is only one course (summer term 2020 at LMU) ... but we hope for more in the future.

Please go to the course page for details, timeline, and requirements:

  • LMU SKWH 2020 - LMU Sketching with Hardware, Summer Term 2020
  • there is also a gallery with results from the last course: Gallery 2020

Foreword to the Sketching With Hardware wiki

TODO - basically what we had in the first live session

Learning Goals

The overall learning goal is the equip students with skills to Envision a new interactive physical object and implements a functional prototype, this includes:

  • understand why sketching with hardware is relevant
  • understand the challenges in creating function prototypes
  • being able to create basic hardware sketches
  • being able to program and debug MicroPython on ESP32/ESP8266
  • being able to build basic circuits connected to the microcontroller, including
    • output: LEDs, servos, motors, speakers, display
    • input: buttons, dials, sliders, LDR, accelerometer, distance, I2C sensors
  • being able to program basic networking (network variables)

Important Links

Video Tutorials

List of Videos available