The MHVBoard

Alastair D’Silvahttp://alastair.d-silva.org

http://makehackvoid.comTwitter: @evildeece

What is it?

• Rapid Prototyping Platform• Based on the Metaboard Arduino Clone– Adds TTL Serial– Faster CPU– More RAM

What can you do with it?

Interact with the real world

What can you do with it?

Make things move

What can you do with it?

Respond to stimuli

What can you do with it?

Play music

What can you do with it?

• Turn lights on & off

What can you do with it?

• Communicate over Radio

What can you do with it?

Create autonomous vehicles

What can you do with it?

• Build robots to do your bidding

http://www.robotliving.com/diy-robot/arduino-tweetbot/

What can you do with it?

• Automate your greenhouse

http://www.instructables.com/image/F33U3RDG1ZGOD3T/Garduino-Upgrade-Now-with-more-Twitter.jpg

Why not an Arduino?

• Cheaper• Faster• Smarter design (simple hardware)• Prototyping area• Designed to teach soldering

Getting Started

What to do first?

Getting Started – Blinking LED/* Blink Turns on an LED on for one second, then off for one second, repeatedly. This example code is in the public domain. */

void setup() { // initialize the digital pin as an output. // Pin 13 has an LED connected on most Arduino boards: pinMode(13, OUTPUT); }

void loop() { digitalWrite(13, HIGH); // set the LED on delay(1000); // wait for a second digitalWrite(13, LOW); // set the LED off delay(1000); // wait for a second}

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Credits• Interacting with the real world

– http://www.diymagicmirror.com• Make Things Move

– http://www.oomlout.com• Respond to Stimulus

– http://flipmu.noisepages.com/work/arduinome/– http://www.flickr.com/photos/glacial23/

• Play Sound– http://www.ladyada.net/make/waveshield/

• Turn lights on and off– http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKJR3

• Communicate over Radio– http://www.australianrobotics.com.au/?q=node/78

• Create Autonomous Vehicles– http://photos.tridgell.net/v/CanberraUAV

• Build Robots to do your Bidding– http://www.robotliving.com/diy-robot/arduino-tweetbot/

• Automate your Greenhouse– http://www.instructables.com/id/Garduino-Gardening-Arduino/

• Why Not an Arduino– http://www.arduino.cc

• Want more?– http://www.flickr.com/photos/angusgr/5406919857/in/photostream/