[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Maple Bacon class - appropriate for beginner?

[Pickwick & Plum]

Is this class going to be appropriate for an absolute beginner of
microprocessors? I took the Dorkboard class last month at FreeGeek and I
don't think I learned much about how to work with these kinds of things. I
learned how to build a Dorkboard but that is all...

I'm a web developer, so I understand coding to a certain degree - would I be
lost in this class? I really want to learn how to use microprocessors in my
artwork - but I have no relative experience.


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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Cooking with the Maple Bacon, Saturday 25AUG12, 1-5
FreeGeek, $40 (Aaron Eiche)
2. Re: Cooking with the Maple Bacon, Saturday 25AUG12, 1-5
FreeGeek, $40 (Aaron Burt)
3. Re: Cooking with the Maple Bacon, Saturday 25AUG12, 1-5
FreeGeek, $40 (Jerry Biehler)
4. Re: Cooking with the Maple Bacon, Saturday 25AUG12, 1-5
FreeGeek, $40 (Aaron Eiche)
5. Re: Cooking with the Maple Bacon, Saturday 25AUG12, 1-5
FreeGeek, $40 (Joel)
6. Re: Cooking with the Maple Bacon, Saturday 25AUG12, 1-5
FreeGeek, $40 (D Delmar Davis)


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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:59:46 -0700
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Which is, if anyone doesn't know, a pretty amazing deal. I'm excited for
this and I hope I can make it.

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Joel <cinco...@gmail.com> wrote:

> For those of you like me who don't closely read subject lines: the
> cost of the workshop (which includes the ~$35 Maple Bacon hardware) is
> $40.
>
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:35 AM, D Delmar Davis
> <art...@suspectdevices.com> wrote:
> >
> > Suspect Devices Presents: Cooking with Maple Bacon
> >
> > This saturday we will introduce our new hardware the Maple Bacon in
> > a
> workshop focusing on programming.
> >
> > In this workshop we will introduce the Leaflabs Maple platform using
> > our
> own varient of the maple mini, the "Maple Bacon". This will be a
> software only (hardware is included, no soldering required) class and
> it will focus on programming.
> >
> > An introduction to the Maple IDE and a comparison of it to the
> > Arduino
> and Wiring Platforms.
> > An introduction to using libmaple from the command line and
> > integrating
> it into an ide
> > Hardware Hello World.
> > Software Hello World (serial).
> > A more complicated example which will serve the following discussion
> > C(++) in an embedded environment
> >
> > Datatypes
> > Structures,arrays,and enums
> > Scope, constants, and macros
> > C++ and Classes
> >
> > Hardware interaction
> >
> > Basic IO, Analog to Digital
> > Serial Ports (usb, usart, spi, twi)
> > External Interrupts
> > Timers
> > PWM
> >
> > What to Bring:
> >
> > A laptop and a standard usb a-b cable.
> >
> > RSVP
> >
> > You can rsvp for this workshop at
> http://www.suspectdevices.com/blahg/workshops/
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:19:12 -0700
From: Aaron Burt <aa...@bavariati.org>
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Subject: Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] Cooking with the Maple Bacon,
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:35:04AM -0700, D Delmar Davis wrote:
> Suspect Devices Presents: Cooking with Maple Bacon This saturday we
> will introduce our new hardware the Maple Bacon in a workshop focusing on
programming.
> In this workshop we will introduce the Leaflabs Maple platform using our
own varient of the maple mini, the "Maple Bacon". This will be a software
only (hardware is included, no soldering required) class and it will focus
on programming.

Cool! I love ARM.

That said, what's the big reasons someone would want to move from AVR to
(small) ARM? No *nix, but is there networking? Cool video/sound features?
Advanced peripheral connectivity? Something cool we can do with all that
extra CPU power?

Thanks,
Aaron


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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:20:51 -0700
From: Jerry Biehler <jerry....@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] Cooking with the Maple Bacon,
Saturday 25AUG12, 1-5 FreeGeek, $40
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You can blink LEDs soooo much faster.

-Jerry

On Aug 20, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Aaron Burt <aa...@bavariati.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:35:04AM -0700, D Delmar Davis wrote:
>> Suspect Devices Presents: Cooking with Maple Bacon This saturday we
>> will introduce our new hardware the Maple Bacon in a workshop focusing on
programming.
>> In this workshop we will introduce the Leaflabs Maple platform using our
own varient of the maple mini, the "Maple Bacon". This will be a software
only (hardware is included, no soldering required) class and it will focus
on programming.
>
> Cool! I love ARM.
>
> That said, what's the big reasons someone would want to move from AVR
> to
> (small) ARM? No *nix, but is there networking? Cool video/sound
features?
> Advanced peripheral connectivity? Something cool we can do with all
> that extra CPU power?
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
> _______________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:22:26 -0700
From: Aaron Eiche <aaron...@gmail.com>
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Is the ARM on the Maple Bacon 32bits?

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Jerry Biehler
<jerry....@gmail.com>wrote:

> You can blink LEDs soooo much faster.
>
> -Jerry
>
> On Aug 20, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Aaron Burt <aa...@bavariati.org> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:35:04AM -0700, D Delmar Davis wrote:
> >> Suspect Devices Presents: Cooking with Maple Bacon This saturday we
> >> will introduce our new hardware the Maple Bacon in a
> workshop focusing on programming.
> >> In this workshop we will introduce the Leaflabs Maple platform
> >> using
> our own varient of the maple mini, the "Maple Bacon". This will be a
> software only (hardware is included, no soldering required) class and
> it will focus on programming.
> >
> > Cool! I love ARM.
> >
> > That said, what's the big reasons someone would want to move from
> > AVR to
> > (small) ARM? No *nix, but is there networking? Cool video/sound
> features?
> > Advanced peripheral connectivity? Something cool we can do with all
> > that extra CPU power?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Aaron
> > _______________________________________________
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> > dorkbotpd...@dorkbot.org
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>
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:23:37 -0700
From: Joel <cinco...@gmail.com>
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Yep:
http://leaflabs.com/devices/

Dimensions: 2.02 x 0.72 inches
Microprocessor: 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 at 72MHz (STM32F103CBT6)
Memory: 120 KB Flash and 20 KB SRAM
I/O Pins: 34 (of which 12 provide PWM output at 16-bit resolution)
ADCs: 9 (at 12-bit resolution)
Peripherals: 4 timers, 2 I2Cs, 2 SPI ports, 3 USARTs
Other: Sleep, stop, and standby modes; serial wire debug and JTAG
interfaces

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Aaron Eiche <aaron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is the ARM on the Maple Bacon 32bits?
>
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Jerry Biehler
> <jerry....@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> You can blink LEDs soooo much faster.
>>
>> -Jerry
>>
>> On Aug 20, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Aaron Burt <aa...@bavariati.org> wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:35:04AM -0700, D Delmar Davis wrote:
>> >> Suspect Devices Presents: Cooking with Maple Bacon This saturday
>> >> we will introduce our new hardware the Maple Bacon in a workshop
>> >> focusing on programming.
>> >> In this workshop we will introduce the Leaflabs Maple platform
>> >> using our own varient of the maple mini, the "Maple Bacon". This
>> >> will be a software only (hardware is included, no soldering
>> >> required) class and it will focus on programming.
>> >
>> > Cool! I love ARM.
>> >
>> > That said, what's the big reasons someone would want to move from
>> > AVR to
>> > (small) ARM? No *nix, but is there networking? Cool video/sound
>> > features?
>> > Advanced peripheral connectivity? Something cool we can do with
>> > all that extra CPU power?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Aaron
>> > _______________________________________________
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>>
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:08:56 -0700
From: D Delmar Davis <art...@suspectdevices.com>
To: D Delmar Davis <d...@suspectdevices.com>
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Aaron,

My personal reasons for moving to the arm are in the first part of my osb
talk from this year.

http://suspectdevices.com/TheBaco-matic5000-OSB/assets/player/KeynoteDHTMLPl
ayer.html
(http://www.suspectdevices.com/blahg/arm/bacon/baco-matic-5000-talk-notes/)

.... I am told that at some time in the future there will be audio.....

My reasons for introducing this to dorkbot is to try to bridge the gap
between the current group of technically savvy arm users and people who
would otherwise be stuck with the Arduino. Also note that I am not alone in
moving to arm (see the Arduino DUE) The arm in the maple is much less
expensive and more approachable than either the DUE or the next generation
Maple board.

Don

On Aug 20, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Aaron Burt wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:35:04AM -0700, D Delmar Davis wrote:
>> Suspect Devices Presents: Cooking with Maple Bacon This saturday we
>> will introduce our new hardware the Maple Bacon in a workshop focusing on
programming.
>> In this workshop we will introduce the Leaflabs Maple platform using our
own varient of the maple mini, the "Maple Bacon". This will be a software
only (hardware is included, no soldering required) class and it will focus
on programming.
>
> Cool! I love ARM.
>
> That said, what's the big reasons someone would want to move from AVR
> to
> (small) ARM? No *nix, but is there networking? Cool video/sound
features?
> Advanced peripheral connectivity? Something cool we can do with all
> that extra CPU power?
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
> _______________________________________________
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> dorkbotpd...@dorkbot.org
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[D Delmar Davis]

P&P

If you have web dev experience you should be fine and in fact it should be perfect.

When Dorkbot had access to PNCA on a monthly basis I used to do 3 to 4 follow up classes on applying the arduino to various domains (sound, motors, etc with some code smattered here and there) but since then I have expected people to find their own way and hoped that the community would pick up some of the slack. This fall and winter I am teaching an 8 week course through pnca where I will have the opportunity to expand on things a bit more deeply (https://cereg.pnca.edu/p/adult/s/130) however a body can only get so much into a 3-4 hour workshop.

D

[D Delmar Davis]

I hope so.

The point of the the Maple bacon is to try to make the arm accessible in a way that leverages an existing community. Leaflab's has taken a lot of the pain out of working with the arm while still giving you full access to it and working with another existing framework, Wiring(/Arduino) to make it easy to learn. The past year Wiring and Maple have been working together to create a unified platform with the advantages of both.

I have arrived at this platform through my own frustrations with the gap between scratch building, and having it all done for you.

In the class I will try to cover c(++) programming as recommended by the maple team and work on some of the stumbling blocks that I have come upon applying my experiences in an embedded environment. I come at this as someone who is not an EE but rather an experienced (though busy and not particularly brilliant) programmer who has learned most of his lessons the hard way in an artistic and professional capacity.

I hope that this class serves both those looking for a little more depth in embedded programming while still being accessible to artists and musicians.

As always with new things there will be stepwise refinement.

Hope to see you there.

Don.

On Aug 20, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Pickwick & Plum wrote: