Welcome to the ProtoLab Wiki.

This wiki is a repository of information about physical computing and prototyping maintained by the Stanford HCI Group.

Stanford Prototyping Tutorials (CS247, E231)

• Software:
  • CS 247 (HCI Design Studio) 2010:
    • Install Processing + Arduino libraries (must complete before lab on 1/20)
    • Reference for Arduino Processing Library
    • Tutorial 1 - Working with Buttons & LEDs
    • Tutorial 2 - Analog Sensors
    • MagicBoxTutorial
    • Reactivision Tutorial
  • E231 (Transformative Design):
    • Install Processing
    • Reference for Arduino Processing Library
  • CS247 (HCI Design Studio) 2009:
    • Install Arduino Environment and Flash Libraries. (old 2008 instructions)
    • Reference for as3glue library
• Hardware: Arduino Kit
• Motivating Examples
• Tutorial Projects
  • Discrete I/O: Working with Buttons and LEDs
  • Analog Sensors
  • Motors: Moving things around
  • Putting It All Together
• Skills
  • Breadboarding
  • Crimping
  • Soldering
• Theory
  • All you need to know about Electronics in 5 minutes
  • VoltageDividers
• Tutorial References from around the web
• Going Further - getting ideas and improving your project
• Internals: Tutorial Outline

Prototyping Software written at the Stanford HCI Group

d.tools

• d.tools homepage at hci.stanford.edu
• DtoolsFAQ

Exemplar

• Get Started - Instructions on how to start using Exemplar and physical computing hardware quickly
• Introduction - start here to get an overview of the project
• Installation instructions for our Exemplar software
• Input and Output - How to get data in and out of Exemplar
  • Setting up ExemplarWithWiTilt
  • ExemplarAndTheMakeController
• Troubleshooting How to test your setup if things are not working right
• ExemplarFAQ
• Exemplar homepage at hci.stanford.edu

OpenSoundControl Utilities

• Arduino_Osc: Firmware for sending/receiving OSC messages on Arduino
• Wiring_Osc: Firmware for sending/receiving OSC messages on Wiring / WiringMini
• pd_OSCserial: Updated OSC-over-serial objects for Pd on Mac OS X
• PdOscRelay: Pd patch for bi-directional OSC message relaying from Serial to UDP and back. Useful to connect data from Arduino_Osc and Wiring_Osc to applications that expect OSC messages as UDP packets (e.g., Osculator).

Firmata Utilities

• FirmataEth - Arduino Firmware for sending/receiving Firmata 2.0 over TCP with the Arduino Ethernet Shield
• as3Glue - Flash library for talking to Arduino boards using the Firmata protocol

Misc

• Protocols - communication protocols and conventions we're using
• BugLabs Bug - adventures with the BugLabs hardware kit

Notes on Hardware

• ConnectORama - information on all kinds of connectors
• Instructions on how to connect various sensors and other inputs to d.tools:
  • Step-by-step instructions for connecting ADXL3xx Accelerometers to d.tools
  • Using Rotary Encoders
• WiTilt - Sparkfun's wireless accelerometer module
• Wiznet WIZ110SR Serial-to-Ethernet Gateway
• StepperMotors

Infrastructure:

• Basic Rules for working in the iRoom
• Soldering irons in the iRoom
• Capturing the iRoom Whiteboard

Morgue File

Dead projects with remaining documentation that may still be useful.

• Cross-platform serial communication in Java with the RxTx library: RxTxOSX
• Arduino support:
  • Firmata Extensions / Pduino (test of Pduino and Pd)
  • Instructions for Upgrading ATmega8 to ATmega168 on old Arduino boards
  • Juxtapose4Arduino: Adding real-time variable inspection to Arduino programs
  • FirmataAndFlash: How to configure as3glue, Firmata and Flash CS3 for socket communication (for old v1 protocol)
  • Arduino2Flash serial proxy
• ProcessingInEclipse : How to write Processing sketches in the Eclipse IDE
• Instructions for Compiling a Wiring file by hand
• ActuatedProjects - A list of projects that use motors, solenoids, etc. as an integral part.