README.md

GitHub Satellite Workshop Day 2017

GitHub and the Internet of Things: Automate IoT Hardware

Arduino and IoT information and code for GitHub Satellite Workshop Day 2017

Prerequisites

Before arriving to the workshop, please make sure you have the following items installed on your laptop:

• Arduino IDE
• PlatformIO
  • Python 2.7 - note that Python 3 will not work with PlatformIO
  • Atom with PlatformIO package and Clang if required (Windows users)
• Travis familiarity, especially for C++
• Liquid Crystal Library
• DHT Library

Parts shopping list (to build at home if you want)

• 1 16x2 Character LCD Display
• 1 400-point breadboard
• 1 Arduino-compatible Pro Micro*
  • *This Arduino requires soldering the header pins to the Arduino
• 1 10k trim pot
  • Note: this model is a 25-turn, versus the lower-turn number trim pots we used in the demo; either is fine, you just turn one more than the other--the important thing is is that it's 10k (20k would also work)
• 1 330 Ohm resistor
  • Note: this model is a 1/4 watt, but you could use a smaller wattage if available; the LCD we're using wants about 300 Ohms
• 10k Ohm resistor for use with LCD
• 1 DHT22 sensor
  • DHT11 would work as well, but isn't as accurate
• 1 22k Ohm resistor for use with DHT22
• 1 USB to micro USB cable
• 2 male-male jumper jumper wire packs
  • Can also be purchased here

Libraries used for WeatherThing

• Liquid Crystal Library
• DHT

Code samples

• HelloSatellite.ino is located in the HelloSatellite folder
• WeatherThing.ino and it's auxiliary files is located in the root folder

Cool projects resources

Great websites to find cool projects to build include:

• hackster.io
• diyhacking.com
• Arduino Playground

Resources

• Glyphduino library - library with pre-made glyphs
• Customer character generator - make your own custom glyphs in a web UI and get the code

Slide deck

• Slide deck with instructions for assembly