Well, enough is enough. The PCB making got figured out to a proof of concept level. We made a PCB that can be used for fun projects. That said, the process with all the chemicals, handling them and disposing of them, well, that sucks. And frankly I’m worried about people hurting themselves, contaminating the workshop and making a mess in general. So, I’ve decided my personal interest in PCB making is now confined to when the Zombie invasions begin, OR just cheaply having boards professionally made for me via great services like BatchPCB.
A bare(ish) Arduino PCB
A bare(ish) Arduino PCB
On to the Arduino Assembly!
Alright, so next up is the workshop where we solder together kits that result in us having working Arduino’s to toy around with. This is fairly straight-forward and if you don’t want to solder, you can always order your own pre-made Arduino.
On the Protospace Wiki is a detailed page on this workshop. Go check that out to learn more. As it stands, members need to know that in order to get in on the group order, they’ll need to get their payment in by September 14th.
To learn more about what you can do with an Arduino, you should go google around. It’s a massive universe of cool projects. Here’s a link to the more flashy/pretty project I did awhile back with an Arduino. The key to their success is they’re cheap, easy to build, easy to program and fairly easy to use.