DorkbotPDX people doing strange things with electricity

That's about it...let me know when I can get in on the next intro class.

I released a new version of Teensyduino today, which adds USB-serial extensions to the Arduino Serial object. Now it's possible to use the Teensy via the Arduino IDE for in sorts of new ways.

For example, the Teensy can be programmed to work as a Benito.

Here is the simple sketch that makes it work.....

I dont' know how much feed back I'll get since I'm an inexperienced blogger but, I'm posting this in the hopes that the people on dorkbot who are more experienced than myself (that would be everyone) will review and critique this idea. In other words am I wasting my time?

For those who didn't notice (like me, this was actually pointed out in our IRC channel by breedx), the Mercury choose our very own little meeting next week for their Monday pick:

MONDAY, JUNE 8

Some of the most hardcore tech tinkerers in town gather at the semi-monthly DorkbotPDX meeting, showing off their newest creations and interfacing in the optimum environment for efficient socialization. Bring your own toys, too, but theirs are probably better. WR

I never blog! But I've been integrating AVR's with Pd for a few years now, and It's time to share my technique, such as it is.

First let me thank the group of people who came on sunday for the first crack at the fabrication and circuit board workshop. I realize that we spent a lot of time in eagle and not enough time actually doing the etch process. In the future I will probably do a separate workshop for eagle alone.

For this reason I will be available Sunday at TDIs workshop at 833 SE Main #125 for any of yesterdays participants who would like to go over the process of etching the board again and to get some hands on practice.

Very few people will find this blog of any use for now unless they are really new to C++ or microprocessors. I am much more valuable with mechanical and materials solutions for now. But, please feel free to ask for input on your projects. I don't get my feelings hurt easily if my suggestions are not utilized. ;) I'll be in Portland permanently in the Fall of 2010. But, for now I still check my email daily. Feel free to contact dockterdan@hotmail.com with any mechanical mechatronics questions.

Dorkbot PDX is well-represented at Maker Faire. I think there's about seven of us here right now. Brian and I are at the Make: TV booth, talking about our Make: TV episode dispenser -- a machine that copies episodes of Make: TV onto people's USB drives.

It's been working reliably and people seem to dig it -- not bad for a project that didn't really do anything useful until Thursday at 1AM...

I made this overkill DTMF dialer: