{"id":1169,"date":"2017-09-23T21:22:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T01:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2017-09-23T21:22:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T01:22:58","slug":"arduino-uno-fun-and-continuous-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/arduino-uno-fun-and-continuous-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Arduino Uno Fun and Continuous Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, a million years ago, I bought an Arduino Uno Starter Kit from MakerShed<\/a>. When it arrived, I tried a tutorial and had fun with the first LED lesson, but the second lesson, which I remember was more focused on programming, left me in the dust. I boxed up the Arduino and put it in my geek closet. I always wanted to get back to it, but never did.<\/p>\n

My new\u00a0local library<\/a> is awesome. They let you borrow eBook readers (I played around with a Nook the other night), telescopes (for three weeks at a clip!), and fishing poles with stocked tackle boxes. Seriously. Awesome library. But, they offer one other service, too. They have a 3D printer! Wanting to take advantage of this service, I went looking for something nerdy enough to justify claiming that it was printed on the library 3D printer. I went to Thingiverse.com<\/a> and quickly found my target.<\/p>\n

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Arduino Uno and breadboard holder<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, a 3D printed Arduino and breadboard holder! I think that is nerdy enough! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

So, with the programming I have been learning over the past..while. Hmm? I’ve been back at it for a couple of years now…since Java class at BCC. Anyway, I took out the Arduino from the back of the closet and set about playing around with it. First stop? Youtube! I found Paul McWhorter<\/a>‘s Arduino video series and was instantly hooked. I guess he is a high school math teacher in Eldorado, Texas. Poking around his Youtube channel, it is obvious that he is an awesome teacher. I know I haven’t been in high school in a billion years, but we were not doing anything even remotely as cool as building full-on, high-altitude data and video collectors. I helped organize the first (and probably last) whale watching trip. That was good fun, but standing on a boat that someone else is driving and looking at whales, as much as I love them, is not as cool as building, launching, and recovering your own high-altitude flier. Sorry, whales.<\/p>\n