<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Christopher Svec <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:christophersvec@yahoo.com" target="_blank">christophersvec@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir="ltr"><span>I think the type of class depends on what you want to teach - I bet each of those student populations is out there!<br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>My personal "embedded software engineering 101" class idea is for someone who already knows how to program (any language, doesn't matter), maybe already a professional software engineer, maybe a motivated college student-age person, and they want to become a professional embedded software engineer. Or at least take the first step to being able to do the work of a professional embedded software engineer.<br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>I'd love to hear from anyone who might fit that description: what would you like to learn?</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I hope this is not abuse of the triembed mailing list but this has been my experience...</div><div><br></div><div>As a Java (sometimes JavaScript) software developer, coding is not a problem, learning C/C++ is not an overly big challenge (I was decent at C in 1990). What have been learning challenges are:</div><div>- Perception that "hardware is hard" - turns out that is less true than I originally thought when it comes to wiring circuits, I have mentally started thinking of it as software - everything is a prototype - it can be thrown away. Those jumper wires, resistors, sensors, capacitors are relatively inexpensive, if you break it, buy some more. The one gotcha, it takes a few days for SparkFun, Adafruit or Amazon to replenish whatever I might have broken while I was learning. So you pay the price of waiting to finish your experiment.</div><div>It really frees the mind for learning when you stop caring about messing up your photoresistor by overly bending up its leads to make it fit a design - hardware is for hacking on with wire cutters and a soldering iron. Then it feels a LOT more like software, where you can feel free to break stuff. </div><div>- Soldering - it took me months before I was willing to break out of pure solderless breadboards and to try some soldering. I should have started sooner. I should have realized early on that "hardware is for hacking" and a soldering iron is fun..and that solder, hookup wire, resistors, LEDs, etc are cheap so melt them down.</div><div>- Scary: I have not shocked myself, I have not even burned myself though putting a cheap temp/humidity sensor backwards makes things very warm. I have not blown anything up but I did cause my laptop to reboot by trying to drive a 5V+ hungry servo from the 3.3v pin of the Arduino which was pulling power only from may laptop's USB.</div><div>- Where to Invest: As a newbie, I would rather invest my learning time in more generalized skills, that is why mbed is interesting to me, in theory, it should be applicable knowledge across a range of MCUs. </div><div>- Can I "get by" with Linux-based machines that have GPIO, I2C, UART, etc capabilities leveraging my existing Python, Node and Java skills OR must I really learn to love C and every chip manufacturers unique IDEs?</div><div>- What are the differences between GPIO, I2C, UART, PWM, SPI, etc and when would I use them (so far I just let the thing I am integrating with dictate that) - do I really need to master all of these before moving to "Embedded Software Engineering 102"?</div><div>- Every MCU, IC, radio, sensor, servo, etc has its own unique learning curve - learning how to read datasheets!</div><div>- At what point must you truly internalize Ohm's Law and know how to calculate resistance, capacitance, etc in your head<br></div><div>- At what point do you need to master Eagle CAD (and other tools) for custom PCB design</div><div>- At what point do you need to master the BOM, supply chain, manufacturing</div><div>- At what point do you need to master expensive simulation software</div><div>- At what point have you entered the world of FPGA because MCUs are not flexible enough</div><div><br></div><div>I am sure I have abused people eyeballs enough with my textual verbosity...but hopefully you can see that I am really trying to figure this out :-)</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks,</div><div dir="ltr"><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>-svec</span></div><div><div class="h5"> <br><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Friday, April 17, 2015 1:57 PM, Burr Sutter <<a href="mailto:burrsutter@gmail.com" target="_blank">burrsutter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div><div><div><div dir="ltr">Hey Jon,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I like the basic idea, the challenge will be finding the sweet spot of prerequisites for a potential student. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>For instance, would you say the prereq is a solid understanding of all the concepts demonstrated by Terry's YourDuino [1] (wish I had known about this kit a couple of years ago)?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Or is the prereq more Lego mindstorms for the kids looking to learn?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Or is the prereq a professional software developer looking to become a C++ embedded engineer?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>If you would like to kick the idea around...I would be happy to provide input/ideas.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>[1] <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/YourDuinoEngStarter" target="_blank">http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/YourDuinoEngStarter</a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div><br clear="none"><div>On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Jon Wolfe <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:jonjwolfe@anibit.com" target="_blank">jonjwolfe@anibit.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div>This is the kind of thing I would *really* love to expand my business to. In fact, it's sort of part of my mission statement. I've been trying for the past year to turn my passion/hobby into my profession, and I kicked it off by becoming a parts distributor. I've mentioned to some how reselling has been a little less than rewarding. It's not that I don't like doing it, I do. However, after recently doing my taxes, it's apparent that reselling is not going to be any sort of business stepping stone to bigger and better things. I was so close to breaking even that my entire profit for last year was less than what I make in one day as a consultant. And that's on top of the fact that I can't match the prices of most of the big-time hobby electronics site.</div>
<div>One thing that I have had a desire to do is be part of education in the Hobby Electronics and embedded development space. A lot of the original ideas I've been cooking up center around that theme. That is why I made the <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="https://anibit.com/3pi_programmer_windows" target="_blank">Graphical Robot Programming Tool</a>. I think there several "tiers" that exist for education and training programs. The graphical programmer is aimed at kids and non-technical adults, but I think there is another area that seems underserved, and it of particular interest to me that that is the group of the kind of people who might be inclined to check out Triembed for the first time. It's people who might have a little electronics or programming knowledge and want to go to the "next level". For the Arduino example, it's a great tools for absolute beginners, but as your AVR and C++ programming skills grow, it starts to become an obstacle to doing more advanced software design and development. </div>
<div>I'd absolutely be interested in putting together some sort of program for people who want to learn embedded C/C++ and are ready or almost ready to move past the Arduino. </div>
<div>How much interest is there among this mailing list for something like a several session class in AVR and/or Arduino programming(this would be a separate distinct thing from Triembed)? Would it be something you'd be willing to take a paid class in? If not that topic, is there an interest in something else? My specialties lie in embedded and desktop/mobile software development and digital electronics.</div>
<div>I've put together a survey <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lJeUbzZxauLuYmlxXwiVOeCYjN27ZjR98_bQb2XzG3Y/viewform?usp=send_form" target="_blank">here</a>, if anyone is interested in giving me feedback on interest in classes.</div>
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