Processing and Arduino in Tandem

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Creating Your Own Digital Art Tools

By Joseph Gray

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: July 2010

Run time: 7 hours 53 minutes

Get Started with Processing and Arduino (Overview) Through five weekly sessions, you'll learn how to create graphical applications using the open-source Processing language and environment, and then how to control them with a hardware interface you build yourself using an Arduino. This short overview class will introduce Processing and Arduino, get the environments installed, and make sure you're all set up for the rest of the course.
1. Example files for Week 1 (Free Preview) 0 minutes
2. Introduction (Free Preview) 5 minutes
3. Installing and Running Processing (Free Preview) 6 minutes
4. Installing and Running the Arduino IDE (Free Preview) 12 minutes
5. Installing the Arduino Library in Processing (Free Preview) 20 minutes
Build a Drawing Application Processing is perfect for people who want to create images, animations and interactions. You'll learn the basics of the Processing language and environment, and build a simple drawing tool that incorporates controls using a 3rd party Processing library.
1. Example files for Week 2 0 minutes
2. Create a Basic Drawing Program 14 minutes
3. Add Color and Style 12 minutes
4. Begin to Create a GUI 16 minutes
5. Add Sliders to Control Color 28 minutes
6. Finish the Drawing Tool 25 minutes
Create an Animation Application This class takes the drawing tool code from the previous session as a starting point and turns it into an interactive animation program. Classes and Objects in Processing are covered along with arrays and iterative loops.
1. Example files for Week 3 0 minutes
2. Build from the Drawing Tool 5 minutes
3. Begin Adding Animation 20 minutes
4. Record and Play Back a Gesture 24 minutes
5. Add Color Properties 12 minutes
6. Animate the Recorded Gesture 7 minutes
7. Draw Multiple Gestures in Time 20 minutes
8. Record Video Files 21 minutes
Construct a Physical Interface Using an Arduino, a breadboard and a few knobs and switches this class focuses on making a custom physical controller. The finished hardware is then used to control the animation tools various properties. The Firmata library is used to provide a simple, yet powerful, code interface between Arduino and Processing.
1. Example files for Week 4 0 minutes
2. Assemble the Project Box 15 minutes
3. Add a breadboard and an Arduino 10 minutes
4. Attach the components to the lid 16 minutes
5. Hook up the wires inside the box 28 minutes
6. Hook up the potentiometers, switches and LEDs 17 minutes
7. Test the project box in Processing 8 minutes
8. Control the Animation Tool with the projBox 19 minutes
Expand the Animation Application into 3D The final course in the series expands the abilities of the animation tool by introducing 3D rendering utilizing the OpenGL library for Processing. The custom hardware interface from the previous session will also be used to further control the application.
1. Example files for Week 5 0 minutes
2. Integrate the OpenGL Library 10 minutes
3. Draw Shapes in 3D 21 minutes
4. Add Drift to your Animation 12 minutes
5. Further Integrate the projBox 13 minutes
6. Add a Rotation Motion Effect 10 minutes
7. Add a Sine and Cosine Based Motion Effect 12 minutes
8. Add a Brownian Motion Effect 9 minutes
9. Wrap Up and Q&A 9 minutes

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4/27/2011

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2.0

This tutorial is for Apple users only

By Sparky

from San Fran, CA

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

This would've been great if I owned a Mac, but I don't. If you intend to use Processing and/or Arduino with a PC or Linux then this is not the tutorial series for you.

Also, the download feature does not work. I wanted to watch these on my nook reader, but can only watch them online. I need an Internet connection to watch. The server disconnects you before the download finishes on a majority of the videos. This happened on multiple PCs, at different locations.

On the other hand if you own a Mac, have no plans to use Processing and/or Ardiono using a PC (or Linux), and intend to just watch the videos online only, than this series of videos is a good place to start that learning process (pardon the pun).

One last Item, the videos are only available in MOV (apple) format, and not in any of the Mpeg standards. Once again if you are a Mac person this is a good series for you, and I would give it an acceptable, 3 stars for its content. Nothing special that stands out though, but it will give you the basics.

9/28/2010

4.0

Way more fun than just a book!

By pyramus

from Amsterdam, NL

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Easy to understand
Helpful examples
Knowledgable trainer

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Structure planning
Too basic

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

Overall great experience, especially the interaction between trainer and audience through the forum was excellent. Scope of each lesson could have been a little more clear in advance: I - and many with me - expected to start using the Arduino much sooner than lesson 4.
I also think there could have been invested a little bit more time in this part (this lesson was the only one we ran out of time).

Other than that, almost perfect with a very very knowledgable trainer!

9/28/2010

5.0

Processing + Arduino == Splendid!

By Steven

from Hobe Sound, Fl.

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

Instructor is very easy to understand and is non- threatening in his attitude toward the subject and questions/suggestions.

9/28/2010

4.0

Easy learning...

By Tito

from Portugal

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

In a matter of hours you will get a powerful demo on both products (Processing and Arduino) - learn how to put them to speak one to each other - and, I'm almost sure, wish to learn more and more about the subject.
A new dawn in drawing in animation programatically and with an electronic based interface.
Cool stuff...

9/28/2010

4.0

Real Live Creativity

By AndyYEG

from Edmonton, Alberta

About Me Maker, Sys Admin

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

It was great to have a live audience to provide questions, and have the answers come back right away. A fun topic. Good material if you want to start on both Arduino and Processing (which you do if you are making them interact), or even if your interest is with one but are curious about the other. Access to source code was useful for me - after week 2 I stopped trying to type it all myself and focused on adding comments to the code. My plans were to use Processing (visualizing data) and Arduino (measuring my gas meter without touching it) separately but this sure gave me some cool ideas!

9/28/2010

4.0

a well thought-out introduction

By gracehoper

from philadelphia, pa

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Cons

A bit basic
A few errors

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

The class doesn't delve too deep in any one topic, but that is to its benefit. It introduces the processing/arduino beginner to many of the different kinds of interaction that processing and arduino allow. The course is well thought out, and it is nice to end up with a product, although I think the greater benefit is that you are left with the beginnings of something you can continue to modify or entirely revamp, having been introduced to the interactive potential opened up by processing/arduino.

For those who already have some programming knowledge, there will be a lot of explanation that is very basic, but the instructor does a decent job of not spending too much time explicating basic concepts.

If I have any complaints it's that the instructor mumbles his way through some of the Q and A, but that's probably not as big of an issue with the recorded video as it was with the live-stream. Also, he referred to '==' as 'strict equality' throughout the course, which bugged me a bit, because strict equality is '===' and '==' is just basic equality. But, whatever. Still enjoyed the course.

9/28/2010

4.0

Very Enjoyable!

By Stephen

from Portland OR

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

Great class!

I thought it was a bit ambitious at first but Joe did exactly what he said he would, creating pretty much every line of code in real time. I'm an experienced engineer, I even edited along the first couple of weeks, a bit intense, but do-able.

He skimmed when necessary, not rat-holing on details - leaving for later, for those who want to explore the docs themselves.

Slight bummer for me was that I bought one of the early Projboxes which had a known issue with the wire used. I replaced them and works fine now!

But in general I was constantly surprised at how much was covered in each class and how well, with only one runover session. The creativeLive team really know what they are doing!

Very impressed, will follow their offerings closely from now on.

9/28/2010

5.0

Enjoyed the class a lot.

By Wobbly

from New Jersey

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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

I attended the class live online, and it was really quite good. The pace was brisk, but I was able to keep up with it. The examples were a good introduction to the capabilities of both Processing and Arduino. I'll most likely attend another class from creativeLive.

9/28/2010

4.0

excellent course

By dan-fox

from metro Washington DC

About Me Developer, Hard core Java guy

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Entertaining
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Processing and Arduino in Tandem:

This was my first experience with live streaming video classroom and it was great! Joseph knows both products very well, and the examples were well thought out and progressed nicely from simple to complex. My only gripe is that I wasn't there to ask questions; too many people online for it to be anything more than a 'watching TV' experience. But that means that the video will be as good as the live experience and you'll get as much as I did out of it!

caveat: I have 30 yr programming experience so there was no 'code frustration' involved. YMMV.

9/28/2010

4.0

Faster video upload needed

By Chuck

from Sunnyvale, CA

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