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Justin Mclean, Class Software
Flex and the Arduino platform
Connecting Hardware toRich Internet Applications
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Who am I?
Director of Class Software for 10 + yearsDeveloping and creating web applications for 15
yearsProgramming for 25 yearsAdobe community professional in FlexAdobe certified developer and trainer in ColdFusion
and FlexBased in Sydney Australia
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Electronics Trends
Low cost componentsSmall componentsComplex components with simple standard interfaces
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Computing Trends
Easier to programUse of high level languagesSoftware toolsOpen source
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Are We There Yet?
Low cost fast devicesIt’s easy to communicate between devices and
computersCan build complex systems from off the shelf
components
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Arduino
Overview of the Arduino Platform
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Arduino Platform
Open source hardware and software platformEasy to programHardware is flexible, fast, low power and low cost
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Arduino Hardware
Comes in a number of shapes sizesLow costEasy to extendDigital inputs/outputsAnalog inputs
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Arduino Boards
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Arduino Boards
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Arduino Boards
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Arduino Boards
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Arduino Shields
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Arduino Shields
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Arduino Shields
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Arduino Shields
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Arduino Software Platform
Open source cross platform IDEAlpha but very stableUpdated frequentlyGrowing and active community
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Arduino Code
C like high level languageInbuilt functions to read and set digital and analog
inputs and outputsIncludes libraries to perform common hardware or
software tasksOnce uploaded programs are permanent
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Arduino IDE
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Led Shield Demo
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Led Shield Demo
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Issues
Debugging can be hardNo simulatorMemory, power and speed limits Helps to have a little electronics knowledge
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How Arduinos can communicate with the world
Connecting Arduinos to the Web
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Connection Methods
Direct to computer (USB)Wireless (XBee modems)Ethernet or WiFi“The Cloud”
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Supported Languages
Flash and FlexProcessingPythonRubyJavaC, C++, C# and Objective C.NET
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Flex
Flex to Arduino direct connection
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Layers of Communication
Flex to proxy via an Actionscript libraryProxy to USB communicationUSB to arduino
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Flex to Arduino
USB Proxy FirmataAS3 Glue
Flex Code Arduino
USBCable
TCP/IPSocket
Computer Arduino
Function Calls and Events
Code
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Flex Led Demo
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AS3Glue Digital Output
Create arduino instancevar arduino:Arduino = new Arduino();
Wait for firmware versionSet digital pin as output
arduino.setPinMode(pin, Arduino.OUTPUT);Turn digital output on
arduino.writeDigitalPin(pin, Arduino.HIGH);
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Danger Shield Demo
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AS3Glue Analog Input
Turn on analog reportingarduino.setAnalogPinReporting(pin, Arduino.ON);Listen for changes via event listener
arduino.addEventListener(ArduinoEvent.ANALOG_DATA, onReceiveData);
public function onReceiveData(event:ArduinoEvent):void { ....}
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Ethernet
Using Arduino Ethernet Shields
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Ethernet Shields
Allow direct internet connectionNo dedicated PC neededShields need a little configCan act as web server or client
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Ethernet Shields
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Ethernet Shields
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Ethernet Shields
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Web Servers
Simpler than you thinkA web server:
Listens for connectionsParse requestsSend back status messages/resources requested
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HTTP Requests
Start with request “GET index.html HTTP/1.1”Optional headers “Accept-Language: en”Empty lineOptional message body (POST and other requests)
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Web server codeEasy to modify
Ethernet Arduino Code
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Ethernet Demo
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Rich Internet Applications
Ideas on how and where to use this technology
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Environmental Monitoring
Indoors or outdoorsWide range of sensorsSleep mode/low power consumption
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Home Automation
Power and utilities monitoringControlling Lights and Heating/CoolingGarden watering/monitoring
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Security and Safety
Security systemsLocation reportingBike jackets
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Why do this?
Expose yourself to new ideas and new ways of solving problems
Involves interaction with the real worldEncourages creativityMakes you a better programmer
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It’s Fun!
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Questions?
Ask now, see me after session or email justin@classsoftware.com
Slides and code can be found athttp://blog.classsoftware.com/
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Useful Sites
List of useful hardware and software sites
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Software Sites
Arduino http://www.arduino.cc for software, user forum and playground
Ethernet Shields http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Ethernet
Pachhub http://www.pachube.com/
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Hardware Sites
Spark Fun (US) http://www.sparcfun.com/Adafruit Industries (US) http://www.adafruit.com/Electronic Goldmine (US) http://www.goldmine-
elec.com/
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Other Sites
Lady Ada http://www.ladyada.com/Evil Mad Scientist http://www.evilmadscientist.com/NY Resistor http://www.nycresistor.com/Make Zine http://www.makezine.com/
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