Hardware Hacking: You can be a Maker
summary
Claim that hardware hacking is easy gets concrete evidence: a Useless Machine kit bought for about $30 actually works after assembly, a TARDIS prop uses an LED driven by an Arduino/Raspberry Pi stack with the PiPiper gem to fade lights, a relay-controlled light switch flips mains from code, and basic soldering succeeds with a $8 soldering iron. Troubleshooting, a few backwards plates, and one stalled car key battery are the usual surprises.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:11HARDWARE HACKING: YOU CAN BE A MAKER
- 4:37What's the worst that can happen?
- 5:59"The worst thing you are going to do is let out the magic smoke" Zach Supalla, CEO of Particle
- 6:57How do you get started?
- 8:39Start simple Persistence is more important than smarts
- 9:10Build a kit You have to cartwheel before you can cartwheel
- 11:57Turn on an LED The hello world of hardware
- 13:42Control a relay Everything is controlled by switches
- 16:15Soldering is scary
- 16:29What about programmers carrying soldering irons ? What could possibly go wrong?
- 18:58Step 3 Heat the component
