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Welcome to the unit Hacking Hardware.
A video OVERVIEW of the unit can be found HERE
Open source software has been around for many years. Programs such as Firefox, Apache, VLC, Gimp and Ubuntu have changed the face of computing. In recent years, open-source hardware has become available. One of the first, fully functioning platforms made available is the Arduino. “Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.”
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Design: Hardware Hacking
Statement of inquiry
The open-source movement fosters scientific and technical innovation resulting in computing hardware and systems being constantly adapted and reinvented.
Situation
The DIY movement has really taken off in recent years. A number of important open-source projects, such as Arduino & Raspberry Pi (hardware) and Processing (software) have lowered the bar to access technologies that were once exclusively the province or professional programmers and engineers. Hobbyists now have access to the sorts of hardware that used to be found only in universities and far-away factories. In the spirit of open-source many hobbyists share their work online. We can download a wide variety of projects that we can then do and modify ourselves. Many of these projects are very useful and practical. But one of the great things about having all of these resources available is that we can learn on our own, at our own pace, working on the sorts of projects that we like. We don't need to become expert programmers. We just need to learn enough that we can interpret someone else's instructions, modify them to our own situation and taste and do some troubleshooting along the way.
Global context
Key Concepts
Systems: Systems are sets of interacting or interdependent components. Systems provide structure or order in human, natural and built environments. Systems can be static or dynamic, simple or complex.
Related concepts: Adaptation & Invention
You will explore how we can make work easier by using innovative ideas in ways which we can program microcontrollers to work with electronic components to automate simple tasks.
Design Problem
Microcontrollers are widely used in everyday items such as washing machines, remote controls, microwave ovens, mobile phones and vending machines.
In this unit, you will follow the Design Cycle to create or modify a product, operated by a microcontroller which will help a client or target audience of your choice.
“Physical computing covers the design and realization of interactive objects and installations and allows students to develop concrete, tangible products of the real world, which arise from the learners’ imagination.” (Przybylla, 2014)
Criterion D
Gr10 Design problem - Microcontroller (Stevenson)
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