This will be the second of our hands-on meetings using the Arduino. Last meeting Vince showed us how to load the development software and how to load programs onto the Arduino. This month we will demonstrate how to capture information from line sensors and how to drive a motor controller. These will be the essential skills to develop a line-following robot using an Arduino. If you have an Arduino please bring it along with a laptop. If you don’t have an Arduino you might consider purchasing one. The demonstration will use the new Arduino Duemilanove, and the Ardumoto motor shield from Sparkfun. The discussion should be applicable to other Arduino’s and motor shields.

We will have a build session sometime between the March and April meetings. The build session will be a special meeting for members that want to work on their line-following robots in a group environment.

We need a volunteer for our April presentation. Please consider sharing your knowledge.

See you next meeting.