Workshop Sketching with Hardware - Design of interactive Systems

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt
Contact: swh-nebenfach-mi ät um.ifi.lmu.de
Hours per week: 4
ECTS credits: 6
Language: English

Termine und Ort / Date and Location

During the lecture period: In-person (Frauenlobstr. 7a) on Thursday at 5pm (17:00 Uhr) (irregular meetings, not every week). (2) During lecture break: One 4-day prototyping workshop in-person at Frauenlobstr. 7a. Dates are announced later.

Modul

Applicable to students seeking to fulfill requirements for a minor media informatics (Nebenfach Medieninformatik), e.g. students of Arts and Multimedia (KuMM). !IMPORTANT! Students of informatics and media informatics select the course SWH-I (Link)

Registration:

Central allocation (Zentralanmeldung) on Uni2Work

Remark

Please note that due to the engaging nature of the group projects, students often spend more than the allocated time on the development of their prototypes. This is especially true for the group project implementation scheduled during the lecture break.

Content

Students in this course learn about the basics of electronics, circuit design, microcontroller programming, and physical prototyping. The students apply this knowledge by building a smart object.

• Build basic circuits connected to the microcontroller
• • Output: LEDs, servos, motors, speakers, displays
  • Input: buttons, dials, light sensitive resistors, accelerometer, distance sensors
• Program and debug MicroPython on ESP32 / Raspberry Pi Pico
• • Input, Output
  • Networking

Course Structure

The course consists of two parts.

1. Learning phase: The students receive a free hardware kit in the beginning of the lecture period and familiarize themselves with electronics and microcontroller prototyping. This phase is supported by a course book. There are no regular sessions during this phase. Assistance is provided during open workshop slots on Thursday 5pm-6pm (during the lecture period). Irregular mandatory sessions will be scheduled in this slot.
2. Group phase: The implementation of a group project is mainly done during a 4-day prototyping workshop at Frauenlobstr. 7a. This will be organized in the lecture break (dates are announced during the learning phase).

SWH Wiki

You can find additional information about the course and the course content here: http://sketching-with-hardware.org. We have created a number of tutorial pages (see sidebar and main page) and SWH videos. Please note that the Wiki is still under development and changes frequently. If you experience any issues, please contact us: swh ät um.ifi.lmu.de.