ft Convention 2013
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Please find the projects presented at the ft Convention 2013 with useful links and the tools and book I've used for development.
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Projects
smartColours Smart Sensor
The smartColours smart sensor embeds a 16-bit MSP430 to learn and recognise up to 16 colours, with a high level of reliability.
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smartLED Display
The smartLED display embeds a 16-bit MSP430 to display decimal and hexadecimal values on the 4 digits x 7 segments.
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smartControls Touch Screen
The smartLED smart display features a display with touch, and provides a dashboard with data and commands to monitor and control the models.
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All the smartDevices are cased in standard elements and provide a perfect integration with fischertechnik model.
They connect directly to the EXT2 port of the RoboTX controller through the I²C bus and they are programmed with ready-to-use libraries for RoboPro. |
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Tools and Book
LaunchPad
The LaunchPad kits from Texas Instruments provide an affordable introduction and include everything to start exploring the embedded computing world.
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Energia
Energia is a fork of Arduino for the LaunchPad kits, and brings an easy-to-use environment to develop programs for the MSP430 and ARM-based Tiva LaunchPads.
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Getting Started with the MSP430 LaunchPad
The book Getting Started with the MSP430 LaunchPad provides a step-by-step introduction to embedded computing with hands-on projects on the MSP430G2553.
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Pictures
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A manufacturing plant model Right The smartColours colour recognition sensor Click to enlarge |
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Clockwise form top left
A collection of tractors Stairs for marbles A heavy crane The Golden Gate |
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