SS23 – TD – 11 – Using Arduino with TouchDesigner

Description

June 14th 2023 6-9 PM (CET) / In English Language / Online via Zoom

Microcontrollers, like Arduino allow users so sense the environment, understand haptic user input or build custom input devices like instruments or physical installations. They also enable TouchDesigner to send control commands to all kinds of actuators (motors, LEDs, lights and other hardware). This opens up a whole world of opportunities for creative installations and rapid prototyping.

In this module, Daniel Molnar who has worked professionally with embedded hard- and software for years will show you how to set up the (serial) connection between TouchDesigner and the Circuit Playground microcontroller. You will learn how to send acceleration and button data from the Circuit Playground to TouchDesigner, convert the data into chops and use the input to control a little , interactive game. Further more he will show how to go the other way and send data back onto the Circuit Playground to light the onboard LEDs.

Nobody has to reinvent the wheel. There are tons of examples and demos around the Arduino hardware/software system and you will learn how to copy, paste and adapt existing code to your needs. The methods Daniel will introduce will work for any microcontroller from the Arduino eco system and can easily be adapted to your own ideas and other devices.

We highly recommend you order yourself exactly the same device that Daniel uses during the course, unless you really know what you are doing (in which case you might not need this course anyway : )

After the live lesson you will get access to the recording and the workshop files for one year.