maxlab homepage

setting up your computing environment

• CCRMA Linux account setup
• Win32
• OSX
• Why do we use Atmel/AVR/etc?

previous 250a websites

• Fall/Winter 2004
• Fall 2003
• Fall 2002
• Bonus: 250b Winter 2004
• Super Bonus: Summer Workshop 2005

pd resources

• pd homepage
• miller puckette's home page
• pd mailing list archive (searchable)
• the pure data base searchable list of pd objects and externals
• Theory and Techniques of Electronic Music
  Miller Puckette's online book (draft)
• Gem: pd graphical extention

linux resources

• getting started with linux
• planet ccrma survival guide
• google linux
• linux and music article by dave phillips

avr resources

• About Microcontrollers tutorial


• Atmel General References
• Atmel Product Guide
• Atmel Instruction Set
• Pascal Stang's Atmel AVR Page at Santa Clara
• Pascal Stang's Procyon Engineering
• Atmel AVR Homepage
• AVR Instruction Set
• ATMega16
• Atmel ATMega16 product page
• ATMega16 Summary
• ATMega16 Complete Datasheet


• AVR-GCC
• This is the C compiler we use to generate code for thev AVR microprocessor from our C-language or Assembly code. It is based on the GNU GCC compiler, and works much the same way.
• AVR-LIBC (avr-gcc) user's manual - from the people who write the library (local cache)
• AVRfreaks avr-gcc homepage - (external site)
• AVRGCC Syntax - help on things that may look foreign to C programmers
• make command homepage


• AVRLIB
• Avrlib is a C-language library of functions written by Pascal Stang that gives us high-level access to many of the AVR microcontroller's feautres. It includes support for lcd displays, timing, a/d conversion, buffered serial communication, etc. We have added some functionality to his release, including support for MIDI and Open Sound Control. We have also eliminated some of the components that are not likely to be used by people at CCRMA.
• AVRlib reference manual
• Pascal's AVRLib Site - the original distribution


• AVRMini
• The AVRMini is an application/development board designed by Pascal Stang, that we use for class exercises and labs. It is very general-purpose and provides access to all the microcontroller's ports with headers. It allows us to rapidly prototype and test new applications for the AVR microcontroller. We are currently using AVRMini Version 3.1
• AVRMini Version 3.1 Schematic
• AVRMini Version 3.1 Manual

protocols

• Serial and MIDI by Perry Cook
• OSC - Open Sound Control
• UDP - User Datagram Protocal
• I2C
• uIP
• SPI - Serial Peripheral Interface
• ARP - Address Resolution Protocal

displays

• spyglass

c programming

• Kernighan and Ritchie, The C Programming Language. This is the C programming bible. Everyone should have it. If you are going to buy one C programming book, buy this one.
• Essential C - a good basic C programming tutorial by the Stanford CS Education Library
• C Programming Notes - an online C programming primer.
• oreillynet: programmer resource pages
• programming languages family tree

electronics and microcontrollers

• About Microcontrollers
• All You Need to Know About EE by Max Mathews, updated summer '02
• Debouncing Tutorial
• operational amplifiers
• LF 353 : [data sheet]
• NE 5532 (LM 883) : [data sheet]
• LMC 6482 : [data sheet]
• LM 6132 : [data sheet]
• TLV 2372 : [data sheet]
• inverters
• LT 1054 cp : [data sheet]
• Geoff Martin's Textbook - a work in progress, but a great intro to audio electronics. see chapters:
• 2 - Basic Electrical Concepts
• 4 - Basic Circuits / Series vs. Parallel
• 5 - Capacitors
• 6 - Passive RC Filters
• 12 - Operational Amplifier
• Tom Igoe's Basic Electronics
• Tom Igoe's Serial Communication
• Tom Igoe's Microcontrollers
• Resistor Color Codes
• Resistor Color Codes Calculator

sensors

• sensor overview
• History of Haptics
• Sensor Magazine Online
• sensorwiki.org

HCI in music

• Marcelo Wanderley's Gesture control in music - covers issues of mapping, feedback, acquisition, with links to other sites and controllers
• New Interfaces for Music Expression - workshop at CHI
• STEIM - Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music in the Netherlands
• Experimental Music Instruments
• Axel Mulder's VMI pages
• Interactive Systems and Instrument Design in Music Working Group
• Principles for Designing Computer Music Controllers by Perry Coo
• Controllers at CCRMA
• History of Haptics

cross platform

• fink
• darwinPorts
• cygwin
• vmware
• virtual pc
• gentoo linux

environment

• bash
• tcsh
• perl
• XFree86
• mac OSX - X11

hacking

• hackaday
• make magazine

supplies

• pascals info page

local

• Joint Program in Design's list of suppliers - addresses and phone numbers of local businesses for electronics and other supplies
• Jameco - Our local mail-order house for components, kits, etc. They will ship or you can get there for Will-Call in 15 minutes
• HSC Electronics - Local Surplus Store in Santa Clara
• HDB Electronics - Local Components / Parts store in Redwood City

catalogues

• Digikey - Major distributor of all kinds of electronic components, including Atmel Microcontrollers.
• Mouser Electronics - Similar to Digikey

manufacturer

• Analog Devices - IC manufacturer (op amps, accelerometers, voltage regulators). They will send free samples of many of their products.
• National Semiconductor - IC manufacturer. Also sends free samples.
• Texas Instruments - IC manufacturer. Also sends free samples.
• Parallax Home Page - Makers of the Basic Stamp.

sites from previous years

• 1999-2000 HCI Tech
• 1998-1999 HCI Tech
• Music 252 - a course on sensors! Lots of helpful info

Related Courses (from Stanford and other universities)

Stanford

• ME118
• ME218
• ME220
• ME220 Lecture Notes
• Stanford's Product Realization Lab
• Pascal's Embedded Systems Class

Princeton

• HCI at Princeton (Instructor: Perry Cook)

NYU ITP

• Dan O'Sullivan's Physical Computing Page
• Spring 2000  (using Basic Stamp)
• Fall 2000 (using BasicX)

General

• Geoff Martin - resources for audio and electronics, his Textbook and Audio Links are particularly relevant
• Tom Igoe's Physical Computing Pages - great introduction to useful technology.