An Intro to Hacking on MicroControllers with JavaScript, Web Tools

We are super excited to announce the first Tech on the Beltline meetup!

We'll be meeting at our sponsor's location: Stable Kernel. This is just behind the skate park on the Beltline. We'll also be raffling off a prize (Amazon Echo!)!!!

6:00 - 6:30 Food and introductions
6:30 - 7:15 Presentations
7:15 - 8:00 Open spaces discussion
8:00 - 9:00 Happy Hour & Networking (Bantam Pub)

Topic: An Intro to Hacking on MicroControllers with JavaScript, Web Tools, and the Resources to Help

Description: Hardware Hacking is fun activity to bridge the virtual and physical world. Lights, sensor, motors, servos, and drones can all be connected with various microcontrollers for basic and complex uses. The phrase Internet of Things (IOT) gets thrown around a lot these days, and there are even a whole new job market for it. This is the entry-entry-level of IOT. I'll introduce you to a variety of controllers (and I'll bring some along) and open you to the endless void of parts you can buy to try out basic ideas. I'll show some simple examples of blinking lights, servos moving, and talk about how I learned about hardware hacking.

Todd Gandee
I started using computers in 80s. My graphic arts education brought me joy in high school. I continued to work in/with computers in college getting a communications degree. I learned video editing while working at the alumni association. I graduated during the 2000s dotcom bust. I've been a Flash developer, web consultant, instructor, author, and I've delivered pizzas all over Atlanta. Currently, I'm a senior software engineer at Mailchimp, hoping to improve the tech culture everyday.

Our sponsor for this meetup group is Stable Kernel:

Stable Kernel is an award-winning custom software and technology firm built on Atlanta’s BeltLine. We partner with some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world to craft custom software solutions from mobile to web to backend with a special focus on IoT. We take an active role in evaluating our clients’ problems and opportunities – from research & discovery to system architecture & software implementation to final delivery & ongoing support. Our growing team of strategists, researchers, software developers, project managers, and product designers are constantly faced with new opportunities to challenge themselves and master new technologies. We take pride in building long-term strategic partnerships with clients like BMW, Honeywell, Dow DuPont, Carvana, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more.