Using the Raspberry PI to control a Arduino – Thursday Feb 21st, 2013 @7:30pm

Continuing from our previous Raspberry PI workshops.
VHS is going to host another Raspberry PI workshop.

What: 

In this workshop we will be covering these two topics.

• Intro to the Linux command line by goldfish
• A workshop on how to connecting and controlling a Arduino with a Raspberry PI using the Firmata protocol and python. by Steven Smethurst (funvill)

Things you will need

• A Raspberry PI
• A Arduino
• USB Cable A to B 

More information about this workshop can be found here.
http://www.abluestar.com/blog/raspberry-pi-controlling-an-arduino-via-the-pyfirmata-protocol/

Raspberry PI cases, GPIO cables and SD cards with the Raspberry PI OS pre-installed will be available by donations.

Where: 
VHS (45 west Hastings)

When:
7:30pm Thursday Feb 21st, 2013

Who: 
Anyone that is interested in the Raspberry PI no matter what your skill level.

Why: 
Because the Raspberry PI and Arduino are awesome.