Electrical engineering and embedded programming

[Dragonflare]

I'm not sure if this is the best place to throw an EE thread, but it wouldn't really fit anywhere else.

From Wikipedia: Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. This field first became an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electric power distribution and use. It now covers a wide range of subfields including electronics, digital computers, power engineering, telecommunications, control systems, RF engineering, and signal processing.

I'm in the early stages of getting a BS in Electrical Engineering, and for the time being, I just like to tinker with stuff.

This is an early stage of my 8x4 LED matrix that I am working on (got it put together but it is horribly buggy):

http://youtu.be/avJBiJSXpwg

(no embedding :()

It was thrown together fairly quickly using an arduino uno and a few for loops.

Feel free to discuss EE or post some of your own creations!

[33K Ohms]

third year EE with concentration in computer/digital systems :)

[NeoZeon]

I wish i could get my hands on it... but for an Experimental Physics project me and my friend made a pair of electric guitars. They were pretty sweet.

[rufidmonki]

That looks awesome! I wish I could do stuff like that. :(

I'll have to get into this. This is an inspiration, even though it's simple (you put it that way at least).

[Dragonflare]

That looks awesome! I wish I could do stuff like that. :( I'll have to get into this. This is an inspiration' date=' even though it's simple (you put it that way at least). [/quote']

If you really are interested in getting into EE, I would suggest looking into the arduino. There are a few different models, but it gives you everything you need to start getting used to microcontrollers. Plus the community is HUGE, and there are libraries for almost anything. And its all open source.

http://www.arduino.cc/

Programming the arduino is pretty straightforward, its just C. And if you have trouble, there are plenty of people all over the place that are more than willing to help.

I say dive right in if it seems like something you would be interested in, its a great way to get introduced to EE. If you plan on taking your hobby further, it will certainly take more than just an arduino to fuel it, but you can cross that bridge when you come to if it you decide to stick to it.

[rufidmonki]

That looks awesome! I wish I could do stuff like that. :( I'll have to get into this. This is an inspiration' date=' even though it's simple (you put it that way at least). [/quote'] If you really are interested in getting into EE, I would suggest looking into the arduino. There are a few different models, but it gives you everything you need to start getting used to microcontrollers. Plus the community is HUGE, and there are libraries for almost anything. And its all open source. http://www.arduino.cc/ Programming the arduino is pretty straightforward, its just C. And if you have trouble, there are plenty of people all over the place that are more than willing to help. I say dive right in if it seems like something you would be interested in, its a great way to get introduced to EE. If you plan on taking your hobby further, it will certainly take more than just an arduino to fuel it, but you can cross that bridge when you come to if it you decide to stick to it.

Alright! Thanks a lot dude. I'll look further into it. :P

[rufidmonki]

That looks awesome! I wish I could do stuff like that. :( I'll have to get into this. This is an inspiration' date=' even though it's simple (you put it that way at least). [/quote'] If you really are interested in getting into EE, I would suggest looking into the arduino. There are a few different models, but it gives you everything you need to start getting used to microcontrollers. Plus the community is HUGE, and there are libraries for almost anything. And its all open source. http://www.arduino.cc/ Programming the arduino is pretty straightforward, its just C. And if you have trouble, there are plenty of people all over the place that are more than willing to help. I say dive right in if it seems like something you would be interested in, its a great way to get introduced to EE. If you plan on taking your hobby further, it will certainly take more than just an arduino to fuel it, but you can cross that bridge when you come to if it you decide to stick to it.

Alright! Thanks a lot dude. I'll look further into it. :P

The starter kit is sold out, but I signed up to get a notification when they have more. :)

[MdX MaxX]

I'm in my second year majoring in Computer Engineering. This semester we'll be programming an ARM microcontroller in one class and configuring an FPGA using VHDL language in another class. This semester is gonna be awesome. :D

[wpirobotbuilder]

I'm in my second year majoring in Computer Engineering. This semester we'll be programming an ARM microcontroller in one class and configuring an FPGA using VHDL language in another class. This semester is gonna be awesome. :D

Sure you say that now, but God help you if your classes use Xilinx. That software is extremely useful and extremely buggy.