Date: April 11 (Friday) / April 16, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm / 4:30 – 6:30pm
Venue: Makerspace A, Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU
Matchbox is a DIY STEM kit we are developing at InnoWing to introduce people to 3D printing, electronics, and prototyping through a hands-on controller project made from upcycled keyboards! In this 2hr workshop, you will assemble your very own controller step by step to explore the various technologies that make it possible! You even get to keep the controller and play with your friends afterwards! We hope to use Matchbox to form an inviting bridge that opens up the fascinating tools and procedures available inside InnoWing to friends not from the engineering faculty! Come with us to make, learn, collaborate, and play with the Matchbox!
Date: April 11 (Friday) / April 16, 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm / 4:30 – 6:30pm
Venue: Makerspace A, Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU
- Gain an introductory understanding of microcontrollers and APIs.
- Develop foundational knowledge of the Arduino IDE and its programming language.
- Understand the integration of web APIs with microcontrollers and explore their potential applications.
- Assemble and program a WiFi-enabled mini TV that uses APIs to display information such as the time, weather, a Google Calendar, or data from a Notion database.
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Introduction (5 minutes) |
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Introduction to Microcontrollers (5 minutes) |
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Introduction to APIs (30 minutes) |
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Setting Up the Arduino IDE (20 minutes) |
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Connecting the ESP32 to WiFi (10 minutes) |
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APIs and JSON on the ESP32 (30 minutes) |
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Creative Applications & Next Steps (5 minutes) |
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Q&A and Closing (15 minutes) |
