Postgraduate Course in Interaction and Electronics Design

MODULE 1 Electronics Design Learn about the physical properties of electronics, to design and manufacture your own circuits using digital manufacturing, milling plates and welding the components . – Electrical signals – Current and voltage – Electronic components and their function (from resistors and capacitors to ICs and MCUs) – Electronic circuits – CAD design systems for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) – Manufacturing and testing of PCBs – Workshop: application of electronics in wearables (e-textiles)

MODULE 2 Programming and Communication Understand programming languages (primarily Arduino, among others) with which to programme the circuits that you need to develop or existing prototyping plates, so that they are able to manage information (from sensors, databases, etc.) and convert it into specific actions (with actuators, engines, etc.). – Arduino IDE – Digital and analog inputs and outputs – Time management – Using libraries – Use of motors, displays, capacitive sensors, etc. – Communication (serial and wireless) – Firefly (Arduino-Grasshopper link) – Programming with Raspberry Pi – Wearables – Internet of Things (IoT) and home automation – Workshop: wearables

MODULE 3 Robotics and Mechanical Design Application for design and the development of machines and gadgets that combine the mechanical design of hardware with programming to perform specific tasks. This module aims, as an introduction, to present a broad spectrum of advanced application of the concepts studied during the master, for the creation of complex behaviors. – Types of microcomputers and programmable shields – Mechanical design – Machines that Make (MTM) – Workshop: building a machine that does something

MODULE 4 Digital Arts and Interaction Take advantage of the tools offered by digital manufacturing in combination with new tools focused on innovation and experimentation in the field of creativity, using digital means. The student will be situated in the new paradigm of digital art. – Visual / graphic programming. Processing. OpenFrameworks, Max MSP, etc. – Communication protocols. Serial, OSC, etc. – Real-time video and mapping – Physical Computing. Sensors and actuators – Workshop: Interaction and manufacturing