Introduction

#INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Internet of Things Maker Den lab where you’ll get firsthand experience with hardware prototyping and deploying .NET C# code to a Netduino to bring your creation to life.

The goal of the lab is to learn something about wiring circuits (with plenty of guidance), deploying code and streaming your sensor data to Microsoft Azure.
We hope you have fun, get more curious and start dreaming about the 3rd wave of the internet.

##GETTING STARTED If you are setting up your own Maker Den device then refer to the appendix for information on the software setup including Visual Studio, hardware setup, troubleshooting including updating the firmware and setting the MAC Address on your Netduino 2 Plus. All source code is available at www.github.com/makerden.

##TIME REQUIRED If you need to wire up the Maker Den Protoshield then you should allocate an hour, if everything is prebuilt then allow for 15 minutes.

##SPREAD THE WORD Be sure to spread the word about the Internet of Things Maker Den on Twitter. Use hash tags #makerden #iot #netmf

##SKILLS REQUIRED Some dexterity to add a couple of sensors to a breadboard and some experience with Visual Studio will be useful. Coding skills are not essential, as long as you can follow “copy and paste” instructions.

##PROTOTYPING GEAR FOR LAB USE ONLY These labs are based on the Netduino Plus 2, you can find out more about the device at www.netduino.com. The Netduino is essentially an Arduino that runs the .NET Micro Framework and can be programmed in C# or VB.NET.

There is a selection of RGB (Red Green Blue) LEDs, Light Dependent Resistors (to sense light levels), and Temperature sensors.

More fyi, the Netduino is based on the ARM 32-bit Cortex™-M4 Microcontroller (aka a System on a Chip (SoC)). The device has an Ethernet port plus a Micro SD Card reader and retails for about $70. They are physically and electronically compatible with the Arduino as well as most Arduino shields. But note, the Netduino is a 3.3v board that is 5v tolerant.

##MINI LABS

There are 6 mini labs, all source code is provided and there are detailed diagrams on how to wire up the components. Feel free to explore, delve, be curious, and have fun.