===== Softwear Workshop =====

some [[:workshop_notes]] 

===== day 1 [wed.20051026] =====

  * physical computing > http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/index.shtml

==== basic electronics ====
  * circuit diagrams
  * conductors/insulators/resistors
  * two formulas to remember "V=IR" and "P=VI"
    * Voltage (V) measured in Volts
    * Current (I) measured in Amps
    * Resistance (R) measured in Ohms
  * avoid short circuits
  * sensors -> transducers
  * directional/non-directional components (in general, directional components are marked (eg. +/-, lines, etc))
    * resistors (nd)
      * variable resitors / thermistors / photoresistors /FSRs
    * capacitors (can be n or nd)
    * diodes /LEDs (d)
    * switches
      * quite versatile. anything which connects/disconnects 2 conductors
    * transistors / relays
      * switching devices
    * piezoelectric
  * serial (in series) & parallel circuits
  * using breadboards -> [ ]
  * using a multimeter -> [ ]
    * using thermochromic ink to demonstrate resistance
  * soft circuits
    * electrically identical to breadboard circuits
    * use traditional techniques for working with fabrics (cut,sew,stick)
    * rely on conductive expoxy rather than soldering components
    * silver organza -> woven silver/silk in warp/weft
    * conductive threads -> often uses threads, rather than wires. 2 approaches, either non conductive core, wrapped with conductor; or threads saturated with metalic particles, then spun.
      * silver/gold coated threads, conductive, low resistance, easily frayed
      * bekaert > nylon coated with stainless steel, sturdier (can be used in sewing machine), higher resitance.
      * bekaert > silvered
      * various combinations, woven threads.
    * see examples -> [ ]
    * gorex > resistive heating
    * nitinol > SMA nickel/titanium, variable temp. for setting, flexible when cold
    * conductive EM shielding materials > http://lessemf.com/
    * color/colour changing/conductive textiles > http://xslabs.net/color-change


==== some photos ====
  * from joey > http://www.flickr.com/photos/berzowska/sets/1217040/
  * from Franziska > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tennisgirl/sets/1289597/
	

==== relevant links ====
  * http://xslabs.net
  * http://www.tigoe.net/
  * http://open.loop.ph/


==== reading // references ====
  * Skin: Surface, Substance, and Design (Hardcover) by Ellen Lupton, Jennifer Tobias, Alicia Imperiale, Grace Jeffers, Randi Mates, Princeton Architectural Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2002)
  * Bolton, A., The Supermodern Wardrobe, V&A Publications, London, 2002.
  * Koda, H., Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2001.
  * Quinn, B., The Fashion of Architecture, Berg, New York, 2003.
  * Smith, C., S. Topham, Xtreme Fashion, Prestel Publishing, New York, 2005.
  * C. Evans, C., Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness, Yale University Press, 2003.
  * O'Mahony, M., Sportstech: Revolutionary Fabrics, Fashion, and Design, Thames & Hudson, 2002.
  * Wilcox, C., Radical Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum Studies), Abrams, 2001.



==== related nodes ====
  * [[Xmedk Workshops]]
  * [[Active Materials]]
  * [[Smart Textiles]]
  * [[Mixed Reality]]
  * [[Flexible Displays]]
  * [[Sensor Technology]] / / [[Sensor Network]]
  * [[Actuator Technology]]
  * [[Human Scale Systems]]
  * [[Human Interface System]] / [[Mobile Computing]]