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SX/B Training Classes?

jkobus2jkobus2 Posts: 1
edited 2007-03-20 18:35 in General Discussion
I am interrested in finding out if anyone offers a trainig course for programming the SX.

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  • BeanBean Posts: 8,129
    edited 2007-03-15 11:43
    I don't know of any.
    The best source of info is the help file. (From the SX-Key IDE choose Help->SX/B Help).
    Check out the example project to get a handle on how SX/B works.
    And of course we are always here to lend a hand.

    Bean.

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  • Capt. QuirkCapt. Quirk Posts: 872
    edited 2007-03-17 21:30
    Does the college (San Diego Miramar College) that John Couture works at offer any online microcontroller classes, Use the link and send him a PM.
  • Keith MKeith M Posts: 102
    edited 2007-03-18 03:21
    Summary: MIT is planning on offering ALL of their classes online, completely for free. Certainly there _has_ to be something of benefit there.

    While I haven't taken advantage, this sounds like a pretty good deal.

    abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=nation_world&id=5119122

    For a direct link:

    ocw.mit.edu/index.html
  • John BondJohn Bond Posts: 369
    edited 2007-03-19 14:51
    Hi Guys

    The MIT stuff is very good... It's just not Parallax SX

    John Bond

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  • John CoutureJohn Couture Posts: 370
    edited 2007-03-19 19:40
    Yes, we are planning on offering an SX/B programming class in Spring 2008 (yea, the approval process is THAT long).· I am hoping that the SX/B books will come out soon so I can augment the lesson plans.· Have not seen them yet though.

    My current plan is to just follow a simple format much the same as any programming class that has been adapted for a microcontroller.· The "official" course outline is listed at (pdf)

    Course Title: Intro to Embedded Computer Programming and Design

    http://www.sdccdcurricu.net/SDCCD2/reports/course_outline_pdf.cfm?courses_id=14422

    My target audience will be college age (or above) students that are interested in getting their feet wet with a microcontroller.· My goal is to differentiate the course·from courses that feature the Basic Stamp or the 8051·but still have a lot of easy·exercises like·you see in the "What's a microcontroller" book.· I understand Jon Williams is·writing such a book for the SX/B so I am anxious to see it.

    I have to be careful about putting more than just a tiny bit of·electronics into the course because:

    1) my background is in programming
    2) that would be stepping on the toes of our Electronics Dept
    3) the politics for combining the two are .... BIG.

    As I get the lesson plans done, I will probably post them on our free web server and invite comments from this list, thus, you will end up seeing the materials first.

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    John J. Couture

    San Diego Miramar College
  • John BondJohn Bond Posts: 369
    edited 2007-03-20 14:28
    Hey John

    Now this is the sort of SX training I was hoping to see.

    A good meaty course. You seem to cover the important basics. I would be eager to see some of your course material when you've developed it. You could make a course like this a lot of fun.

    I was a little confused when first I read your course outline because in South Africa, the term College sometimes refers to senior school, 13 to 17 year old students. We sometimes don't understand American Speak. (We call a hood a bonnet, We call traffic lights robots and we spell colour the right way)

    Kind regards from the dark continent.

    John Bond

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  • Sparks-R-FunSparks-R-Fun Posts: 388
    edited 2007-03-20 18:35
    Maybe building a “robot” (a.k.a. traffic light) with “coloured” LEDs would be a good first project for those “college” students wanting to place a little micro-controller experience under their “bonnet”! tongue.gif


    - Sparks
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