BB-8 has a patrol mode where it acts autonomously. An exploration of that leads to an introduction to RTOSs, comparing processors, and programming languages. Happily, it all ends in a section that makes some suggestions for you to try out.
Read MoreContinuing the Taking Apart Toys series, this post looks at LEDs in BB-8 using the continuity (beep) mode on a multimeter to trace out the circuit.
Read MoreI'm writing a book about how to learn embedded software concepts by taking apart toys. This is the first chapter. I hope you enjoy it.
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I talk to many engineering friends who say they took apart their toys (and everything else). I was not like that. I didn’t know it was possible to take objects apart. I definitely didn’t know how much I could learn. I never imagined how fun it would be.
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