LEARN TO PROGRAM AN ARDUINO

DATE: **Thursday, March 31, 2016 (Note Special Date)**
PLACE : Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)
TIME : 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Social Time
  6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Dinner
  7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – Presentation
COST: $10- $15, See information in Reservations

ABOUT THE MEETING:

Together with several students (Drake Brunner, Patrick, Cutno, Patryk Giza, and Kwangju Kim) from the Miami University, Dr. Chi-Hao Cheng will demonstrate programming and some of the capabilities of the Arduino micro controller board https://www.arduino.cc/.  Then they will deliver hands-on instruction following a modified lesson plan from MU.

Cincinnati IEEE will provide a limited number of Arduino Uno boards for members to use, so please bring your PC laptop to the meeting even if you don’t have an Arduino. You are encouraged to install the Arduino software (available at https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software) to your computer before the meeting.  If you wish to purchase your own Arduino Uno we recommend http://store-usa.arduino.cc/products/a000066, or http://store-usa.arduino.cc/products/a000066, or https://www.adafruit.com/category/17 .

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Professor Chi-Hao Cheng received a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. in Control Engineering from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

MENU SELECTIONS:

Buffet Menu: Stuffed Pasta Shells, BBQ’d Ribs, BBQ Chicken Breast, Buttered Corn, Cole Slaw, Spinach Salad Homemade Corn Bread, Chef’s Choice of Dessert

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/. Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation.  (Note:  Meeting list on webpage is slow to load on some browsers)

Reservations close at midnight on Sunday March 27, 2016. DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

All Reservations must be made by midnight, Sunday March 27, 2016

WALK-INS (those without reservations): You are welcome to attend this meeting and/or enjoy the dinner even if you did not register in advance. Walk-ins pay a higher $15 dinner fee. Raffel’s determines our cost based on the number of plates used; if you choose to have dinner, please pay the fee if you eat even if you arrive late or didn’t pre-register.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified!  The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.