A short how-to session presented during Quantified Self European Conference 2015 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

1. Using Arduino
to create your own
self-tracking tools.
Dr Lukasz Piwek
@motioninsocial

2. Why Arduino for QS?
cheap
raw
data
modular/
expandable
open-source

3. Step 1:
Get starter pack to learn basics
Official Arduino kit Cheap SainSmart

4. Step 1:
Get starter pack to learn basics

5. Step 2:
Think about the goal of your Arduino project

6. Ask questions such as:
g
What components do I need?
How do I connect those components?
What code do I need to make it work?
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Step 3:
Brake your project into small actionable goals

7. Battery
(power)
Arduino Pro Mini
(brain)
GPS
(sensor)
microSD
(memory)
Components
Step 3:
Brake your project into small actionable goals
(example)

8. Connectivity
Step 3:
Brake your project into small actionable goals
(example)

9. Connectivity
Step 3:
Brake your project into small actionable goals
(example)

10. Code
Step 3:
Brake your project into small actionable goals
(example)

11. Step 4:
Test,
Succeed (or Fail),
Refine,
Test, …

12. lukasz.piwek@uwe.ac.uk
@motioninsocial
motioninsocial.com
thank you!