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Plug-and-play Physical Computing with Jacdac

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Peli de Halleux,

Gabriele D'Amone,

Lorraine Underwood,

Matt OppenheimAuthors Info & Claims

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, Volume 6, Issue 3

Article No.: 110, Pages 1 - 30

https://doi.org/10.1145/3550317

Published: 07 September 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Physical computing is becoming mainstream. More people than ever---from artists, makers and entrepreneurs to educators and students---are connecting microcontrollers with sensors and actuators to create new interactive devices. However, physical computing still presents many challenges and demands many skills, spanning electronics, low-level protocols, and software---road blocks that reduce participation. While USB has made connecting peripherals to a personal computing device (PC) trivial, USB components are expensive and require a PC to operate. This makes USB impractical for many physical computing scenarios where cost, size and low power operation are often important.

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