This site contains information for the embedded systems and sensors assignment that is part of the Interaction technology course (INFOB3IT) at Utrecht University in the academic year 2023/2024. The Interaction technology course is part of the Computer Science bachelor curriculum at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences at the Faculty of Science.

The intended audience of this site consists of the students enrolled for the Interaction technology course.

The embedded systems and sensors assignment takes place during the first few weeks of the Interaction technology course. It offers an introduction into the world of physical computing in general and more specifically the Arduino platform. It focuses on the technical aspects of sensing and manipulating our analog world through digital means by using a microcontroller in combination with sensors and actuators.

The assignment starts with a mandatory soldering workshop, for which some hardware must be acquired. The assignment is supported by a number of lectures, as well as practical assistance, in addition to this site. The participants need to create an embedded, smart and interactive device using the hardware they acquired.

The soldering workshops, practical sessions and prototyping facilities are hosted by the Scientific Instrumentation department of the Faculty of Science, for which we are very grateful. Special thanks to Dirk van Sambeek, Otto van de Beek and Pieter Kooijman for making this possible.

The lecturers for the embedded systems and sensors assignment are Lennart Herlaar and Federica Vinella. If you’ve got any questions concerning the content of these pages or embedded systems and sensors, feel free to contact Lennart Herlaar. If you have questions regarding the evaluation part of the assignment, please contact Federica Vinella.