Today we are talking about Programming the Physical World with Stephen Cross.

For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/383

Topics * What is meant by Programming in the Physical World * How do people interact * How are we focusing today’s topic * What is a Microcontroller * What would you not use a microcontroller for * How do they get programmed and what language * How do you contain the device * Do you need to solder * How does this relate to Drupal * What have you used it for in the past * Where should I get started

Resources * Dries blog that mentions Alexa module (includes a video) * DrupalCon Seattle session: Hello Alexa, I’m Drupal * Raspberry Pi Pico * Thonny * Bread Board

Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Stephen Cross - www.StephenCross.com @stephencross

MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Alexa Currently provides only a basic integration, for a developer to create a customized handler module to implement the specific functionality they need. An alexa_demo submodule provides a reference.