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OSC Users
Electronics Hackers
Microcontroller Developers
Desktop Developers
Detailed tutorials.

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Getting Started (General)
A general overview of how to get started with the Make Controller Kit.
Application Board Overview
A tour through the features of the Application Board.
Controller Board Overview
A tour through the features of the Make Controller Board.
Direct Ethernet Communication
How to connect and configure your Make Controller directly to your computer, with no router or network in between.

OSC Users

Make Controller Nuts & Bolts

Communicate with the Make Controller via OSC (Open Sound Control)
A tutorial going over OSC, the protocol used to communicate with the Make Controller Kit.
Using mchelper
How to use mchelper (Make Controller Helper)

Interfacing With Desktop Software

.NET C#
How to communicate with the Make Controller from with Microsoft's .NET C# environment.
Flash (ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0)
Use the Make Controller with Adobe Flash.
Max/MSP
How to use the Make Controller Kit with Cycling 74's Max/MSP.
Processing
How to use the Make Controller with the Processing language and environment.

Electronics Hackers

Use the Prototyping Board
How to use the Prototyping Board to easily create custom hardware around the Make Controller Board.
Using I2C on the Make Contoller Board
Hardware and Software for I2C on the Make Controller Board.
XBee Wireless Interface
How to extend your Make Controller projects wirelessly using the XBee modules from Maxstream.

Microcontroller Developers

Writing Firmware

Programming the Make Controller Kit
A practical guide to writing your own programs on the Make Controller.
Debug with OpenOCD
This tutorial will go over how to do in-circuit debugging with OpenOCD via JTAG.

Devices & Hardware

Use the Prototyping Board
How to use the Prototyping Board to easily create custom hardware around the Make Controller Board.
Using I2C on the Make Contoller Board
Hardware and Software for I2C on the Make Controller Board.

Desktop Developers

.NET C#
How to communicate with the Make Controller from with Microsoft's .NET C# environment.
Building mchelper
How to build mchelper (Make Controller Helper) from source.
Flash (ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0)
Use the Make Controller with Adobe Flash.
Getting Started with Linux
How to set up to play with your Make Controller from a Linux desktop.
Max/MSP
How to use the Make Controller Kit with Cycling 74's Max/MSP.
Processing
How to use the Make Controller with the Processing language and environment.