Wow… I wish I would have asked this question a year ago! After unpacking the wealth of info in the “Kinograph Overview” I feel like a doorway has opened. Finally, there is a clearer pathway to understanding the basic concepts underlying the Kinograph development process. I never knew that the Arduino course (nicely done Matthew Epler) existed! I started watching it on Vimeo and its exactly what I need to get that base-level knowledge.
One of the things that I find challenging about ‘getting up to speed’ is that there are so many learning pathways open to me that its hard to know where to focus my limited time. I don’t want to waste time going down a rabbit hole that leads to minimal returns. I think the benefit of following a learning path directed by the Kinograph Community is that it reduces information overload. Sometimes I don’t really want to hear options - I need that teacher who says you HAVE TO read this or that… or perhaps the guide that gets people started learning the nuts and bolts behind the Kinograph is thoughtfully limited in options.
I think the Kinograph Overview does that well. However, I do have a couple questions - you mentioned we may move to KiCAD instead of Fusion360/Eagle for circuit design, and FreeCAD for CAD instead of Fusion360. How likley is that that these two changes will take place? If so then it seems I ought to concentrate my learning time on the KiCAD and FreeCAD, no? Maybe it really doesn’t make much difference in terms of a learning path but I don’t have the depth of understanding yet to make that call myself.
Stu