Unleash Your Inner Inventor

Using the Arduino MicrocontrollerFor More Than You Would

Expect

What Is An Arduino?A tiny, easily programmable computer to process inputs and

outputs

Lights

Motors & Servos

Sound

Devices

Used to build objects that interact with other objects, people, and networks

14 Digital Input/Output Pins 6 Analog Input (sensors) Pins

Power and Ground

Live Green

How Is An Arduino Programmed?

Toolbar

Sketch Window

Message Window

Source: Wikipedia

Live Green

LED Flasher

Hardware Setup

Source: “Beginning Arduino”, McRoberts, Michael

LED Chaser (ala Knight Rider)

Source: “Beginning Arduino”

RGB Mood Lamp

Source: “Beginning Arduino”

Arduino Resources

SparkFun – http://www.sparkfun.com

Arduino Home Page - http://www.arduino.cc/

Adafruit Industries - http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/

Instructables - http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino/

Getting Started with Arduino – Massimo Banzi

Beginning Arduino – Michael McRoberts

Practical Arduino – Jonathan Oxer and Hugh Blemings

Questions? Feel free to contact me at:

dkhaliqi@uccs.edu

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