CMP Arduino Step by Step Getting Started Copy 1234 – Tech Explorations

By the end of the course, you will have a good understanding of the capabilities of the Arduino Uno, the best Arduino for people getting started, and you will be familiar with the capabilities of several of its cousins.

You will be comfortable with the basic prototyping tools and their usage, the basics of the Arduino programming environment, language and programming.

You will be able to use a variety of components. From simple buttons and LEDs, to visible color and ultraviolet light, and other environment sensors.

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Introduction to Arduino Step by Step Getting Started Copy 123 4 Lectures

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What is this course about? Copy

Parts you will need Copy 123

Tools you will need Copy

How to get the most out of this course Copy

Introduction to communications Copy 4 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction Copy

Serial (UART) communications Copy

I²C (TWI) communications Copy

SPI communications Copy

ASBS GS Communications Quiz Copy

Arduino boards Copy 8 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction Copy

Meet some members of the Arduino family Copy

Introducing the Arduino Mega 2560 Copy

Introducing the Arduino Due Copy

Introducing the Arduino Zero Copy

Introducing the Arduino 101 Copy

Introducing the Arduino Pro Mini Copy

Introducing Arduino-compatible boards Copy

Arduino boards Section quiz Copy

Know your Arduino Copy 7 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction to this section Copy

Getting to know the Arduino Uno: Atmega328P, USB, Shields Copy

Getting to know the Arduino Uno: Pins, power, clock Copy

Using the digital output pins Copy

Using the digital input pins Copy

Using the analog output pins Copy

Using the analog input pins Copy

Get to know your Arduino quiz Copy

Prototyping basics Copy 14 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction Copy

Using the breadboard Copy

Using jumper wires Copy

The absolutely essential tools Copy

Powering your Arduino with power supplies Copy

Using the multimeter to measure voltage Copy

Using the multimeter to measure current Copy

The multimeter – Resistance and continuity Copy

Introduction to soldering – the soldering iron Copy

Soldering – preparation and using holders Copy

Soldering – using wire cutters and fume extractor Copy

Soldering – Simple maintenance tips for your solder iron Copy

A demonstration of soldering a header onto a breakout board Copy

An introduction to protoboards Copy

Prototyping basics quiz Copy

The Arduino IDE Copy 7 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction Copy

An introduction to the Arduino IDE Copy

Getting and installing the Arduino IDE Copy

The Arduino IDE – Understanding the Preferences pane Copy

The Arduino IDE – Understanding the Menu items Copy

How to upload a sketch to your Arduino Copy

How to upload a sketch to your Arduino – For Windows users Copy

Arduino IDE quiz Copy

Introduction to Arduino Programming Copy 21 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction to this section Copy

An introduction to Arduino programming Copy

Understand the basic parts of an Arduino sketch Copy

Getting started with custom functions Copy

Creating custom functions with parameters and the return keyword Copy

Using variables Copy

Understanding variable scope Copy

Understanding constants Copy

Introduction to control structures: The “if” statement Copy

Introduction to control structures: The “while” statement Copy

Introduction to control structures: The “For” statement Copy

Introduction to control structures: The “Switch” statement Copy

Digital output – how to control an LED Copy

Digital input – how to read the state of a button Copy

Analog input – how to read the state of a potentiometer Copy

Analog output – how to create a fading LED Copy

Introduction to the RGB (color) LED Copy

Wiring the RGB LED Copy

RGB LED: creating colors Copy

Using a library to control an RGB LED with PWM Copy

Learning more with the Arduino language documentation Copy

Introduction to Arduino programming quiz Copy

Arduino programming: Arrays Copy 5 Lectures

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Introduction to Arrays Copy

Arrays, Example 1 Copy

Arrays, Example 2 Copy

Arrays, Example 3 Copy

Arrays, Example 4 Copy

Measuring light and color Copy 7 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction to this section Copy

What is a photoresistor and how to wire it Copy

How to select the appropriate fixed resistor for a photoresistor Copy

Using the Ultra-Violet light sensor Copy

An introduction to the RGB Color sensor Copy

Wiring the RGB Color sensor Copy

Mini project: copy a color to an RGB LED using an RGB Color sensor Copy

Light and color, section quiz Copy

Measuring temperature, humidity and pressure Copy 18 Lectures | 1 Quiz

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Introduction to environment sensors Copy

Using a DHT22 sensor to measure temperature and humidity Copy

An introduction to the Thermistor Copy

Wiring the Thermistor Copy

How to calculate the temperature from the thermistor resistance Copy

Thermistor: getting a temperature using a library Copy

Thermistor: improving the accuracy of analog readings with AREF Copy

An introduction to measuring temperature with the TMP36 Copy

Wiring the TMP36 and a demonstration sketch Copy

An alternate wiring of the TMP36 Copy

An introduction to the MCP9808 for very accurate temperature readings Copy

MCP9808: Wiring Copy

Using the MCP9808, demo and sketch walkthrough Copy

MCP9808: A closer look at I2C addressing Copy

An introduction to measuring barometric pressure with the BMP180 Copy

Wiring the BMP180 and first sketch walkthrough Copy

A first demo sketch for the BMP180 Copy

A second demo sketch for the BMP180 Copy

Environment sensors quiz Copy