Introduction to Arduino Richard Rixham Twitter @richardrixham

What is an Arduino? Lego Technic turned up to 11. Physical Computing allowing interaction with the environment Build anything from flashing light to robots that can interact with the internet Add Shields to provide functionality Open Source Inexpensive and FUN 

Lego Technic turned up to 11.

Physical Computing allowing interaction with the environment

Build anything from flashing light to robots that can interact with the internet

Add Shields to provide functionality

Open Source

Inexpensive and FUN 

Different flavours of Arduino D Diecimila Lilypad Nano Mini

Sample Arduino Projects

Programming Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Windows Mac Linux C derived language Active community of users for support, advice and ideas

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Windows

Mac

Linux

C derived language

Active community of users for support, advice and ideas

Hello World int ledPin = 13; // LED connected to digital pin 13 void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts { pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // sets the digital pin as output } void loop() // run over and over again { digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // sets the LED on delay(1000); // waits for a second digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // sets the LED off delay(1000); // waits for a second }

int ledPin = 13; // LED connected to digital pin 13

void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts

{

pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // sets the digital pin as output

}

void loop() // run over and over again

{

digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // sets the LED on

delay(1000); // waits for a second

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // sets the LED off

delay(1000); // waits for a second

}

Example Project Temperature readings posted to a website Website displays temperature readings as user refreshed the page

Temperature readings posted to a website

Website displays temperature readings as user refreshed the page

Learning Arduino Arduino Website Ladyada.net Other Online resources Books

Arduino Website

Ladyada.net

Other Online resources

Books

Next Steps – Hands on Workshop Simple first projects: Blinking LED Using Buttons Potentiometers Sensors More sophisticated projects Internet connectivity Driving motors

Simple first projects:

Blinking LED

Using Buttons

Potentiometers

Sensors

More sophisticated projects

Internet connectivity

Driving motors