Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform that allows users to create interactive electronic objects by providing flexible and easy-to-use hardware and software. It uses sensors to take input from the physical world like temperature, light, and motion, and can control actuators to affect physical objects. Some common sensors that can be used with Arduino include accelerometers, force sensors, temperature sensors, potentiometers, hall effect sensors, and light sensors. Components can be purchased from online retailers like makershed.com and adafruit.com to build Arduino projects.

2. WHAT IS ARDUINO?

3. Arduino is an open-source electronics
prototyping platform based on flexible,
easy-to-use hardware and software.

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5. OpenSourceARDUINO IS

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ElectronicsARDUINO IS

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PrototypingARDUINO IS
Arduino light sensor test

8. What do i need to get started?

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Types of Input (Sensors)
Triple-axis analog accelerometer - for
measuring motion and tilt
Force sensitive resistor - for sensing
pressure/force
Temperature sensor - for measuring from -40 to
over +125 degrees C
10K breadboard potentiometer
Hall effect sensor - for sensing a magnet
Magnet - for use with the hall effect
Piezo - can be used as a buzzer or a knock
sensor
Ball tilt sensor - for sensing orientation
Photo cell sensor - for sensing light
IR sensor - for sensing infrared light pulsing at
38KHz
IR LED - for use with the IR sensor

11. Where can I buy this stuff?
www.makershed.com
www.adafruit.com

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