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Arduino Programming 101Lesson 1: An Introduction to Programming



Topics to be Covered

What is “Arduino”?

Set Up a Development Environment

Helpful Resources

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What is Arduino?The Arduino is a small circuit board with an on-board processor chip and storage to hold and run programs

There are a number of inputs and outputs that allow the Arduino to be programmed to send and receive electrical signals

The programs are written in the Arduino Programming Language, which is very similar to C/C++

We will be using the Arduino much like the Mindstorms NXT to read input from ultrasonic and light sensors and send commands to motors on the robot

Arduino Open-Source Community Logo from arduino.cc


http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms_NXT

http://arduino.cc/en/Trademark/CommunityLogo


Required MaterialsAn Arduino Board (Arduino UNO)

Solid Copper Wires (for connecting sensors to Arduino)

A USB connector to upload program to Arduino

**The Mindstorms NXT cables work for Arduino**

Various Sensors (Ultrasonic, Photoresistor, Motor Controller, etc)

Battery Power Source (Will be custom-made in a later lesson)

A computer for programming


http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno


First StepsBefore we begin working with the Arduino boards, we need to set up a development environment

Navigate to http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software and under the Arduino IDE heading, find the latest version (1.0.5 at time of writing) and download the version for your operating system

Open the downloaded file and follow any on-screen instructions to install the software


http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software


Basics of Arduino SoftwareAn Arduino program is referred to as a Sketch

The program has a built-in compiler that will verify your code before you can upload it to the Arduino

Under the File menu, there’s an Examples list with tons of pre-written programs for the Arduino to use as starting points

In our next lesson, we will be using these examples to write some basic Arduino code



Helpful ResourcesArduino Examples: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/HomePage(Each Example from the menu explained online)

Arduino Reference: http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage

Arduino Forums: http://forum.arduino.cc (Huge group of people with tons of experience and knowledge - search for questions - odds are someone else had the same problem and already found a solution)


http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/HomePage

http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage

http://forum.arduino.cc


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