Arduino

ARDUINO IS AN OPEN-SOURCE PHYSICAL COMPUTING PLATFORM DESIGNED TO MAKE EXPERIMENTING WITH ELECTRONICS MORE FUN AND INTUITIVE. ARDUINO HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE, SIMPLIFIED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, A VAST SUPPORT NETWORK, AND THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL USES, MAKING IT THE PERFECT PLATFORM FOR BOTH BEGINNER AND ADVANCED DIY ENTHUSIASTS.

Circuit 1 - Blinking an LED

Circuit 2 - Potentiometer

Circuit 3 - RGB LED

Circuit 4 - Multiple LEDs

Circuit 5 - Push Buttons

Circuit 6 - Photo Resistor

Circuit 7 - Temperature Sensor

Circuit 8 - A Single Servo

Circuit 9 - Buzzer

Circuit 10 - Spinning a Motor

Circuit 1 - Blinking an LED

Original Code

IMG_6576.mov

Edited Code

copy_342FFE16-7CE2-4BA1-9D09-8F286A662CDE.mov

Circuit 2 - Potentiometer

A potentiometer is a resistor with three prongs. The middle prong outputs a varying voltage depending on the position of the knob on the top of the potentiometer.

Circuit 2 Code

copy_A13A02F8-AA02-4232-9261-605847D2E66A.mov

Circuit 3 - RGB LED

Original Code

RGB LED Video

Edited Code

IMG_6708.mov

Circuit 4 - Multiple LEDs

Original Code

copy_1733643F-3338-4585-BB28-D898CF2956C8.mov

oneOnAtATime

copy_B19E1A62-A7DC-4DA5-970A-FC6B29CD1879.mov

Circuit 5 - Push Buttons

copy_03F1D35C-587D-4988-B5AF-10D92B9C4D5A.mov

Circuit 6 - Photo Resistor

Original Code

copy_F6B2F8C3-0506-43D1-8951-D0C4E9F57636.mov

Pros:

Can be manually tuned
Can be edited to fit preference

Cons:

Code must be done entirely manually
May take time to get parameters correct

autoTune

copy_5DBF73AD-B61F-4969-A310-0EE6BEAC5D88.mov

Pros:

Automatically sets parameters
Can be used in many different environments

Cons:

Cannot be set to one specific brightness
LED turns on immediately after code is uploaded

Circuit 7 - Temperature Sensor

Original Code

Edited Code

IMG_6732.mov

Circuit 8 - A Single Servo

Original Code

IMG_6881.mov

Edited Code

IMG_6880.mov

Circuit 9 - Buzzer

Original Code

IMG_6893.MOV

Edited Code

IMG_6891.MOV

Circuit 10 - Spinning a Motor

Original Code

IMG_3855.mov

Edited Code

IMG_3857.mov