Arduino R4 Lessons & Labs

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  • Unit: C++ & Arduino
    • Arduino Hardware Resources
  • This is a LEARNING Activity : Lesson / Lab

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Overview and Introduction:

Author: Jim Burnham - TopClown@STEAMClown.org. License: Distributed as Open Source. 

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Primer:  "Aaron, I can imagine no way in which this thing could be considered anywhere remotely close to safe. All I know is I spent six hours in there and I'm still alive... You still want to do it?"

Arduino Hardware

Arduino R4

The Arduino Uno R4 is the latest iteration of the popular Arduino Uno series, featuring significant improvements over its predecessor, the R3. It comes in two versions: R4 Minima and R4 WiFi. Both models are powered by the Renesas RA4M1 microcontroller, offering a 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 processor running at 48 MHz, increased 256 KB of flash memory, and 32 KB of RAM, enhancing performance and memory capacity. The R4 WiFi version includes Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® connectivity, a built-in LED matrix display, and a Qwiic connector for easy integration with sensors and modules. This version maintains backward compatibility with previous Uno shields and adds new capabilities like 12-bit analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), making it ideal for more advanced projects while retaining the beginner-friendly, open-source ethos of the Arduino platform. 

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Setup Process:


Mechatronics Engineering Introduction - <topic>

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R4 - Getting Connected To Network - Lab 1

This Lab is my first try, and it does not seem super consistent in connecting... It does, about 30% of the time... So I know it works, but just not consistently.

Lab Introduction, Description and Overview

Lab Resources & Steps

0.2.1
Please upgrade the firmware
0.4.1
Connecting to WiFi
Successfully connected to WiFi!
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Response code: 200


Mechatronics Engineering Introduction - <topic>

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Reference, Attribution & Resources:

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The content on this site may have been pulled from other open source sites, but typically the interpretation and presentation is primarily the Intellectual Property of Jim Burnham, - TopClown@STEAMClown.org at www.steamclown.org and the Student curriculum can be found under the specific Mechatronics Engineering Units section of this web site.
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Standards Alignments & Objectives:

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