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Embedded Programming w/Arduino

Powerpoint

• Basic electronics
• Electronics prototyping
• Arduino hardware
• Arduino programming

RD Notes

• Introduction to Electronics
• Introduction to Arduino System
• Introduction to Programming the Microcontroller
• Analog I/O
• Arduino Libraries

Videos

• L14: Intro to Arduino Programming
• L15: More Arduino Programming

Notes

Components

• wire
• pushbutton, switch
• resistor: V = I/R, resistors explained
• capacitor: C = Q/V, I = C dV/dt, capacitors explained
  • polarized
  • non-polarized
• inductor: V = L dI/dt
• diode: current flows from anode to cathode
  • p(anode)-n(cathode)
  • schottky
  • zener
  • led
• transistor
  • bipolar: collector, emitter, base current gain
  • MOSFET: source, drain, gate resistance
• Power
  • battery: primary, li-ion, li-polymer
  • ac dc adapters
  • dc dc converters
  • power requirements: V, I, P = I^2R = VI
• microcontrollers
  • arduino.cc
  • Arduino Language Reference
  • Arduino Beginner’s Workshop
  • Adafruit Arduino Getting Started
  • Arduino GetStarted Tutorials
  • Sparkfun Arduino Getting Started
  • Introduction to Arduino programming
  • Tutorialspoint Arduino Tutorial
  • Arduino Lessons (video)
  • Arduino Notes
  • Ardublock
  • Getting started with ardublock
• sensors (input devices)
• actuators (output devices)

Circuit Simulators

• Tinkercad Circuits
• Wokwi
• Circuitlab

Tutorials

Tutorials to Get You Started - Arduino IDE

• Adafruit Arduino Getting Started
• Arduino GetStarted Tutorials
• Sparkfun Arduino Getting Started
• Tutorialspoint Arduino Tutorial

Tutorials to Get You Started - mBlock

• mBlock Site
• mBlock 5 Help Documentation
• Quick Start Guide
• Arduino with mBlock
• mBlock Sensors Examples
• UMP mBlock Programming
• El Rincon Arduino + mBlock 5

Tutorials to Get You Started - Tinkercad Circuits

• Official Guide to Tinkercad Circuits
• Learn Tinkercad Circuits
• Tinkercad Circuits Tutorials - Autodesk
• Tinkercad Circuits Tutorials - Mr Z
• Autodesk Circuits Tutorials

Sample Arduino Code

• Blink led
• Blink led, monitor pushbutton
• Pedestrian crossing

Assignment

• Interface at least one input and one output device to an embedded board (e.g. Arduino Uno, Arduino Nano)
• Write a program to read data from the input device and use it to control the output device
• Document your assignment, including screenshots and the program sourcecode, explaining how your program works
• Include original source code files