Arduino-Basics

Resources for Spark Makerspace's Ardunio Basics class

Agenda

This page: https://github.com/kristinharkness/Arduino-Basics

Arduino Website: https://www.arduino.cc

Arduino in a Nutshell: Site, PDF.

Spark Electronics Team:

• Email: [email protected]
• Drew Gates
• Kristin Harkness
• Mike Molinari
• John Scimone

To set up the Aduino environment on your computer:

• Download the latest version (1.8.13 as of this writing) of the Arduino IDE: https://www.arduino.cc/en/software
• Open the IDE and go to Tools->Manage Libraries
• Filter by DHT and install the "DHT sensor library by Adafruit" library (current version 1.4.0)
• Filter by Adafruit Unified Sensor and install the "Adafruit Unfied Sensor" library (current version 1.1.4)

Links to the:

• Kits: https://www.amazon.ca/Quimat-Tutorial-Complete-Breadboard-Protoboard/dp/B01DDHSQJ8 (the kits vary, but this description is close)
• DHT11 Temperature and Humidity sensor tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/dht/using-a-dhtxx-sensor
• Stepper Motor Example: https://www.makerguides.com/28byj-48-stepper-motor-arduino-tutorial/
• IR Sensor Example: https://learn.adafruit.com/ir-sensor/using-an-ir-sensor