Slides from the TinkerSoc Introduction to Arduino session.

1. Introduction to Arduino http://flic.kr/p/5XwBFB Omer Kilic | omer@tinkersoc.org

2. Before we start… Arrrr-dween-oh?! ( http://arduino.cc/en/uploads/Main/Arduino_Duemilanove.wav )

3. Arduino …is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. http://arduino.cc

4. Physical Computing …is an approach to learning how humans communicate through computers that starts by considering how humans express themselves physically. - Tom Igoe http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/blog/archives/notes/000169.shtml

6. Embedded Systems …are computer systems designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions. They are embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. In contrast, a general-purpose computer, such as a personal computer, is designed to be flexible and to meet a wide range of an end-user's needs. Embedded systems control many of the common devices in use today.. - Smart folks at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_systems

7. Why Arduino? Inexpensive No need for external programmers, compiler licenses etc. Simple, clear programming environment All done in a simple IDE, no command line voodoo Cross-platform Works uniformly across Windows, Linux, MacOS Open Source! Both software and hardwre

9. Hardware Atmel Microcontroller ATmega328 (Duemilanove) / ATmega1280(Mega) ATmega8/ATmega168 on older versions ATmega644 for Sanguino Serial Bootloader STK500 compatible Support Circuitry Reset, Voltage Regulator, etc… USB/Serial Connectivity

10. Anatomy of an Arduino Board digital pins USB to serial converter microcontroller (the brain!) power circuitry (voltage regulator and the clever power source selection bit) analog pins power pins

11. Official Arduino Hardware http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Hardware

12. “Shield Compatible” Hardware (1) (2) (3) [1] Freeduino - http://www.freeduino.org/freeduino_open_designs.html [2] Illuminato - http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/ILL/Illuminato [3] Seeeduino - http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/seeeduino-v328-fully-assembledatmega-328-p-439.html

13. “Bootloader Compatible” Hardware (3) (2) (1) (4) [1] Oak Micros om328p - http://oakmicros.com/content/om328p.html [2] Modified Pico - http://www.modifiedelectronics.com/mp-01.php [3] Boarduino - http://www.ladyada.net/make/boarduino/index.html [4] Sanguino - http://sanguino.cc/

15. There’s more! Official boards http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Boards Arduino-like Boards http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/SimilarBoards Other ‘duinos http://www.freeduino.org/duino.html …and possibly others

16. About the weird spacing between digital pins 7 and 8 http://bit.ly/5pRZoT

17. Arduino Bar, Ivrea(from Massimo Banzi’s slides)

19. Not Quad-core

20. RAM: 2KB

21. Storage:

22. 32KB Program Memory

23. 1KB EEPROM

24. I/O:

25. Up to 23 generic I/O

26. 6 of them ‘analog-capable’

28. Again, there’s more! http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/SimilarBoards Look under ‘Shields’ Some cool ones: Liquidware TouchShield http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/TS/TouchShield+Stealth BatsocksTellyMate Shield http://www.batsocks.co.uk/products/Shields/TellyMate%20Shield.htm tinker.it RFID shield http://tinker.it/en/Teaching/RFID

29. Arduino IDE Based on avr-gcctoolchain and the Processing IDE. Code editor, programming tools and serial terminal all in one place.

30. Arduino Language Simplified C/C++ Based on the Wiring Project http://wiring.org.co Peripheral Libraries LCD, sensors, I2C, etc

31. Useful functions pinMode() – set a pin as input or output digitalWrite() – set a digital pin high/low digitalRead() – read a digital pin’s state analogRead() – read an analog pin analogWrite() – write an “analog” PWM value delay() – wait an amount of time millis() – get the current time http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Extended

32. Example: Button

33. Example: SerialDisplay

34. Sensors Temperature Light Humidity Pressure Distance Touch/‘Knock’ Rotation

35. Motors DC Motors Servos Steppers Solenoids Hydraulics Actuators

36. “Modules” Ethernet http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=765 Bluetooth http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=582 Character LCD GPS http://www.oomlout.co.uk/lcd-display-16-x-2-p-212.html http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=465

37. OMG!12”! HAX!!!121 http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id=308

38. BREADBOARDS ARE COOL!

39. Arduino Community http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl http://www.arduino.cc/playground/

40. Thank You!Any questions? Further comments/questions to omer@tinkersoc.org please... Some photos stolen from oomlout at Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/snazzyguy/)