Workshop: Arduino, April 12

Get Prepared

For the workshops, please bring your Arduino starter kit. your kit shall include at least the following:

• Arduino board
• USB cable
• two push buttons
• a bread board
• a 10K ohm resistor
• a light sensor (LDR or Light Dependent Resistor)
• a few color leds
• a few jumper wires

Installing Arduino

1. Download Arduino software;
2. Extract the entire directory to C:\Programs (note, not “C:\Program Files”). if you are reinstalling Arduino software, remove the entire arduino directory first.
3. Create a shortcut on your desktop to “Arduino.exe” for easy access.
4. Install necessary Arduino drivers. Follow the instructions in page 23, Chapter 3 of Getting Started With Arduino

   •  If you are installing Arduino on Windows 8, the link below explains shortly how to install drivers for arduino on Windows 8

     • http://mytechblog.com/2013/03/install-arduino-drivers-on-windows-8/.

Presentation

ArduinoAndSerialCommunication.pdf (ArduinoAndSerialCommunication.pptx)