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Here are some video tutorials for beginners to get familiar with
Arduino coding and hardware. These videos will give you a general
overview of programming an Arduino and using the hardware at our
store. We highly recommend you watching them.
Tips on setting up the UNO R3 Board Install the driver located at http://www.arduined.eu/ch340g-converter-windows-7-driver-download/ for windows. Or http://kiguino.moos.io/2014/12/31/how-to-use-arduino-nano-mini-pro-with-CH340G-on-mac-osx-yosemite.html for mac. If your PC is still having issues detecting the board, try this:
Download this driver file from the links above (which you already did): There will be a compressed file with two folders in it (INSTALL and CH341SER). Once you connect the board, go to device manager under control panel. Click the arrow on ports and expand it. Click update driver software and select manual install. Browse for the CH341SER folder and select it. Click OK. In the Arduino IDE, please make sure you have the following set up: Tools->Board->Arduino genuine/UNO Tools->Programmer->AVR ISP Tools->Port->COM4 (or what that is available)
Parts
UNO R3 Arduino-Compatible Board + USB Cable
UNO Protoshield + Small Solderless Breadboard
1602 LCD with Blue Blacklight HD44780
1-Digit 7-Segment Display (common cathode)
4-Digit Display w/ Clock TM1637
MAX7219 8x8 Matrix Module
DS3231 I2C Real Time Clock
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Range Sensor
DH11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
Sound Sensor and Mic
PS2 Joystick Controller
Remote Control Kit + Infrared Receiver
5V 1-Channel Relay
Infrared Flame Sensor
Ball/Tilt Angle Switch
9g Tower Pro Servo + Arms & Skrews
5V DC Stepper Motor + ULN2003 Driver Board
5V DC Toy Hobby Motor
Piezo Buzzer
4-Leg Push Button (breadboard friendly)
9V battery Connector and Power Jack
Solderless Breadboard
Breadboard Male-Male Jumper Wires
Male-Female Jumper Wires
RGB (red blue green) LED
Potentiometer (breadboard friendly)
104 0.1uf Ceramic Disk Capacitor
Photoresistor (light sensor)
MOSFET Transistor
TIP122 Transistor
2N3904 Small Transistor First things first. Some useful links might help. If you have other links feel free to let us know and we will can it in. Arduino Programming Notebook http://playground.arduino.cc/uploads/Main/arduino_notebook_v1-1.pdf
30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius http://www.fema.com.br/arduino/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/30.Arduino.Projects.pdf Arduino Starter Kit Manual by Earthshine Design http://math.hws.edu/vaughn/cpsc/226/docs/askmanual.pdf Intro to Arduino Book http://www.princeton.edu/~ffab/media___downloads_files/IntroArduinoBook.pdf
Getting Started
Tutorial 01: Hardware Overview: Arduino Course for Beginners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09zfRaLEasY
Tutorial 02: Download and install the Arduino IDE: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w55Pd4dU5-w
Tutorial 03: Arduino IDE and Sketch Overview: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDkdVZ7e3OY
Tutorial 04: Understanding Arduino Syntax: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJkEQ9t4WfY
Tutorial 05: Understanding Variables: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNTaQ5qjniE
Tutorial 06: How to Blink an LED: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33sNhlekRV8
Tutorial 07: digitalRead() and the Serial Port: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIrN2CaO6bo
Tutorial 08: analogRead() and the Serial Port: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPMQSXrsaO8
Tutorial 09: How to read voltages with analogRead(): Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H16GYL08Ik
Tutorial 10: Fade an LED: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpTqiEcHwwQ Tutorial 11: If Statement Conditionals: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-yfj1VXW8I Tutorial 12: For Loop Iteration: Arduino Course for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMsT8FeMQ-k Arduino Library (1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsMg6F6yYlo Arduino Library (2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=171RSh0az5A LEDs Arduino Tutorial #1 - Digital Inputs and Outputs - Button & LED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWY_Is0L7fE Note: We provide 220 ohms resistors for the LEDs and 10K ohm resistors for the buttons. Without a resistor, an LED would burn due to the access current going through the LED(resistors limit the amount of current that flows through a circuit). Now let’s us discover an RGB (Red Green Blue) LEDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q72DvmcCe4I IR Remote sensor with 7 segment LEDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caMW1RRPOGE Note: the IR configuration is different from what we have. However they share the same ideas. You can find the link for the code under the video. Photo sensor/Photoresistor (Photo cell in the video) with LED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfn02TZDl_Q MAX7219 LED Matrix http://arduino-er.blogspot.com/2015/01/arduino-uno-spi-8x8-led-matrix-with.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOuKnOG8atk Servo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmpGXfVRd2A Potentiometer with Servo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWjkuYSQcoI Joystick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlDi0vO9Evg Servo could also be controlled using the Joystick analog input signal, just like the Potentiometer with Servo example above. Stepper Motor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B86nqDRskVU Flame Sensor http://www.himix.lt/?p=644 Note: The video used an Arduino Nano board. The code can be also used with the Uno. Piezo Buzzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ELhkUkVOXo DHT 111 Temperature Sensor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OogldLc9uYc DS3231 Clock module https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4gV1Y28Ywg
Note: Library needed for this module You can also use the 1602 LCD to display the time and temperature with the temperature sensor module. Here is an intro to using the 1602 LCD (other resolution LCD’s work the same way). Intro to using LCDs with Arduino | Video #1 | Liquid Crystal Display and Arduino Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfaKXV9Lpk Setting up LCDs with Arduino | Video #2 | Liquid Crystal Display and Arduino Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlhqhmCwXXc Arduino LCD Library Functions (Part A) | Video #3 | Liquid Crystal Display and Arduino Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGEoC-sLf4 Arduino LCD Library Functions (Part B) | Video #4 | Liquid Crystal Display and Arduino Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQTYpvrsIg8
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