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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 in the kit. We highly recommend you watching them (The MEGA and

NANO boards work the same way).

Tips on setting up the UNO R3, MEGA 2560 and NANO boards: 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 (the respective board you are using) Tools->Programmer->AVR ISP Tools->Port->COM4 (or what that is available)

Below is a list of all the major parts in the kit. These are the tools for your creativity. Main Boards

UNO R3 MEGA2560

NANO V3 UNO Protoshield

Sensors

GY61 3-Axis Accelerometer

3-Axis Gyro

Soil Moisture Sensor & Hygrometer

1-Key Touch Sensor

GY521 Magnetic Field Sensor & Compass

GY68 Pressure Sensor

RC522 RFID Module

5V Micro SD Storage Board

MQ3 Alcohol Sensor

Infrared Flame Sensor

HC-SR501 Motion Sensor

USB “Charger Doctor”

Hall Effect Sensor

TCS230 Color Sensor

ISD820 Voice Recording Module + Speaker

Rain Level Sensor

HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Range Sensor

DH11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor

Sound Sensor and Mic

PS2 Joystick Controller

Remote Control Kit + Infrared Receiver

LCDs & Displays

1602 LCD with Blue Backlight

2004 LCD with Blue Backlight

4-Digit Display with Clock TM1637

MAX7219 8x8 Red Dot LED Matrix

1-Digit 7-Segment Display (common cathode)

I2C Adapter for LCD

Buttons & Switches

4x4 Keyboard matrix

4-Leg Push Button (breadboard friendly)

Large Tactile Button (breadboard friendly)

Slide Switch (breadboard Friendly)

Servos & Motors

9g Tower Pro Servo + Arms & Skrews

5V DC Stepper Motor + ULN2003 Driver Board

5V DC Toy Hobby Motor

Relays & Voltage Regulators

5V 1-Channel Relay

5V 4-Channel Relay

LM1117 3.3V Voltage regulator

Ethernet & Wifi

Hanrun W5100 Ethernet Shield

ESP8266 Serial Wifi Transceiver

LEDs & Stuff

Piezo Buzzer

9V battery Connector and Power Jack

Solderless Breadboard

Breadboard Male-Male Jumper Wires

Male-Female Jumper Wires

2.54MM 40-Pin Male Header

2.54MM 40-Pin Male Right Angle Header

RGB (red blue green) LED

Potentiometer (breadboard friendly)

104 0.1uf Ceramic Disk Capacitor

Photoresistor (light sensor)

7HC595N Shift Register

MOSFET Transistor

TIP122 Transistor

2N3904 Small Transistor

Below is a list of tutorials for you to get started on the coding and using the parts in this kit. 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 Let’s start with the 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 74HC595 shift register with LEDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqfPZXEuyuc 74HC595 shift register with 7 segment LEDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHA-fwiA4Qo 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 Now we can try and play with the LED Matrix to do more cool stuff. http://arduino-er.blogspot.com/2015/01/arduino-uno-spi-8x8-led-matrix-with.html

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 Joy stick 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. You could hook up the piezo buzzer to test the sensor with a lighter. 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 (super cool!) 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 Rain level sensor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDdiMMdVb90

HC-SR501 Motion Sensor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnf_9RP08oA HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nrU2klJ59U TCS230 Color Sensor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BERHEVgaX40 RFID Card System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJjOZpdOcqk Sound Sensor and Mic https://tkkrlab.nl/wiki/Arduino_KY-038_Microphone_sound_sensor_module MQ3 Alcohol Sensor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFKNt9lpn9k MQ9 Combustible Gas Sensor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIf_mpnsZvY Soil Moisture Sensor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm83L104naY W5100 Ethernet Shield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcOE2XAQHzY ESP8266 Wifi Transceiver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlI3osIHkbU Micro SD Storage Board https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_oW81NweI

GY521 Gyro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce3eA8nzInE GY271 Compass http://arduino-er.blogspot.com/2015/04/arduino-nano-gy-271-digital-compass.html

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