Arduino Intro

We use Arduino Uno compatible boards, programmed with Snap4Arduino.

The materials we used are based off of the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit Experiment Guide. SparkFun has lots of learning materials if you are interested.

Setup

If you are not using a school computer, you will want to install the same software that we have:

• Arduino IDE
• Snap4Arduino

If you are using a school computer that does not have Snap4Arduino, you should install the “MS Windows portable (64 bits)” version.

Day 1

• Identify parts: resistor, LED, Arduino board, breadboard, USB cable, jumper cable. See SIK book if you need pictures.
• How to use a breadboard.
• Install StandardFirmata on an Arduino board.
  

Day 2: LED

Connect an LED to the breadboard: Instructions.

To learn:

• What is an LED?
• Electrical symbols for resistor, LED.
• Testing your circuit: “5V -> LED -> Resistor -> GND”.
• How to draw a circuit diagram for “Pin11 -> LED -> Resistor -> GND”.

Resources

• Resistor color code table
• Past Years Whitney Young Arduino Lessons Powerpoint