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Programming skills have never been more in-demand, but coding learning seems to be a daunting Makelogs
task for most of us. Actually,  a good beginning is half done, when you get to know Mind+, you will
nd it much easier. 
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The rst few projects of this series give detailed introductions about the graphical programming of
Mind+, which helps you understand how to implement your idea in coding. Once getting familiar with
the basic commands, you can try designing your unique program and typing it into Mind+ to see the
results. After that, we will walk you away from graphical programming and start pure-code learning. 

Embark on a coding journey and enjoy the charm of programming, we will support you all the way! 

Project 1 How to Blink an LED?

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What is Arduino?
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Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It is
intended for artists, designers, students, hobbyists, professionals and anyone who has an interest in Medium 0 0
creating interactive projects. Arduino can sense the environment by receiving inputs from sensors
and affects its surroundings by controlling lights, motors and other actuators. 

The commonly-used components have been marked in the gure below. It features:

●  I/O pins, digital 0~13, analog 0~5

●  Supply power from USB connection or DC power jack 6~12V

 ●  4 LEDs and 1 reset button. ON->Power indicator; L->Digital P13’s LED; TX/RX->Serial
Project 2 S.O.S Distress Signal
Communication indicator, keep ashing when downloading programs.
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Explore the Secret of Mind+

With a USB cable, we can easily connect an Arduino board with a computer physically, however,
that’s not enough. Just like when we bought a new computer, without any software, we cannot make
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achieve the functions such as code downloading, serial port connection, and data transmission. 

First of all, welcome to the world of Mind+!

Get Started with Mind+

1. Download Mind+ at http://mindplus.cc.

Mind+ is a Scratch3.0-based graphical programming platform that supports all kinds of open source
hardware like micro:bit, Arduino, and mPython. Users can drag and snap code blocks to make
programs or use advanced language, such as python/c/c++ to code. It could be very easy to nd the
joy of creating.

● Download Mind+ Desktop

2. Install the driver

After you downloaded and installed the software, open and click ”Learning” to learn how to install
the driver.

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3. Switch to “O ine” mode (Projects in the tutorial are based on O ine mode).
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● Click the “O ine” icon to switch mode

● Switched to O ine mode

4. Introduction to Mind+ Interface

● Mind+ has following several function sections in O ine mode:

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Download a "Blinking" Program

Step 1. Click the Mind+ icon to open the software, and switch to “O ine” mode.

Step 2. Connect the Arduino board and your computer via a USB cable, then click”Connect Device”-
>”COM3-UNO”.

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Step 3. Click the “Extension” at the lower-left corner, select “Board”->”Arduino UNO”.
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Click “Back”, then you can see the Arduino Uno Blocks.

Step 4. Load programs into Mind+. Click “Learning”-> “Example Programs”. 

Click to select the rst program “Blink”.

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The program has been preset in Mind+, now click “Upload “ to burn the codes into Arduino board.

Then, we will nd that the LED marked with “L” on the Arduino board begins blinking.

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Nigel.Trewartha 2020.07.21

Personally, I think people - of all ages - should learn a real Programming language ,for example, Python rather than
Scratch. Programming help to develop a much better logical thought process and attention to detail. Later one must
leave Scratch anyway.

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