Worksheet in Robotics and Electronics

Arduino Microcontroller

(Worksheet 2, Quarter 3)

CLARENCE JOSHUA G. ESTEVES

10-NEWTON

Activity 1: Label me!

1. USB Connection
2. Voltage Regulator
3. DC Power Barrel Jack
4. 3.3V Pin
5. 5V Pin
6. Ground Pins
7. Analog Pin
8. Power LED Indicator
9. ATmega Microcontroller
10. TX/RX
11. PWM
12. Digital Input/output
13. Ground Pin
14. AREF
15. Reset Button

Activity 2: Identify my parts!

A.

1. Control Panel
2. Text Editor
3. Toolbar
4. Menu Bar
5. Title Bar
6. Status Bar

B.

1. File- You can open a new window for writing the code or open an existing one.
2. Edit- Used for copying and pasting the code with further modification for font
3. Sketch– For compiling and programming.
4. Tools- Mainly used for testing projects. The Programmer section in this panel is used for burning
a bootloader to the new microcontroller.
5. Help- In case you are feeling skeptical about software, complete help is available from getting
started to troubleshooting.
6. Verify button
 7. Upload button
8. New button
9. Open button
10. Save button
11. Serial Monitor

C.

Advantages:

 Ready to Use
 Not much knowledge required to get started.
 Fairly low cost, depending on shields you need.
 Vast range of applications

Disadvantages:

 Sketches and shields can be difficult to modify.

 No debugger included for checking scripts.
 Limited processing power
 It has a complex structure.