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Embedded System
LAB 1

INTRODUCTION TO ARDUINO

Didam Ahmed
 Introduction
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 Arduino is a tiny computer that you can program to

process inputs and outputs going to and from the chip.

 The Arduino is a Physical or Embedded Computing

platform.

 which means that it is an interactive system, that

through the use of hardware and software can interact
with itʼs environment.
 Why Arduino?
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 Inexpensive

 Cross-Platform

 Simple Programming Environment

 Open source Hardware and Software

 Types of Arduino
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 Arduino Uno
 The most common version of Arduino is the Arduino Uno.

 Arduino Mega 2560 

 Arduino NG, Diecimila, and the Duemilanove (Legacy Versions)

 Arduino Mega ADK

 Arduino LilyPad
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 What can it do
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 Sensors ( to sense stuff )

 Push buttons, touch pads, tilt switches.

 Variable resistors (eg. volume knob / sliders)

 Photo resistors (sensing light levels)

 Thermistors (temperature)

 Ultrasound (range finder)

 Actuators ( to do stuff )
 Lights, LED’s

 Motors

 Speakers

 Displays (LCD)
 Arduino Uno
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 Arduino Uno
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 IO Pins
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 Terminology
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 Arduino Programming
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 The open-source Arduino software (IDE) makes it easy to

write code and upload it to the board. It turns on
windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
 Select Serial Port
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 Select Board
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 Using Arduino
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 Serial Communication
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 Compiling turns your program into binary data (ones and zeros)

 Uploading sends the bits through USB cable to the Arduino

 The two LEDs near the USB connector blink when data is transmitted or
received

 RX blinks when the Arduino is receiving data

 TX blinks when the Arduino is transmitting data
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 The Arduino language is CASE SENSITIVE:

 a capital letter is not the same as a lower case letter.
 The following code represents the minimum in order
for a program to compile:
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 “void setup()” section is widely used to

 initialize variables, pin modes,

 set the serial baud rate and related.
 The software only goes though the section once.
  “void loop()” section is the part of the code that
loops back onto itself and is the main part of the
code.
 Common basic functions
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 pinMode(pin, mode)

 Designates the specified pin for input or output

 digitalWrite(pin, value)

 Sends a voltage level to the designated pin

 digitalRead(pin)

 Reads the current voltage level from the designated pin

 Code Structure
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 Code Structure
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 Code Structure
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 Breadboard
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 Breadboards are a simple and useful way to quickly

assemble and play around with different circuits.
 Building circuits with a breadboard is as simple as
sticking wires and components into the holes.
 The holes themselves are connected according to
the diagram
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 Breadboard Connection
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No Connection
 LED Circuit
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 Blink Project
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 LED PROJECT
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