A brief talk introducing the Arduino microcontroller to the Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Kenosha & Racine on August 15th, 2017.
Welcome to ArduinoPete ProdoehlMilwaukee Makerspace
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Hello!• Pete Prodoehl• Maker / Artist / Designer• Milwaukee Makerspace• Betty Brinn Children’s Museum• Maker Faire Milwaukee• UWM PCOMP• Technical Editor• Arduino for Beginners• Robot Builder
What is Arduino?Arduino is an open-sourceelectronics prototypingplatform based on flexible,easy-to-use hardware andsoftware. It's intended forartists, designers,hobbyists, and anyoneinterested in creatinginteractive objects orenvironments.
What Can They Do?• 3D Printers• CNC Machines• Drones• Robots• Automation• Toys• Exhibits• Physical Computing
What Can’t They Do?• No (desktop) operating system• No keyboard• No mouse• No high-resolution display• No software
The First Sketch
Make Some Connections• Buttons• Switches• Potentiometers• Sensors• LEDs / Lights• DC Motors• Stepper Motors• Servo Motors
Make Some Connections
Projects(and Products)
Where to Buy• Adafruit // adafruit.com• SparkFun // sparkfun.com• Amazon // amazon.com• eBay // ebay.com• Seeed Studio // seeedstudio.com• Pololu // pololu.com• PJRC // pjrc.com
Where to Learn• Arduino // arduino.cc• Adafruit // learn.adafruit.com• SparkFun // learn.sparkfun.com• Instructables // instructables.com• YouTube // youtube.com• Books, user groups, makerspaces,etc…
ThanksSee you at Maker Faire!Wisconsin Expo CenterState Fair ParkSept 23 & 24, 2017