Welcome to Arduino

A brief talk introducing the Arduino microcontroller to the Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Kenosha & Racine on August 15th, 2017.

Transcript

1. Welcome to Arduino Pete Prodoehl Milwaukee Makerspace
2. 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
3. What is Arduino? Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
4. What Can They Do? • 3D Printers • CNC Machines • Drones • Robots • Automation • Toys • Exhibits • Physical Computing
5. What Can’t They Do? • No (desktop) operating system • No keyboard • No mouse • No high-resolution display • No software
6. The First Sketch
7. The First Sketch
8. The First Sketch
9. The First Sketch
10. Make Some Connections • Buttons • Switches • Potentiometers • Sensors • LEDs / Lights • DC Motors • Stepper Motors • Servo Motors
11. Make Some Connections
12. Projects (and Products)
33. 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
34. 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…
35. Thanks See you at Maker Faire! Wisconsin Expo Center State Fair Park Sept 23 & 24, 2017