Arduino

Characteristics of Arduino

Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform.
Has its own programming language which has been made easier to use and a support network.
The blue board shown in the picture is Arduino.

Working with Arduino

To work with Arduino, besides the hardware you need to download the application online, and then you have to start coding.

Where do we find Micro Controllers?
Basically micro controllers are everywhere, from microwaves to even toys for children, mobile phones and so on.

The things you can do with micro controllers are simply amazing.For example this pixie clock is beautifully done, with a simple bit of coding. The amazing thing is that anyone can do it.

Working with Arduino

First thing first, the parts, which are :
1.Micro Controller
2.Cables
3.Cable that connects Arduino to the computer
4.Lamp
Before working with these, we had to download first the arduino application online from which we do the coding (which is very simple and easy to use) and started experimenting.
What you had to do first is do the code,click the tick on the top corner to check the if the code is alright and then after that you send the code to arduino and if everything is set alright the light will do whatever you want it to do.

Because of my excitement of working with cables and enjoying making and creating things i went ahead and started to build the arduino and connect it to my computer, with a simple code to just make it light first.And so i did...

After the success of the first exercise my excitement only grew so i wanted to try out more and more and so i did.What i managed to do next was the SOS sign.
And after that to make the lamp fade slowly and turn on again, i experimented with that by changing the seconds and that, which i found quite amusing

After fooling around a bit more to learn how this works i decided to follow what the tutor was doing which were two very interesting exercises.

The one right up was the first exercise that we had to do, which i managed to do quite alright. I found out that its not the coding which is most difficult but setting up the arduino, making sure everything is in the right order and place.It took a while but in the end we did it.

Last exercise was the most difficult one , we had to make a power sort of engine move,though it was more difficult than the other ones i found it quite easy and satisfying to do for less then 15 minutes i managed to put it to work using this code..

Look at it GO!!
what Edward is moving with the other hand is a small object which serves as a steering wheel for the small engine he is holding, and the white part of it is the one which moves.