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Introduction To Arduino: CPE 17 - Microcontroller

The document introduces the Arduino, an open-source hardware and software platform used for building interactive electronic projects. The Arduino board is equipped with inputs/outputs that can interface with sensors and actuators. It can be programmed using the Arduino IDE to sense the environment and control outputs. Popular boards include the Arduino Uno and shields can add functionality like motor control or LCD displays. Applications include home automation, robotics, and prototyping.

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Introduction To Arduino: CPE 17 - Microcontroller

The document introduces the Arduino, an open-source hardware and software platform used for building interactive electronic projects. The Arduino board is equipped with inputs/outputs that can interface with sensors and actuators. It can be programmed using the Arduino IDE to sense the environment and control outputs. Popular boards include the Arduino Uno and shields can add functionality like motor control or LCD displays. Applications include home automation, robotics, and prototyping.

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INTRODUCTION TO ARDUINO

CPE 17 - Microcontroller
Contents
• What is an Arduino
• History of Arduino
• Programming environment
• Advantage of Arduino
• Features of Arduino
• Applications of Arduino
• Arduino vs other environment
What is an Arduino?
The Arduino is an….
• An open-source hardware and software platform project and user community that
designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits
for building device
• Arduino boards are available commercially in preassembled form or as Do-it-
yourself (DIY) kits.
• Arduino board designs use a variety of microprocessors and controllers, intended
to make the application of interactive objects or environments more accessible.
• Design to make the process of using electronics multidisciplinary projects more
accessible
• The boards are equipped with sets of digital and analog input/output (I/O) pins
that may be interfaced to various expansion boards (‘shields) or breadboards (For
prototyping) and other circuits.
• The microcontrollers can be programmed using C and C++ programming
languages.
Arduino can …
• Sense the environment by receiving input from variety of sensors.

• Affects its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators.


Programming Environment
• The Arduino Uno can be programmed with the Arduino software IDE (Integrated
development environment).
• The Atmega328 on the Arduino Uno comes preburned with a Bootloader that
allows you to upload new code to it without the user of an external hardware
programmer.
• You can also bypass the Bootloader and program the microcontroller through the
ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming) header.
• Arduino IDE works on windows, linux as well as Mac lion X platforms.
Arduino IDE
Advantages of Arduino
• Open source
• Simplified and user-friendly programming language
• No additional programmer/burner hardware required for programming board
• Portable
• Low power consumption
The Basic Arduino board
Features of Arduino UNO
• Microcontroller ATmega328
• Operating Voltage 5V and 3.3V
• Input Voltage (recommended 7-12V)
• Input Voltage (limit 6-20V)
• Digital I/O Pins 14(of which 6 provide PWM output)
• Analog Input Pin 6
• DC Current per I/O Pin 40mA DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50mA
• Flash Memory 32KB (ATmega328) of which 0.5KB used by Bootloader
• SRAM 2KB (ATmega328)
• EEPROM 1KB (ATmega328)
• Clock Speed 16MHz
Most popular Arduino Boards
1. Arduino Uno
2. Arduino Leonardo
3. Arduino Mega
4. Arduino Due
5. Arduino Micro
6. Arduino LilyPad
7. Arduino Yun
Aduino-Branded boards
Shields

• Arduino and Arduino-compatible boards use printed circuit expansion boards


called shields, which plug into the normally supplied Arduino pin headers.
• Shields can provide motor controls for 3D printing and other applications, GNSS
(satellite navigation), Ethernet, liquid crystal display (LCD), or breadboarding
(prototyping).
• Several shields can also be made do it yourself (DIY).
• Some shields offer stacking
headers which allows
multiple shields to be
stacked on top of an Arduino
board.
• Here a prototyping shield is
stacked on two Adafruit
motor shield V2s.
• Dragino Lora Shield allows the user to
send data and reach extremely long
ranges at low data rates.
• Screw-terminal breakout
shield in a wing-type
format, allowing bare-end
wires to be connected to
the board without
requiring any specialized
pins.
• Adafruit motor shield V2, this is
an upgraded version of the
Adafruit’s motor shield which
now works over i2C and hence
saves a lot of digital I/O pins
• A USB host shield which
allows an Arduino board to
communicate with a USB
device such as a keyboard or a
mouse.
• Adafruit Motor Shield with
screw terminals for
connection to motors.
Officially discontinued, this
shield is still manufactured in
China
• Adafruit Datalogging Shield
with a Secure Digital (SD) card
slot and real-time clock (RTC)
chip along with some space
for adding components and
modules for customization.
Applications of Arduino
• Home
• Automations
• Sensor
• Prototyping
• Robotics
• ISP programming
• Easy Wifi, GSM, Ethernet,
Bluetooth, zigbee
Connectivity
Other Prototyping platforms
• Raspberry pi
• Beagle board
• Panda board
• Cotton candy
• CubieBoard
• APC Rock
• Hackberry
• Gooseberry
Arduino vs other environment
• Support for analog input
• Limited Computing power
• Comparatively cheap
• No GPU unit
• Limited memory
• PWM output available
• Open source
• Arduino is cheap and versatile open source prototyping environment
• It is basically designed for novice, non technical people
• Programming language is simple
• Arduino has terrific community support and documentation
• Technical people can use Arduino for testing sensors or other prototyping work

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