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Introduction to Arduinos

Research the internet to find answers to the following questions.


Some helpful links you may wish to use are:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/what-is-an-arduino
http://www.instructables.com/id/Intro-to-Arduino/

1. Find a picture of an Arduino Uno and paste it here.

2. What is a microcontroller?
A microcontroller is a very small chip within a circuit that oversees certain
operations within the system. They usually include a processor, memory, I/O
peripherals all on a single chip

3. Which country was the Arduino project started in?


Ivrea, Italy

4. What is open-sourced for the Arduino?


All of it. Every bit of code for the Arduino Uno is available to the public to
modify to their liking.

5. For the Arduino projects we will need the Arduino Uno. What other hardware
will we need?

- Breadboards
- Soldering tools??

6. There is a software component to working with the Arduino. What will you use
to write the Arduino programs?
A IDE (integrated development environment)
7. What programming language are your Arduino scripts written in?

C++
8. What part of the Arduino board runs the programs?
Microcontroller

9. What are the boards called that join onto the top of an Arduino?

Arduino shields

10. List 5 different types of boards that are available to piggy back onto the
top of an Arduino.
1) DangerShield
2) Go-Between Shield
3) Joystick Shield
4) ProtoScrew Shield
5) microSD Shield
11. What Microcontroller is used on the Arduino Uno?
ATmega328P

12. How many digital input/output pins are on the Arduino Uno?
14

13. How many analog inputs does the Arduino Uno have?
6

14. How is the Arduino Uno connected to the computer?


Through a USB-A to USB-B cable

15. Find 5 different Arduino projects described somewhere on the internet and
list them here with the link to each project:
1) Hand Controlled RC Car
2) Sonar Radio
3) Robot Dog Resembling Boston Dynamics
4) Quadcopter Drone
5) Working Coffee Pin Table Machine

16. What operating systems can run the Arduino software?

Windows, Mac, and Linux


17. What is the purpose of the TX and RX LEDs on the Arduino board?

These LEDS allow the user to be indicated of stable connection between the computer
and arduino itself, providing assistance in troubleshooting matters/things of that
sort.

18. List 5 different types of Arduino boards.

1) Nano
2) Micro
3) LilyPad
4) Mega
5) Leonardo

19. List 10 different types of sensors that you can get for the Arduino.

- Temperature and Humidity sensors


- Light sensors
- Ultrasonic sensors
- Passive infrared sensor
- Pressure sensor
- Sound sensors
- Magnetometers
- GPS
- Gas Sensors
- Touch sensor
- Proximity sensors

20. How much voltage is provided through a USB 1 or USB 2 computer port?
Usually, most computer ports provide 5V of electricity.

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