connect with other devices like sensors and motors. Here are the main parts:
1. Digital Pins: These pins (marked
D0-D13) can turn things on or off, like lights or motors. They only have two states: HIGH (on) or LOW (off).
2. Analog Pins: These pins (marked
A0-A5) read signals that are not just on or off. For example, they can read how much light is shining on a sensor or how far a knob is turned.
3. Power Pins:
Vin: Where you connect an
external power source.
5V and 3.3V: Provide power to
other devices or sensors connected to the board. GND: These are ground pins and are needed to complete a circuit.
4. PWM Pins: Some digital pins can
do more than just on/off. They can send out signals that act like a dimmer switch for controlling things like motor speed or LED brightness.
5. Reset Pin: This pin resets the
board, making it start the code over again from the beginning.
6. RX and TX Pins: These are used
to communicate with other devices, like a computer, using serial communication.
7. ICSP Header: These pins are
used to program the board in a different way, usually by using an external device. 8. USB Port: You use this to connect the Arduino to a computer to upload code or communicate with it.
9. Microcontroller: This is the
"brain" of the board that runs the code and controls the other pins.
These parts work together to allow
you to build all sorts of electronic projects with the Arduino.