You’ve Got An Arduino: Now What?

You’ve Got An Arduino: Now What?

Stage 1: I Don’t Have an Arduino Yet

• What Is Arduino?

  • 8-Bit Microprocessors
  • Arduino programming library

• What Kinds Can I Get?

  • Atmel 328p boards
  • Really Cheap Boards
  • Building Your Own Arduino
  • Arduboy

• What tools Do I Need?

  • Software

  • Hardware

    • Breadboard
    • Patch cables
    • Voltmeter

Stage 2: Beyond Blink

• Learning
  • Online Tutorials
  • Books for Beginners
  • Books for Deep Dives
• Shields & Modules
• Parts Kits

Stage 3: Build a Thing

• Tools for Designing Circuits
• Sources for Parts
• Building Multiples
  • Perf Boards
  • Printed Circuits
    • dirtypcbs.com - cheap chinese manufacturers
    • oshpark.com - low volume U.S. manufacturer.
• Power Supplies
  • Battery Power
  • Plug In Power Supplies
  • Splitting Power
  • Controlling High Voltage Devices
    • Relays - Mechanical and Solid State
    • H-Bridge Transistors
    • Motor Drivers
  • What Happens When You Undere Power?
    • Logic fails - your code runs, but not in the order you wanted.
    • Devices work wrong
    • Devices can be destroyed, e.g. motors can burn out.
• Connections
  • Soldering - Good for thing mounted on circuit board.
  • Mechanical Connections - Use for anything not attached to the board.

Going Further

• New Programming Techniques
  • Building from Makefiles
  • Expanding beyond the Arduino library
  • Test Driven Development - James Grenning’s Book.
  • RTOS
  • Distributed Computing
• Computers Beyond the Atmega 328
  • Teensy
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Beaglebone