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Arduino IDE Coding

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  1. Chapter-1->How to download Arduino IDE?
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    1 Quiz
  2. Chapter-2-> Introduction to Arduino IDE
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    1 Quiz
  3. Chapter-3–> How to connect any board with Arduino IDE?
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    1 Quiz
  4. Chapter-4–>Steps to write a code in Arduino Programming
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  5. Chapter-5–>Introduction to Arduino Uno
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    1 Quiz
  6. Chapter-6–>Explanation of Variables and operators in programming
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    1 Quiz
  7. Chapter-7–>How to use conditional statement and loops?
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    1 Quiz
  8. Chapter-8–>How to use analog input in Arduino IDE ?
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    1 Quiz
  9. Chapter-9–>How to add libraries in Arduino IDE ?
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    1 Quiz
  10. Chapter-10–>How the Arduino Serial library performs serial communication?
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    1 Quiz
  11. Chapter-11–>Interfacing of Dht11 sensor with Arduino
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    1 Quiz
  12. Chapter-12–>Troubleshooting and Errors in Programming
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    1 Quiz
  13. Assessment
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Lesson 14, Topic 1
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3.1 What is Arduino and why we are using it?

09/07/2021

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs – light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message – and turn it into an output – activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online.Arduino works like a CPU(Central processing unit), it is a brain of the whole projects.

Let’s take an example:

When mosquito bites us, a signal is send to our brain and then our brain sends the signal to the hands to remove the mosquito and we immediately remove that mosquito.Similarly Arduino works it takes inputs from the sensors sensing the surrounding environment ans sends the output to the devices.

  • Inexpensive– Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller platforms.

  • Cross-platform– The Arduino Software (IDE) runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems. Most microcontroller systems are limited to Windows.

  • Simple, clear programming environment– The Arduino Software (IDE) is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to take advantage of as well.

  • Open source and extensible software– The Arduino software is published as open source tools, available for extension by experienced programmers.

  • Open source and extensible hardware– designers can make their own version of the module, extending it and improving it. Even relatively inexperienced users can build the breadboard version of the module in order to understand how it works and save money.