Arduino pinout
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| Screenshot from Sparkfun Intro to Arduino presentation |
The Arduino IDE
This is the Arduino IDE and the bare minimum sketch. This sketch consists of only two functions: setup() and loop(). In fact, it does nothing, so you should add your own code inside of them and, probably, some variable definition before setup().
Toolbar
Button
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Function
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Verify/Compile
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Checks the code for errors
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Upload
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Uploads the current Sketch to the Arduino
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New
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Creates a new blank Sketch
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Open
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Shows a list of Sketches in your sketchbook
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Save
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Saves the current Sketch
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Serial Monitor
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Displays serial data being sent from the Arduino
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Arduino recommended books and presentations
- Sparkfun Intro to Arduino
- Page 7. Arduino pinout.
- Pages 26 to 28. Solderless Breadboard.
- Pages 32 and 33. INPUT vs. OUTPUT.
- Page 34. Analog vs. Digital.
- Pages 36 to 38. Arduino IDE and settings.
- Pages 40 to 47. Blink.
- There is a review of basic concepts of electricity and electronics from page 16 to 25. Only if you need to review them.
- Arduino Starter Kit Manual. A complete beginners guide to the Arduino
- Pages 21 to 24. They explain the Blink example and how to change the delay to obtain different effects.
- Pages 28 to 30. Project 2 - SOS Morse code signaler. They explain how to use a for loop to repeat clusters of commands.
- Pages 31 to 32. Project 3 - Traffic lights.
