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1. Open source program
2. Proprietary software
3. Analog signal
4. Digital signal
5. Input devices
6. Output devices
7. Integrated circuit
8. Integrated Development Environment
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9. Source code
10. application
11. Hardware
12. Software
Introduction to Arduino
• Arduino is an open-source platform used for
building electronics projects.
• Arduino consists of both a physical
programmable circuit board (often referred
to as a microcontroller) and a piece
of software, or IDE (Integrated Development
Environment) that runs on your computer,
used to write and upload computer code to
the physical board.
Power (USB / Barrel Jack)- #1 & 2
• Every Arduino board needs a way to be
connected to a power source. The Arduino
UNO can be powered from a USB cable
coming from your computer or a wall power
supply that is terminated in a barrel jack. In
the picture above the USB connection is
labeled.
Pins (5V, 3.3V, GND, Analog, Digital, P
WM, AREF)
- #3 -9
•The pins is where wires are connected to
construct a circuit (probably in
conjunction with a breadboard and
some wire.
•They usually have black plastic ‘headers’
that allow you to just plug a wire right
into the board.
Pins (5V, 3.3V, GND, Analog, Digital, P
WM, AREF)
- #3 -9 : Short for ‘Ground’. There are several GND pins on the
• GND
Arduino, any of which can be used to ground your circuit.
• 5V & 3.3V : As you might guess, the 5V pin supplies 5 volts
of power, and the 3.3V pin supplies 3.3 volts of power. Most
of the simple components used with the Arduino run happily
off of 5 or 3.3 volts.
• Analog: The area of pins under the ‘Analog In’ label (A0
through A5 on the UNO) are Analog In pins. These pins can
read the signal from an analog sensor (like a temperature
sensor) and convert it into a digital value that we can read.
Pins (5V, 3.3V, GND, Analog, Digital,
PWM, AREF)
• Digital : Across from the analog pins are the digital
pins (0 through 13 on the UNO). These pins can be
used for both digital input (like telling if a button is
pushed) and digital output (like powering an LED).
• PWM : You may have noticed the tilde (~) next to
some of the digital pins (3, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11 on the
UNO). These pins act as normal digital pins, but can
also be used for something called Pulse-Width
Modulation (PWM).
Pins (5V, 3.3V, GND, Analog, Digital,
PWM, AREF)
• AREF : Stands for Analog Reference. Most of the
time you can leave this pin alone. It is sometimes
used to set an external reference voltage
(between 0 and 5 Volts) as the upper limit for
the analog input pins.
Reset Button - #10
•Pushing it will temporarily connect the
reset pin to ground and restart any code
that is loaded on the Arduino.
•This can be very useful if your code
doesn’t repeat, but you want to test it
multiple times.
Power LED Indicator - #11
•This LED should light up whenever you
plug your Arduino into a power source.
TX RX LEDs - #12
•TX is short for transmit, RX is short for
receive. These markings appear quite a
bit in electronics to indicate the pins
responsible for serial communication.
Main IC (Integrated Circuit)- #13
• The black thing with all the metal legs is an
IC, or Integrated Circuit (13).
• Think of it as the brains of our Arduino. The
main IC on the Arduino is slightly different
from board type to board type, but is
usually from the ATmega line of IC’s from
the ATMEL company.
Voltage Regulator - #14
• The voltage regulator does exactly what it
says – it controls the amount of voltage that
is let into the Arduino board.
• Think of it as a kind of gatekeeper; it will
turn away an extra voltage that might harm
the circuit.
• Max – 20 volts
Design your own microcontroller
1. Create your own microcontroller design using any
application of your own choice (digital or manual)
that can be used to aid those persons with
disabilities and indigenous people.
2. Identify the parts and functionalities of your
microcontroller
3. Present your design next meeting
4. Assign tasking (Leader, Presenter, Designer)
Criteria for Microcontroller Project
20 points 16 points 14 points
Presentation and All parts of the project 1-2 parts of the More than 2 parts of the
delivery was discussed in a brief documentation are projects are lacking
and concise manner lacking and lacks clarity
Functionality and All parts of the board 1-2 products lacks More than 2 products
originality are functional and originality and lacks originality and
original functionality functionality
Punctuality (10 pts.) The project is (8 pts.)The project was (6 pts.)The project was
submitted on time submitted 1 day late submitted late for more
than 2 days
Total 50 points
Summary
1. What Arduino components can be used
in home appliance/device/equipment?
2. What is the most important part of the
Arduino microcontroller? Why?
Reference
• https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/what-is-an-arduino/all#whats-
on-the-board
