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Electronics tutorials using Arduino and beginner kits!

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Electronics tutorials using Arduino and beginner kits!

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Wow! Adafruit dropped a MASSIVE amount of Arduino tutorials AND kits (beginner kits and shields). If youโ€™re interested in getting started with electronics this is one of the best ways and these tutorials are the most comprehensive online โ€“

One of the nice things about the Arduino boards & software is they let people get started hacking electronics fast. However, I was looking for a good step-by-step tutorial that helped people with almost no experience through the first few steps of microcontroller programming and basic electronics design. At the same time, Iโ€™d been flipping through Parallaxโ€™s excellent โ€œWhat is a Microcontrollerโ€ workbook and decided to start writing something similar.

So check out my Arduino Tutorial page and give me feedback! Right now Iโ€™ve got 3 lessons up, and will try to get a another 3 out in the next week and a half.

  • Lesson 0. Pre-flight checkโ€ฆIs your Arduino and computer ready? โ€“ Link.
  • Lesson 1. The โ€œHello World!โ€ of electronics, a simple blinking light โ€“ Link.
  • Lesson 2. Sketches, variables, procedures and hacking code โ€“ Link.
  • Lesson 3. Breadboards, resistors and LEDs, schematics, and basic RGB color-mixing. At the end of lesson three, you build a mood lamp! โ€“ Link.

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Full kits and PCBs are available (the mini breadboards are sweet) โ€“ Link.

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In the starter pack thereโ€™s an Arduino, USB cable, proto shield kit, tiny breadboard (goes on top of protoshield), 9V wall adapter, 9V battery holder, and a bag of parts that will get you started with the Arduino Tutorial lessons 0-6 โ€“ Link.

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