Course Outline

Introduction

  • Microcontroller vs Microprocessor
  • Arduino vs Rasberry Pi

Overview of Embedded Systems

Selecting the Right Arduino Board for Your Project

The Mindset for Learning Arduino

Fundamentals of Arduino Electronics

Understanding a Circuit Diagram

Using a DVM (Digital Voltmeter)

How to Not Blow up GPIO Pins and Other Safety Precautions

Connecting Everything Together

Software and Hardware Tools for Arduino

Exploring the Arduino IDE

Programming the Arduino

Writing Your First Program: A Blinking Light ("Hello World" of Electronics)

Programming Fundamentals: Loops, conditionals, variables, functions, and parameters

Overview of Input/Output (I/O) Interfaces

Configuring the Input Sensors

LEDs, Switches, Buzzers, and Display Devices

Configuring the Output Devices (LEDs and electro-mechanic robotics)

Programming Sensor-to-Output Device Control

Project: Automatic Light Adjustment System

Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC)

Serial Communication and UART Programming

Sensor sticks, motors and audio devices

Project: TBD

Testing and Debugging

Extending Arduino's Capabilities

Joining the Arduino Community

Troubleshooting

Closing remarks

Requirements

  • No previous programming experience required.
  • A basic understanding or interest in hardware.

Audience

  • Beginner developers
  • Hardware/software technicians
  • Technical persons in all industries
  • Hobbyists
 21 Hours

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    • Practical hands-on exercises containing data / scenarios recognisable to the learners
  • Training scheduled on a date of your choice
  • Delivered online, onsite/classroom or hybrid by experts sharing real world experience

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Testimonials (7)

Just getting off the ground and doing some basic things was super useful

Remy Pieron - Facebook
Course - Arduino Programming for Beginners

relaxed and informal environment plenty of help during worked examples

bernard hoey - University of Glasgow
Course - Arduino: Programming a Microcontroller for Beginners

I enjoyed the training was delivered by someone with experience in the field.

Nicholas Scott - University of Glasgow
Course - Arduino: Programming a Microcontroller for Beginners

I found the balance of "white board" teaching versus practical "hands-on" learning was just right for an Arduino introductory course, and the pace was also appropriate.

Neil Owen - University of Glasgow
Course - Arduino: Programming a Microcontroller for Beginners

Rod's style was entertaining.

Tom O'Hara - University of Glasgow
Course - Arduino: Programming a Microcontroller for Beginners

Rod seemed very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the course material.

Kyle Stirling - University of Glasgow
Course - Arduino: Programming a Microcontroller for Beginners

The aquisition of useful knowlwdge and clarification of some things I was not sure of peviously.

Kenneth Mahoney - University of Glasgow
Course - Arduino: Programming a Microcontroller for Beginners

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