Arduino Step by Step 2017: Getting Started

Table of contents

1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to the course
   1. What is the course about?
   2. Tools you will need
   3. Parts you will need
   4. How to get most out of this course
2. Chapter 2 : Know your Arduino
   1. Introduction
   2. Getting to know the Arduino Uno: Atmega328P, USB, Shields
   3. Getting to know the Arduino Uno: Pins, power, clock
   4. Using the digital output pins
   5. Using the digital input pins
   6. Using the digital input pins
   7. Using the analog input pins
3. Chapter 3 : Introduction to communications
   1. Introduction
   2. Serial (UART) communications
   3. I²C (TWI) communications
   4. SPI communications
4. Chapter 4 : Arduino boards
   1. Introduction
   2. Meet some members of the Arduino family
   3. Introducing the Arduino Mega 2560
   4. Introducing the Arduino Due
   5. Introducing the Arduino Zero
   6. Introducing the Arduino 101
   7. Introducing the Arduino Pro Mini
   8. Introducing Arduino-compatible boards
5. Chapter 5 : Prototyping basics
   1. Introduction
   2. Using the breadboard
   3. Using jumper wires
   4. The absolutely essential tools
   5. Powering your Arduino with power supplies
   6. Using the multimeter to measure voltage
   7. Using the multimeter to measure current
   8. The multimeter - Resistance and continuity
   9. Introduction to soldering - the soldering iron
   10. Soldering - preparation and using holders
   11. Soldering - using wire cutters and fume extractor
   12. Soldering - Simple maintenance tips for your solder iron
   13. A demonstration of soldering a header onto a breakout board
   14. An introduction to protoboards
6. Chapter 6 : The Arduino IDE
   1. Introduction
   2. An introduction to the Arduino IDE
   3. Getting and installing the Arduino IDE
   4. The Arduino IDE - Understanding the Preferences pane
   5. The Arduino IDE - Understanding the Menu items
   6. How to upload a sketch to your Arduino
   7. How to upload a sketch to your Arduino - For Windows users
7. Chapter 7 : Introduction to Arduino programming
   1. Introduction
   2. An introduction to Arduino programming
   3. Understand the basic parts of an Arduino sketch
   4. Getting started with custom functions
   5. Creating custom functions and the return keyword
   6. Using variables
   7. Understanding variable scope
   8. Understanding Constants
   9. Introduction to control structures: The "if" statement
   10. Introduction to control structures: The "while" statement
   11. Introduction to control structures: The "For" statement
   12. Introduction to control structures: The "Switch" statement
   13. Digital output - how to control an LED
   14. Digital input - how to read the state of a button
   15. Analog input - how to read the state of a potentiometer
   16. Analog output - how to create a fading LED
   17. Introduction to the RGB (color) LED
   18. Wiring the RGB LED
   19. RGB LED: creating colors
   20. Using a library to control an RGB LED with PWM
   21. Learning more with the Arduino language documentation
8. Chapter 8 : Measuring light and color
   1. Introduction
   2. What is a photoresistor and how to wire it
   3. How to select the appropriate fixed resistor for a photoresistor
   4. Using the Ultra-Violet light sensor
   5. An introduction to the RGB Color sensor
   6. Wiring the RGB Color sensor
   7. Mini project: copy a color to an RGB LED using an RGB Color sensor
9. Chapter 9 : Measuring temperature, humidity and pressure
   1. Introduction
   2. Using a DHT22 sensor to measure temperature and humidity
   3. An introduction to the Thermistor
   4. Wiring the Thermistor
   5. Big Data Analytics with Java
   6. Thermistor: getting a temperature using a library
   7. Thermistor: improving the accuracy of analog readings with AREF
   8. An introduction to measuring temperature with the TMP36
   9. Wiring the TMP36 and a demonstration sketch
   10. An alternate wiring of the TMP36
   11. An introduction to the MCP9808 for very accurate temperature readings
   12. MCP9808: Wiring
   13. Using the MCP9808, demo and sketch walkthrough
   14. MCP9808: A closer look at I2C addressing
   15. An introduction to measuring barometric pressure with the BMP180
   16. Wiring the BMP180 and first sketch walkthrough
   17. A first demo sketch for the BMP180
   18. A second demo sketch for the BMP180
10. Chapter 10 : Detecting acceleration
    1. Introduction
    2. Introduction to detecting acceleration with the ADXL335.
    3. Wiring the ADXL335
    4. Plugging the ADXL335 directly in the Arduino, and detect its orientation
    5. Write the sketch for detecting orientation with the ADXL335
11. Chapter 11 : Detecting objects with the infrared motion sensor
    1. Introduction
    2. Introduction to the Passive infra-Red (PIR) motion sensor
    3. A simple PIR experiment with an LED
    4. A demonstration of using the PIR sensor with the Arduino
    5. PIR sensor first demonstration sketch walkthrough
    6. PIR sensor second demonstration sketch walkthrough
12. Chapter 12 : Sensing distance
    1. Introduction
    2. Introduction to the ultrasonic distance sensor
    3. Wiring and understanding Trigger and Echo
    4. How to calculate distance
13. Chapter 13 : Sensing sound
    1. Introduction
    2. Introduction to the analog sound sensor
    3. A demonstration and sketch of the analog sound sensor
    4. A demonstration and sketch of the digital sound sensor
14. Chapter 14 : Making noise with a buzzer
    1. Introduction
    2. Introduction to the buzzer
    3. Playing Music
    4. Control the sound volume
15. Chapter 15 : The Liquid Crystal Display
    1. Introduction
    2. Introduction to the LCD
    3. LCD wiring in 4-bit parallel mode
    4. LCD demonstration sketch
    5. Display sensor data in the LCD
    6. Connect LCD using the I2C adaptor
    7. Using the RGB LCD and buttons shield