This tutorial kit is an easy introduction to Arduino™ and Freeduino programming that enables you to develop your own applications and thus virtually your own custom IC. No matter what you have in mind - a specific alarm system, a measuring instrument or a robotic control - you can put all your creative ideas into practice with the essential basics covered in this tutorial.
Arduino™ is a microcontroller system that comprises an Atmel microcontroller and an Open-Source development environment based on a simplified dialect of C. The microcontroller is programmed via a computer and can operate independently or in conjunction with a computer. For man-microcontroller interaction, various sensors can be connected that gather data from the environment and transfer it to the microcontroller.
The program within the microcontroller processes the data and can then generate various forms of output or control actuators, for example. There is no limit to what can be programmed. It is all up to the developer's creativity. The Arduino™ programming environment supports the developer and his projects with ready-made programs and function libraries. The easy interaction between hardware and software forms the basis for physical computing, i.e. the connection of the real world to the
bits and bytes world of the microcontroller.
This tutorial kit shows you step by step, how to gain easy access to this world.
The first chapters of the included book will teach you Arduino™ programming in a detailed programming course. In this course, the C commands are explained by way of short examples. Hardware and software are explained in detail, and when you finish this tutorial kit, you will be the master of bits and bytes. In the following chapters, you will be able to implement what you have learned in the programming course in creative and hands-on experiments for instrumentation and control applications.
This course will enable you to put your ideas into practice on your own. Even later-on, this book will be of good use for you as a reference guide. The hardware referred to in the book and the USB interface (FTDI FT232RL) can still be used as an application board or be incorporated into your own application. All tests run via a free USB interface of your computer. An external power supply is not necessary.
From the Franzis Tutorial Kit for Arduino contents:
Transistor-LED dimmer, Soft blinker, Debouncing keys, Power-up delay, Power-down delay, LEDs and Arduino, Switching larger power consumers, DAC with PWM ports, Music makes everything better, Romantic microcontroller candle light, Monitoring of employee exit, RTC (real time clock), School bell program, Fan control, Twilight switch, Alarm system, Code lock, Auto-range capacitance meter, Reading a potentiometer professionally, Sensor switch, State machine, 6-channel voltmeter with Arduino, Program your own voltage plotter, Arduino storage oscilloscope, Stamp plot, Professional data logger for free, Controlling via VB.NET, Temperature switch
