Microcontroller Learning Project

In this short introduction lecture for Section 2, we'll offer an overview of what we'll covering as well as the main goals and objectives of this section.

In this short lecture, we’ll focus on reviewing some of the general specifications of the Arduino Nano board as well as its pins and power requirements.

In this two part lecture, we’ll do a quick overview of what C++ is as it’s the programming language of our Arduino’s IDE or Integrated Development Environment. We’ll look at some initial code which we’ll upload to our Arduino to determine if a toggle switch is in an ON or OFF.

In this two part lecture, we’ll do a quick overview of what C++ is as it’s the programming language of our Arduino’s IDE or Integrated Development Environment. We’ll look at some initial code which we’ll upload to our Arduino to determine if a toggle switch is in an ON or OFF.

In this lecture, we will review each one of the steps our program will takes in order to achieve our goals. To make it easier for the students to follow along, we'll use a graphical flow chart. At the end of this lecture, you will have a very good understanding of how the program works and what it does. It will also set the stage for each one of the following lectures as we progressively add to our sketch.

In this short introduction lecture for Section 3, we'll offer an overview of what we'll covering as well as the main goals and objectives of this section.

In this short lecture, we'll do an overview of the physical aspect and technical specifications of the DS18B20 waterproof temperature sensor.

In this lecture, we'll install the two libraries require for the DS18B20 waterproof temperature sensor. We'll also review the functions we'll be using in both libraries.

In this lecture, we'll guide you in writing the code line by line, to read and display the temperature for our sensor on to our IDE's serial monitor.

In the lecture, we'll walk you through the step-by-step wiring if our sensor to your project breadboard.

In this short introduction lecture for Section 4, we'll offer an overview of what we'll covering as well as the main goals and objectives of this section.

In this short lecture, we'll do an overview of the physical aspect and technical specifications of the TM1637 7-Segment 4-Digit LED Display.

In this lecture, we'll install the library required for the TM1637 LED Display. We'll also review the functions we'll be using from the library.

In this lecture, we'll guide you in writing the code line by line, to display the real-time temperature from our sensor on to the TM1637 LED Display.

In the lecture, we'll walk you through the step-by-step wiring if the TM1637 LED Display to your project breadboard as well as demonstrate and test it.

In this short introduction lecture for Section 5, we'll offer an overview of what we'll covering as well as the main goals and objectives of this section.

In this short lecture, we'll do an overview of the physical aspect and technical specifications of the Rotary Encoder as well as we'll install the library required. We'll also review the functions we'll be using from the library.

In this lecture, we'll write the code to detect whether the rotary encoder's push button has been pressed as well as for how long it was pressed. This will allow us to redirect our program to the appropriate function based on if it was a short press or long press.

In this lecture, we will add the setLowTemp() function which will use the Encoder.h library methods to read the encoder. We will also use the StopWatch.h library to create a timer which will allow us to exit the function after a specified time delay during which the encoder is not moving.

In this lecture, we will repeat the same steps as in our previously lecture, but this time for the setHighTemp() function.

In this lecture, we'll show you how to use the EEPROM.h library to save both our new lowTemp and highTemp values as well as load them after a power loss and resetting our microcontroller.

In this short introduction lecture for Section 6, we'll offer an overview of what we'll covering as well as the main goals and objectives of this section.

In this short lecture, we’ll focus on reviewing some of the general specifications of the One Channel Relay we'll be using in our project. We'll explain the inner workings of the relay and finally review the differences between LOW and HIGH level trigger relays.

In this lecture, we'll write the code to actuate our Relay and LED based on the the position of our mode toggle switch as well as our high and low temperature trigger values.

In the lecture, we'll walk you through the step-by-step wiring if the Relay Module and LED to your project breadboard.

In this final demonstration, we'll test our finished project by using two unique scenarios. In the first demonstration, we'll use a water container with a heating element  to heat the water and in the second we'll us a small cooling fan to to cool a computer.