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DIY with Arduino - 5 Simple Projects to Get You Started

Name: DIY with Arduino - 5 Simple Projects to Get You Started
Rating: 4.4 (86 reviews)

Learn how to use the Arduino platform with these 5 simple projects

Created byGregory Wheeler Jr.

Last updated 5/2017

English

What you'll learn

Install the Arduino IDE
Test that their Arduino Board is working
Build Projects using the following parts: LED, Photoresistor, Push Button, Potentiometer, Motor, Keypad, LCD Screen
Use Built-In and External Libraries

Course content

7 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 32m total length

Introduction and How to View this Course1:56
Introduction and How to View this Course
List of Parts0:33
List of Parts
Download Arduino IDE1:27
Download and Install the Arduino IDE.
First Sketch - Blink5:29
After installing the IDE, we will test our Arduino and Upload our first sketch.

What You'll Need and What You'll Learn1:29
Parts:

Arduino

Photo Resistor

LED

1K Resistor

Breadboard

Jumper Wires

Learn:

Voltage Dividers

Reading Values into ADC from a Sensor

Using the Serial Monitor

Turn on an LED
Theory2:01
Photoresistor Theory
Add Photoresistor4:50
Adding the Photoresistor to the circuit. Intro to ADC (Analog to Digital Converter). Intro to the Serial Monitor.
Add LED2:55
Adding an LED to the circuit. Turning the LED off and on. Finalize Night Light Project.
Project 1 Questions

What You'll Need and What You'll Learn1:14
Parts:

Arduino

Push Button

5 LEDs (2 Red, 2 Green, 1 Yellow)

5 1K resistors, 1 10K resistor

Breadboard

Jumper Wires

Learn:

Using a Push Button

Simple Software Debouncing of a Button/Switch

Use of the Millis Function
Theory3:34
Push Button/Switch Theory
Push Button Control - Toggle LED4:19
Turn LED on with Push Button

Toggle LED with and without Software Debounce
Traffic Light - Basic4:46
Setup the Traffic Light Project without the Push Button.
Traffic Light - Full4:22
Add Push Button functionality to the final project.
Project 2 Questions

What You'll Need and What You'll Learn1:20
Parts:

Arduino

3-6V DC Motor

Potentiometer

270 ohm resistor

Diode

NPN Transistor

Breadboard

Jumper Wires

Learn

PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)

Use of the Map Function

Using a transistor as a switch
Theory - PWM1:41
PWM Theory
Fade LED6:09
Change Brightness of a LED using Analog Write Function
Potentiometer and the Map Function3:53
Vary LED brightness using a Potentiometer and the Map Function
Motor Speed Control4:43
Control the speed of a motor using a NPN transistor and a Potentiometer.
Project 3 Questions

What You'll Need and What You'll Learn1:09
Parts:

Arduino

PIR Sensor

100 ohm resistor

Breadboard

Jumper Wires

Learn:

Using a PIR Sensor for Motion Detection

Using the Tone Function to play a melody

Import Header Files into your sketch
PIR Sensor2:46
Using the PIR Sensor for motion detection. Turn on a LED when motion is detected.
Melody2:45
Use the Tone Function to play a melody through a speaker. Import Header Files.
Putting it Together3:16
Have the Arduino play a melody whenever motion is detected.
Project 4 Questions

What You'll Need and What You'll Learn1:22
Parts:

Arduino

LCD Screen

4x4 Matrix Keypad

Potentiometer

2 LEDs (1 Red, 1 Green)

Breadboard

Jumper Wires

Learn:

Use built-in libraries

Use External Libraries

Use a LCD Screen

Use a Matrix Keypad
Keypad9:50
Theory behind using a Matrix Keypad

Connecting the Keypad to the Arduino

Downloading the Keypad Library

Displaying Key presses to Serial Monitor
Password5:11
Download Password Library

Demonstrate use of the Password Library with a keypad
LCD3:43
How to connect the LCD Screen to the Arduino

Use built in Liquid Crystal Library
Putting it Together5:22
Final Project: Use the LCD Screen to display key presses from keypad. Control Access using the password library.
Project 5 Questions

Requirements

Some familiarity with the C programming language
Basic electricity concepts, such as voltage, current and resistance

Description

JOIN OVER 3500+ SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN THIS COURSE!

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CAPTIONS FOR ALL LECTURES!

This course will take you from an Arduino beginner to creating your own designs in 5 Easy to Follow Projects.

Learn the building blocks of creating with the Arduino.

Each project will give you another piece of the puzzle.

Get Step-by Step Instruction the whole way through each project.

I'll answer any questions you have to make sure you fully understand the material.

If the question can help others, I'll make a video on the topic.

Start making your own projects in as little as 2 hours

Have your first sketch running in as little as 10 minutes.

27 lectures with over 2 hours of content.

Get to know 14 different components and sensors

Learn to use Photo-resistors and PIR Sensors.

Push Buttons, Potentiometers, and LEDs.

Speakers, Keypads, and LCD Screens.

This course it grouped into 5 distinct projects:

Project 1: Night Light Project
Project 2: Traffic Light Project
Project 3: Motor Speed Controller
Project 4: Motion Detection Alarm
Project 5: Access Control Device

Save time and energy with project based learning

In just 5 Simple Projects, you can be on your way to making whatever you want.

Who this course is for:

This course is meant for people new to Arduino, but who have some previous programming experience. You can take this course without prior programming knowledge, however it is assumed that the student knows basic programming concepts. This course is also for those looking for a refresher on the Arduino

DIY with Arduino - 5 Simple Projects to Get You Started

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Course content

Getting Started and Your First Sketch4 lectures • 9min

Project 1 - Night Light4 lectures • 11min

Project 2 - Traffic Light5 lectures • 18min

Project 3 - Motor Speed Control5 lectures • 18min

Project 4 - Motion Detection Alarm with Sound4 lectures • 10min

Project 5 - Access Control with Keypad and LCD5 lectures • 25min

Bonuses1 lecture0

Requirements

Description

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