Arduino Guided Projects

Arduino Tutorials and Guided Projects

Getting Started

Getting Started with Arduino

How to Update MEGA 2560 & MEGA ADK Bootloader

Installing Drivers for Arduino

Mobile Robotics

BoeBot + Arduino Shield

Using LEDs

What is an LED and how to use one

Program to Flash an LED

Add a Second LED

How to Dim an LED

Robot Motion

What is a Continuous Rotation Servo

125px Connecting a Servo to the Parallax BoeBot Shield

Driving Forwards and Backwards

Turning

Using functions to simplify coding

Navigate a Simple Maze

Bump Switch

What is a Switch

Starting a program with a switch

Detecting Obstacles with a switch

Navigate a Simple Maze using Switches

Ultrasonic Sensor

What is an ultrasonic sensor?

Connecting an ultrasonic sensor

Programing an ultrasonic sensor to measure distance

program to drive forward and avoid obstacles

navigate a simple maze using the ultrasonic sensor

Proportional Control

125px Proportional Control using the Ultrasonic Sensor

Light Sensor

What is a Light Sensor

Connecting a Light sensor

Program to avoid light

Program to find light

Lego Robot base + Arduino

What is an LED and how to use one

Program to Flash an LED

Add a Second LED

125px How to Dim an LED

Robot Motion

Using a Bump Switch

Using a Ultrasonic Sensor

Proportional Control

Using a Light Sensor

VEX Robot base + Arduino

What is an LED and how to use one

Program to Flash an LED

Add a Second LED

125px How to Dim an LED

Robot Motion

Using a Bump Switch

Using a Ultrasonic Sensor

Proportional Control

Using a Light Sensor

Tetrix Robot base + Arduino

What is an LED and how to use one

Program to Flash an LED

Add a Second LED

125px How to Dim an LED

Robot Motion

Using a Bump Switch

Using a Ultrasonic Sensor

Proportional Control

Using a Light Sensor

RC Car Hacking Project

Conversion Process

Selecting a good RC car candidate

Our Sample Vehicles

Disassembling the car

Interfacing with the Drive Motor

Interfacing with the Steering Mechanism

Connecting the Arduino and Power

Using the Robot

Tele-op

Tele-op

Simple Autonomous Motion

Adding Some Sensors

Autonomous Parallel Parking

Other Ideas

Additional Information

Pulse-Width Modulation

Turning calculations

Planned for Future Development

Embedded Electronics - Homebrew Sensors

Planned for future development.

Using a Piezo Speaker

Build Your Own Bump Switch

Build Your Own Light Sensor (Passive)

Build Your Own IR Sensor (Active Light Sensor)

Using an IR Sensor as a Rangefinder

Using a 7-Segment Display

Build Your Own Encoder

Using Serial to Communicate

Using SPI to Communicate

Using I2C to Communicate

Arduino + Existing Systems: Using the Arduino as a Sensor for NXT and VEX

Planned for future development.

NXT

Using RS-485 to Communicate with a NXT

Using I2C to Communicate with a NXT

VEX

Using RS-232 (UART) to Communicate with a VEX

Using I2C to Communicate with a VEX

Advanced Sensor Projects

Planned for future development.

RFID Reader

Magnetic Stip Card Reader

Webserver for web Control and Monitoring

Data Logging

Touch Screen Display and Input

Force Sensing Gripper

FOB Remote Control