4. Embedded programming¶
This week I worked on defining my final project idea and started to getting used to the documentation process.
Arduino¶
Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so you use the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring), and the Arduino Software (IDE), based on Processing.
Over the years Arduino has been the brain of thousands of projects, from everyday objects to complex scientific instruments. A worldwide community of makers - students, hobbyists, artists, programmers, and professionals - has gathered around this open-source platform, their contributions have added up to an incredible amount of accessible knowledge that can be of great help to novices and experts alike.
Arduino was born at the Ivrea Interaction Design Institute as an easy tool for fast prototyping, aimed at students without a background in electronics and programming. As soon as it reached a wider community, the Arduino board started changing to adapt to new needs and challenges, differentiating its offer from simple 8-bit boards to products for IoT applications, wearable, 3D printing, and embedded environments.
Source: Arduino Website
Microcontrollers Chart Group Task¶
In this task Each of us was given a microcontroller and was asked to answer the questions about it in the chart. I was given the Arduino MKR Wifi 1010
Arduino MKR Wifi 1010
Kidsbits ESP32
Seeed studio xiao esp32c3
Arduino IDE Task¶
The Arduino software (IDE) is an open source software, which is used to programme the Arduino boards, and is an integrated development environment, devlopped by arduino.cc. Allow to write and upload code to Arduino boards. And it consiste of many libraries and a set of examples of mini projects.
Arduino software (IDE) is compatible with different operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X), and supports the programming languages (C/C++)
The Arduino software is easy to use for beginners, or advanced users. It uses to get started with electronics programming and robotics, and build interactive prototypes.
So Arduino software is a tool to develope new things. and create new electronic projects, by Anyone (children, hobbyists, engineers, programmers, … etc).
Source: Andprof
Learning to program Arduino MKR 1010
