Unit 1: Arduino

Unit Materials

• Laptop
• Arduino Uno or Mega
• USB cable (A to B)
• Breadboard
• Jumper cables
• 1 LED
• 1 potentiometer
• 4 resistors
• 1 switch
• 1 button

In-Class Lessons

• Lesson 1: Turn on built-in LED

• Lesson 2: Make built-in LED blink

• Lesson 3: Make external LED blink

• Lesson 4: Use a knob to control the blink rate

• Lesson 5: Using conditionals: If knob is in a value range

• Lesson 6: Using conditionals: Switch between modes

• Lesson 7: Using conditionals: Momentary modes (momentary button)

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Helpful Links / More Resources

• Arduino Reference
• When to use pinMode