Before You Get Started!

Before You Get Started!

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! Take This

While you can learn from just watching the videos, doing it yourself will help make the most impact! Before you get too far into the course, we recommend that you have a few items on hand:

Software

First, you'll need some software—the Arduino IDE—to program your Arduino microcontrollers and follow along with our code examples. This will also connect to the Arduino to upload your code to the device so you can run it.

Download the Arduino IDE

Hardware

We highly recommend that you have an Arduino on hand to try the examples that we go through in the course. These items can be found easily from several stores, but we've curated a kit specifically made for this course. It's got everything we talk about, and more (these are all Bob's favorite components 👍🏼):

Grab a our Essential Arduino kit!

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Choose from the items listed here

How to watch this course

This course was created to be direct and to-the-point for a reason: reinforcement. Many of these concepts are difficult to retain with just one watch. We hope that you will take the time to return to lessons where you may have missed some details. It happens. Everyone learns at different speeds.

We recommend watching through the course once, taking notes if possible, and then rewatching key areas where you'd like to reinforce your knowledge or follow along with your own electronics kit.

However you choose to watch this corse, we truly hope that you enjoy the process and that you feel confident and empowered to take on electronics projects afterwards!

🤖 Let's get started!

Also, be sure to join our free "community" to stay up to date on improvements to our course! This is where we'll let you know about lesson updates and new features!

https://app.podia.com/community


Arduino for Makers: Intro to Microcontrollers

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  • Before You Get Started!9

1 - Introduction

  • Welcome to Arduino For Makers3
  • What You Will Learn
  • Project Example
  • Microcontroller VS Arduino
  • Chapter 1 Quiz!

2 - Electronics Overview

  • Electronics and Circuits3
  • Electrical Components1
  • Chapter 2 Quiz!

3 - Getting Started With Arduino

  • The Arduino Project2
  • Arduino UNO R37
  • Shields and Breakout Boards
  • Other Arduino Boards
  • Chapter 3 Quiz!

4 - Getting Starting with Programming

  • Programming Basics
  • Variables and Functions1
  • Structures
  • Chapter 4 Quiz!

5 - The Arduino IDE

  • What is an IDE?1
  • IDE Basics2
  • IDE Advanced2
  • IDE 2.0 Update
  • Chapter 5 Quiz!

6 - Your First Code Project

  • Blinking1
  • Chapter 6 Quiz!

7 - Advanced Programming Concepts

  • The Issue of Memory2
  • Data Types2
  • Conditional Logic5
  • Including Reusable Code3
  • Chapter 7 Quiz!

8 - Arduino Hardware

  • Breadboard and Simple Hardware
  • Advanced Hardware
  • Chapter 8 Quiz!

9 - Advanced Code Project

  • Button Logic14
  • Debouncing10
  • Using LEDs13
  • Controlling Brightness5
  • Adding Randomness2
  • Using Motion Sensors4
  • Chapter 9 Quiz!

10 - The Wrap Up

  • Advanced Input
  • Advanced Output
  • Thank You
  • Chapter 10 Quiz!

It's Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This

  • Where To Go Next?
  • More Learning Resources
  • Our Electronics YouTube videos

Bonus — Project Walkthroughs

  • Quiz Game Project4
  • Alexa Finger Project2
  • More Project Walkthroughs Are on the Way3