Getting started with Arduino



What is 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. All Arduino boards are completely open-source, empowering users to build them independently and eventually adapt them to their particular needs. The software, too, is open-source, and it is growing through the contributions of users worldwide.
Why Arduino?
Thanks to its simple and accessible user experience, Arduino has been used in thousands of different projects and applications. The Arduino software is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users. It runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Teachers and students use it to build low cost scientific instruments, to prove chemistry and physics principles, or to get started with programming and robotics. Designers and architects build interactive prototypes, musicians and artists use it for installations and to experiment with new musical instruments. Makers, of course, use it to build many of the projects exhibited at the Maker Faire, for example. Arduino is a key tool to learn new things. Anyone - children, hobbyists, artists, programmers - can start tinkering just following the step by step instructions of a kit, or sharing ideas online with other members of the Arduino community.
There are many other microcontrollers and microcontroller platforms available for physical computing. Parallax Basic Stamp, Netmedia's BX-24, Phidgets, MIT's Handyboard, and many others offer similar functionality. All of these tools take the messy details of microcontroller programming and wrap it up in an easy-to-use package. Arduino also simplifies the process of working with microcontrollers, but it offers some advantage for teachers, students, and interested amateurs over other systems:
·     Inexpensive - Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller platforms. The least expensive version of the Arduino module can be assembled by hand, and even the pre-assembled Arduino modules cost less than $50
·     Cross-platform - The Arduino Software (IDE) runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems. Most microcontroller systems are limited to Windows.
·     Simple, clear programming environment - The Arduino Software (IDE) is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to take advantage of as well. For teachers, it's conveniently based on the Processing programming environment, so students learning to program in that environment will be familiar with how the Arduino IDE works.
·     Open source and extensible software - The Arduino software is published as open source tools, available for extension by experienced programmers. The language can be expanded through C++ libraries, and people wanting to understand the technical details can make the leap from Arduino to the AVR C programming language on which it's based. Similarly, you can add AVR-C code directly into your Arduino programs if you want to.

·     Open source and extensible hardware - The plans of the Arduino boards are published under a Creative Commons license, so experienced circuit designers can make their own version of the module, extending it and improving it. Even relatively inexperienced users can build the breadboard version of the module in order to understand how it works and save money.

What Does it Do?

The Arduino hardware and software was designed for artists, designers, hobbyists, hackers, newbies, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Arduino can interact with buttons, LEDs, motors, speakers, GPS units, cameras, the internet, and even your smart-phone or your TV! This flexibility combined with the fact that the Arduino software is free, the hardware boards are pretty cheap, and both the software and hardware are easy to learn has led to a large community of users who have contributed code and released instructions for a huge variety of Arduino-based projects.

How do I use Arduino?
If you are looking for inspiration you can find a great variety of  Tutorials on Electronics with shreyash.
The text of the Arduino getting started guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. Code samples in the guide are released into the public domain.
The Arduino Software (IDE) allows you to write programs and upload them to your board. In the Arduino Software page you will find two options:

1. If you have a reliable Internet connection, you should use the online IDE (Arduino Web Editor). It will allow you to save your sketches in the cloud, having them available from any device and backed up. You will always have the most up-to-date version of the IDE without the need to install updates or community generated libraries.
2. If you would rather work offline, you should use the latest version of the desktop IDE.
To use the online IDE simply follow these instructions. Remember that boards work out-of-the-box on the Web Editor, no need to install anything.
         Read About 
                   I. How to select Board ? 
                   II. How to compile program ?
                   III. How to get .hex file ?

Install the Arduino Desktop IDE
To get step-by-step instructions select one of the following link accordingly to your operating system.
·     Windows
·     Mac OS X
·     Linux
·     Portable IDE (Windows and Linux)

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 Zero to Hero : Interested,To do projects with Arduiuno?
 1.1 Learn about Sensor/module, It's Interfacing and Simulation:

1] Multiple LED Interfacing : Click Here
2] 16x2 LCD Interfacing : Click Here 
3] 20x4 LCD Interfacing :  Click Here
4] 3-Wire LCD Interfacing : Click Here
5] Ultrasonic Sensor Interfacing (Part-1 ) :  Click Here
6] Ultrasonic Sensor Interfacing (Part-2) : Click Here 
7] Vehicle parking Sensor Interfacing : Click Here  
8] Stepper motor Interfacing : Click Here
9] Servo motor Interfacing : Click Here
10] SSD | Seven Segment Display Interfacing : Click Here
11] 4-Digit SSD Interfacing: Click Here
12] Touch Sensor Interfacing: Click Here
13] PIR | PID sensor Interfacing: Click here
14] Toggle switch Interfacing: Click Here
15] LDR | Light Dependent Resistor Interfacing:  Click Here
16] Testing light Intensity: Click Here
17] MQ-2|MQ-3|MQ-4|MQ-5|MQ-6|MQ-7 Sensors Interfacing: Click Here
18] Flex Sensor Interfacing: Click Here
19] Flame Sensor | Flame Switch Interfacing: Click Here
20] Heart beat Sensor interfacing: Click Here
21] 4x4 Matrix keyboard Interfacing: Click Here
22] GPS | NEO-06 Module Interfacing: Click Here
23] RTC | Real Time Clock Interfacing: click Here
24] Bar-graph Interfacing: Click Here
25] GSM 900D Interfacing: Click Here
26] RF Module Interfacing: Click Here

 1.2 Electrical parameter and electronics component testing with Arduino:
1] DC voltage: Click Here
2] AC Voltage: Click Here
3] Testing Capacitor:  Click Here
4] Testing Resistors: Click Here

DIY Projects :
1] Traffic Light Controlling System: click Here
2] Scrolling Text Display (72x8):Click Here
3] Timer (Part-1): Click Here
4] Timer (Part-2): Click Here
5] Scrolling text display on LCD: Click Here
6] Line Follower Robot: Click Here
7] Password based locker system: Click Here
8] PWM Pulse Generator:Click Here
9] Automatic street light intensity controller: Click Here
10] Room temperature based Automation: Click Here
11] Visitor Counter: Click here
12] Front Door Automation: Click Here
13] Digital thermometer: Click Here
14] Liquid Level Controller: Click Here
15] Gesture controller robotic arm | Flex Sensor Function: Click Here
16] Customized character display on LCD: Click Here
17] Design and Play Video Game:Click Here
18] Digital Fuel Meter: Click Here
19] Underground cable fault detection: Click Here
20] Electrical parameter calculator AC Voltage | AC Current | Watt:Click Here
21] RC | Remote controlled robot:Click Here
22] Buck Converter : Click Here


Arduino Articles:
1] LED Interfacing on Advance Level: Click Here
2] LCD Interfacing On Advance Level: Click Here
3] Ultrasonic sensor Interfacing with arduino in advance level : Click Here


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