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Showing posts with label Arduino Uno board. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arduino Uno board. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Arduino Workshop - Parallel LCD Project 1: DFRobot Parallel LCD

Hardware Required:

Schematic:

No schematic necessary. All connections are made by installing the LCD Shield directly onto the Arduino's sockets.

Schematic


Note: The boards tested use different signal and data pins than the default examples in the LCD Library. Our LCD Shield uses pin 8 for Register Select, Pin 9 for Enable, and pins 4, 5, 6, 7 for data
- connecting to Arduino pins 12, 11, 5, 4 , 3 and 2, respectively. You cannot change these pin connections, but must make sure your Sketch code specifies the actual pins being used:

// the syntax to specify the connections used by the LCD Shield should read:
LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);


Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Arduino Workshop - Serial LCD Project 2: Parallax Serial LCD


Hardware Required:

  • Arduino Uno board
  • Parallax 16x2 Serial LCD

    Hardware Required

Schematic:


Schematic

Use the breadboard to connect a Parallax serial LCD module. Insert the three pins on the back into the breadboard, then run patch wires from the data, +5v, and Ground.

Hello World


Friday, February 15, 2013

Arduino Workshop - Serial LCD Project 1: SparkFun Serial LCD


Hardware Required:

  • Arduino Uno board
  • SparkFun 16x2 Serial LCD

    Hardware Required


Schematic:


Schematic



Using the breadboard to connect a SparkFun serial LCD module. You can just as easily connect the LCD wires directly to the Arduino.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Arduino Workshop - Project 05: Push-On, Push-Off - Part 2

Hardware Required:
  • Arduino Uno board
  • LED (x2)
  • 330 ohm (x2), 10 K ohm resistors
  • Pushbutton switch (N.O.)
  • jumper wires

    Hardware Required

Schematic:


Schematic

Project Steps:


  1. Assemble an LED and pushbutton, following the directions for project 4.
    Add a second LED:
  2. Insert a second LED in the breadboard
  3. Connect a wire between the ground and the short pin of the second LED
  4. Connect a 330 ohm resistor between the D12 on the Arduino and the long-leg of the LED
    Change the program to turn LED2 on when LED1 is off, etc..
    • Save a copy of the Project4 code as a Project4b (file, save-as, enter new name)
    • Change all of the "LED" variables to "LED1"
    • Copy each line containing "LED1" and paste as a new line immediately following it.
    • Change "LED1" in each of the duplicate lines to "LED2", for example:
      const int LED1 = 13;
      const int LED2 = 13;
    • Change the Digital Output used for LED2 to 12 (const int LED2 = 12;)
    • Change the lines that turn LED2 on and off to the opposite of what LED1 has:
      digitalWrite(LED1, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(LED2, LOW);
    • Verify your code and upload to the Arduino.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Arduino Workshop - Project 04: Push-On, Push-Off - Part 1

Hardware Required:
  • Arduino Uno board
  • LED (any color)
  • 330 ohm, 10 K ohm resistor
  • Pushbutton switch (N.O.)
  • jumper wires

    Hardware Required

Schematic:

Schematic

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Arduino Workshop - Project 01: Blinking LED


Hardware Required:



Schematic:



Schematic:

arduino


Note: most Arduino modules have an LED connected to D13 already. Your LED should blink at the same time it does.

Project Steps:

  1. Insert the LED into the breadboard
  2. Connect a wire between the ground and the short pin of the LED
  3. Connect a 330 ohm resistor between the Digital pin 13 (D13) on the Arduino and the long-leg of the LED
  4. Connect the Arduino unit to your computer with the USB cable
  5. Open the Project1 sketch into the Arduino software and upload it to your module

Things to try:
  • Code: Change the blink rate from 1 second to 3 seconds
  • Code: Change the blink rate to "strobe" at 50 times per second.
  • Can you change it to blink at 60 times per second?
  • LED: What happens if you reverse the LED (resistor & short-leg to D13, long-leg to GND)?
  • LED: What happens if you reverse the LED but connect the long-leg to +5V?
  • Code & LED - Change the sketch to use an LED connected to D7 instead of D13