Learn how to use serial communication to control a program on your computer.
From Project 14 in the Arduino Projects Book
Arduino Projects Book
Touchy-Feely Lamp
Learn about touch sensors how to install third party libraries and create a touch sensor by creating a lamp that turns on/off when you touch a piece of conductive material.
From Project 13 in the Arduino Projects Book
Motorized Pinwheel
Learn about high current/voltage loads and transistors by using a motor to spin a pinwheel.
From Project 09 in the Arduino Projects Book
Digital Hourglass
Learn about the long data type by creating a timer.
From Project 08 in the Arduino Projects Book
Mood Cue
Learn about servo motors and using built-in libraries.
From Project 05 in the Arduino Projects Book
Color Mixing Lamp
Learn about analog output and mapping values by making a lamp that will change colors depending on external lighting.
From Project 04 in the Arduino Projects Book
Arduino circuit set up for the Color Mixing Lamp project
Love-O-Meter
Learn about analog input and IDE’s serial monitor tool by creating a machine that will react to various temperatures.
From Project 03 in the Arduino Projects Book
Spaceship Interface
Learn about digital input/output and variables by making a simple control panel with a switch and lights.
From Project 02 in the Arduino Projects Book
Get To Know Your Tools
Learn the basics of electrical theory and how a breadboard works by making a simple circuit using switches, an LED, and a resistor.
From Project 01 in the Arduino Projects Book
My First Circuit
Series Circuit
When components are in a series the electrical current flows through both one after another. In this example, both buttons must be pressed at the same time for the LED to light.
Parallel Circuit
When components are parallel the electrical current is split between them. In this example, if either button is pressed the LED will light up.