Transcript ArduinoCPP_W3 - UBC Okanagan IEEE

Arduino/C++
WEEK 3 – ARDUINOS ARE HERE!
PRESENTED BY: UBCO IEEE STUDENT BRANCH & NICHOLAS KROEKER
OMG ARDUINOs!!!
THE EXCITEMENT OF CHILDREN ADULTS EVERYWHERE
Just kidding, Breadboards First.
THESE ARE FUN TOO.
But first, what is a breadboard?
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Full name is “Solderless Breadboard”; the solderless part is assumed
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Essentially, a breadboard is a things with a bunch of holes that you
stick parts in.
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The solderless part means you don’t actually have to solder the
parts together in order to have electrical connectivity*
*But ask Nic how many times he’s spent hours tracking down a loose connection…
But first, what is a breadboard?
Basically, avoid this.
Arduino Time!
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Care is of the utmost importance
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NO STATIC!! – try to touch something metal (preferably grounded)
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Avoid lovely, warm, fleecy clothing
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Avoid stomping around on carpets
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Avoid plastic chairs + movement
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Don’t breathe
Until you know better, only use USB for power
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Automagical anti-static protection
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It’s current-limited by your computer, and only supplies a max of 5V
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Nothing you do with the Arduino (or USB cable) will damage your computer*
*unless of course you find some higher voltage somehow to pump through, but that might still be fine
What you got VS. What we said
ATmega32u4
ATmega328p
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16MHz 8-bit AVR architecture
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16MHz 8-bit AVR architecture
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32kiB of flash/program memory
(non-volatile)
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32kiB of flash/program memory
(non-volatile)
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2.5kiB SRAM
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2.0kiB SRAM
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1kiB EEPROM Storage (electrically-
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1kIB EEPROM Storage
erasable programmable read-only memory)
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Full-Speed USB (12Mib/s or
1.5MiB/s)
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Can act as any device!!
CHINA vs. AMERICA (via China)
ARDUINO TIME!!
COMMENCE FUN.
Arduino IDE Setup
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Launch the Arduino IDE
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Click through Tools  Board, select Arduino Micro
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Yes, you have to do this every time.
Click through Tools  Serial Port, select the right one
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We’ll figure this out
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Yes, this every time as well. Some computers even assign a new COM
port when you unplug/plug-in the Arduino to the same USB port.
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Click through File  Examples  01.Basic  Blink
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Stare at code intensely until it does something cool