Written By: Ali Saghir
Arduino is an open source platform that uses easy to use software and hardware.
Arduino starts with a microcontroller which acts as the brain of all Arduino projects from basic to advanced,this Microcontroller has multiple pins that all have specific roles through which you connect your hardware to in specific but easy ways .The hardware used in Arduino projects all have different roles but if integrated together can make up a really beautiful art piece,and the process to programming each part is as easy as ever and with the help of ARDUINO INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT ,or in short Arduino IDE ,using this environment you learn to control the components of your Arduino kit from motors and sensors to buttons and integrated controllers and LEDs.Arduino is not just about learning and studying how to program ,it's about discovering what you like and what brings you happiness and that is the true essence of Arduino projects ,to build skills and habits and to make you yourself proud.
Arduino programming is very easy so don't get disencouraged if a person says it's hard ,that's what we all think at first but at the end the result will be a it will be a new skill that makes you shine infront of all your friends ,so start from now and don't worry ,in the videos that I will hopefully make ,I will simplify the meaning of Arduino,tell you all about the hardware and show you how easy Arduino programming really is.
Here is some of the hardware that we are programming and going to learn about :
1) The HC_SR04 Sensor
Or as people know it, THE ULTRASONIC SENSOR , this sensor emits an ultrasonic wave from one eye and then receives it's echo through the other eye,it is used to calculate distance and is very simple to use
2) The POTENTIOMETER
It is a three poled hardware component that is used to adjust voltage in a circuit and helps in the simplicity of any Arduino project.It is a fun component that is a combination of a switch and two other components to help control values and also other motors in the Arduino kit
3) The Servo Motor
Is a motor with the sole purpose of changing position through changing it's angles that range from 0 degrees to 180 degrees only