Sunday, November 6, 2011
I have been looking at the Arduino for some time. I finally picked one up, as well as the first edition of "Getting Started with Arduino" by Massimo Banzi. This seems to be a simple and inexpensive way to learn and to use a micro controller. A way to connect different sensors to a computer. Just great for the home lab. It is an open source electronics prototyping platform. You can purchase one already built or you can get the parts and put it together yourself. The Arduino receives input from a variety of sensors, which can then control lights, motors, and other actuators.
There are many books on the arduino. I have just the one, "Getting Started with Arduino" by Massimo Banzi.
I will post arduino lab projects as I build them. I am looking into a spectrometer, digital thermometer, pH meter, etc. So stay tuned. But for the time being look at these websites, become familiar with the arduino and enjoy.
The home page for the Arduino can be found here:
and the Getting Started with Arduino page is:
Another Beginners Arduino Tutorial can be found here:
A project site: