Arduino Robotics Beginner Level
Lesson 3
Introduction to Arduino
Presented by Advanced Superlogic Team
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Learning Outcome
1. Understand inputs and outputs
2. Understand Ohm’s law
3. Able to do wiring for connect led and buttons for
studying input and output
4. Able to program the inputs to generate required
outputs
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What is Arduino Digital Pins?
The pins on the Arduino can be configured as either
inputs or outputs. This document explains the
functioning of the pins in those modes.
pinMode()
pinMode(pin, mode)
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Digital Inputs
pinMode()
pinMode(pin, INPUT)
Input pins make extremely small demands on the
circuit that they are sampling, equivalent to a series
resistor of 100 megohm in front of the pin. It takes
very little current to move the input pin from one
state to another, and can make the pins useful for
such tasks as implementing a capacitive touch
sensor, reading an LED as a photodiode, or reading
an analog sensor with a scheme such as RCTime.
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Digital Outputs
pinMode()
pinMode(pin, OUTPUT)
They can provide a substantial amount of current to
other circuits. Atmega pins can source (provide
positive current) or sink (provide negative current)
up to 40 mA (milliamps) of current to other
devices/circuits. This is enough current to brightly
light up an LED), or run many sensors, for example,
but not enough current to run most relays,
solenoids, or motors.
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Project Sample
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Project: Control a LED on and off with
button
Parts Required
• Arduino board
• Breadboard
• Jumper wires
• LED
• four-pin pushbutton
• 10k-ohm resistor
• 1k-ohm resistor
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How it works
When pressed, a pushbutton completes a
circuit, turning it on.
As soon as the button is released, the
connection will spring back and break that
circuit, turning it off.
The pushbutton switch is also known as a
momentary or normally open switch, and is
used in, for example, computer keyboards.
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Step 1: Connect button
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Step 1: Connect button
When the pushbutton is open (unpressed) there is no connection between the two legs
of the pushbutton, so the pin is connected to ground (through the pull-down resistor)
and we read a LOW. When the button is closed (pressed), it makes a connection
between its two legs, connecting the pin to 5 volts, so that we read a HIGH.
You can also wire this circuit the opposite way, with a pullup resistor keeping the input
HIGH, and going LOW when the button is pressed. If so, the behavior of the sketch will
be reversed, with the LED normally on and turning off when you press the button.
If you disconnect the digital I/O pin from everything, the LED may blink erratically. This
is because the input is "floating" - that is, it will randomly return either HIGH or LOW.
That's why you need a pull-up or pull-down resistor in the circuit.
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Step 2: Connect LED
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Project: Control a LED on and off
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Program
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CHALLENGE
for : Lesson 1
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L2 – Challenge 1
Based on this circuit diagram,
please program as below:
When press the push button, it
turn on RED LED,
turn off YELLOW LED
When release the push button, it
turn on YELLOW LED,
turn off RED LED
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L2 – Challenge 2
Based on this circuit diagram, please
program as below:
When press the push button,
First, turn on RED LED only for 3
seconds
Secondly, turn on YELLOW LED only
for 3 seconds
Thirdly, turn on GREEN LED only for 3
seconds
When release the push button, it
Turn off every LED
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L2 – Challenge 3
Based on this circuit diagram, please
program as below:
When press the push button S1, it will
turn on red led, otherwise turn off
When press the push button S2, it will
turn on yellow led, otherwise turn off
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