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EXP NO: 1 INTRODUCTION TO ARDUINO AND IDE
AIM
Study and install IDE and different types of Arduino
ARDUINO
Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software , it is an
tiny computer that you can program to process input and outputs going to and form the chip
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• The Arduino Uno board provides the user with 6 analog input pins, 14 digital I/O pins
of which 6 of them can also be used for PWM outputs
o Analog input pins – pins (A0-A5) that take-in analog values to be converted to be
represented with a number range 0-1023 through an Analog to Digital Converter.
o Digital I/O pins – input and output pins (0-13) of which 6 of them (3, 5, 6, 9,
10 and 11) also provide PWM (Pulse Width Modulated) output by using the
analogWrite() function. Pins (0 (RX) and 1 (TX)) are also used to transmit and
receive serial data.
• USB port- allows the user to connect with a USB cable the board to a PC to upload
sketches or provide a voltage supply to the board. This is also used for serial
communication through the serial monitor from the Arduino software.
• Reset Button- a button that is pressed whenever you need to restart
• DC Jack- where the power source (AC-to-DC adapter or battery) should be connected.
It is limited to input values between 6-20V but recommended to be around 7-12V.
• It has Memory on the ATmega328 chip:- There are three pools of memory in the
microcontroller used on avr-based Arduino boards :
• The ATmega328 chip found on the Uno has the following amount of memory:
➢ Flash 32k bytes (of which .5k is used for the boot loader)
➢ SRAM 2k bytes
➢ EEPROM 1k byte
TYPES OF ARDUINO BOARDS
. Arduino UNO . Arduino MEGA
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. Arduino NANO . Arduino Lilypad
. Arduino ProMini
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Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE is an open-source software that is mainly used for writing and compiling the code into
the Arduino Module, IDE stands for “Integrated Development Environment” it is an official software
introduced by Arduino.cc, that is mainly used for editing, compiling and uploading the code in the
Arduino Device. Almost all Arduino modules are compatible with this software that is an open source
and is readily available to install and start compiling the code. This environment supports both C and
C++ languages.
Setup and Installation Process of IDE
1. Open default internet browser and access the Arduino website. Download the
latest Arduino IDE version.
2. After downloading the compressed file, extract its contents to preferred
directory. Note that the whole folder size is around 200MB when completely
extracted.
3. Connect the Arduino UNO to the computer via USB Cable and Check if it is
properly connected by observing the green LED labeled ON the board.
4. Wait for Windows to try and install the device’s driver until it fails. Navigate
to the Device Manager through Start > Control Panel > Device Manager.
Locate the Arduino Uno Device.
5. Update the Driver Software
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6. A new window will open for you to indicate the location of the driver. Click Browse
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7. Navigate to Arduino folder and choose the drivers folder. Click O
8. Wait for Windows to finish installing the device driver.
9. Double-click the Arduino application to open the Arduino IDE
RESULT
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