Arduino for Absolute Beginners Online Course

Arduino for Absolute Beginners Online Course

About Arduino for Absolute Beginners Online Course

This course is designed to provide a strong foundation for beginners in Arduino through practical, hands-on lessons. It is structured in four main sections: setting up the Arduino IDE, creating circuits, and learning essential programming concepts such as controlling LEDs, push buttons, and potentiometers. You’ll then progress to more advanced topics like time management, multitasking, interrupts, and EEPROM. Additionally, you’ll work with hardware components such as ultrasonic sensors, LCD displays, and infrared remote controllers. The course culminates in a final project: an interactive obstacle detection system, where you'll apply everything learned to create a real-world, customizable Arduino project. By the end, you'll be equipped to start your own unique Arduino projects with confidence.

Key Benefits

• Gain the confidence to design and develop your own custom Arduino projects.
• Learn to install and manage Arduino libraries across different versions.
• Master serial communication between your Arduino and computer for efficient data transfer and control.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for students, engineers, researchers, educators, and developers. It is particularly beneficial for software developers interested in exploring the world of electronics and hardware. Additionally, it suits individuals with hardware project ideas who wish to bring them to life, as well as those looking to leverage Arduino for rapid prototyping in hardware product development. No prior experience with Arduino, programming, hardware, or engineering is required to enroll in this course.

Learning Objectives

• Control and interface with LEDs, push buttons, and potentiometers
• Set up and optimize the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for efficient development
• Utilize EEPROM to save and retrieve data on your Arduino
• Measure distances accurately using an ultrasonic sensor
• Overcome timing issues by using the millis() and micros() functions instead of delay()
• Develop and implement an interactive obstacle-detection application

Course Topics

The Arduino for Absolute Beginners Online Course covers the following topics - 

Domain 1 - Introduction

• Introduction to Arduino and course materials
• Recommendations for effective learning
• Overview of online simulation tools
• Understanding the basics of Arduino and its applications

Domain 2 - Install and Set Up Arduino IDE + Tinkercad Simulation

• Install Arduino IDE and customize for readability
• Connect Arduino board to IDE and locate it
• Create Tinkercad account and learn basic simulation tools

Domain 3 - Your First Arduino Project

• Understand Arduino setup() and loop() functions
• Create first project: LED blinking
• Debug with Serial Monitor
• Restart Arduino program using different methods
• Modify LED blink rate and print messages on LED on/off

Domain 4 - Create an Arduino Circuit

• Understand breadboard function
• Interpret resistor color codes
• Build a basic circuit with 1 LED and 1 resistor
• Make the LED blink

Domain 5 - Programming Basics for Arduino

• Learn variables, data types, and functions
• Understand scope, conditions, loops, and arrays
• Foundation for Arduino programming

Domain 6 - LEDs – Digital Pins as Output Pins

• Control LEDs using digital pins
• Learn PWM for adjusting LED brightness
• Activity: Create fading LED effect (brightness change)

Domain 7 - Push Button – Digital Pins as Input Pins

• Integrate push button into circuit
• Read input values from push button
• Activity: Power LED only when the button is pressed

Domain 8 - Potentiometer – Analog Pins

• Add potentiometer to circuit
• Use analog pins to read data from potentiometer
• Adjust LED brightness using potentiometer
• Activity: Use analog pin as digital pin

Domain 9 - Practice More with Arduino Pins

• Recap on using Arduino pins
• Add more LEDs and build traffic light system
• Blink three LEDs with button press
• Improve projects using functions and arrays

Domain 10 - Serial Communication – Send and Receive Data

• Send and receive data using serial communication
• Adjust baud rate for faster communication
• Activity: Set LED blink rate via Serial Monitor

Domain 12 - Time Functionalities – Improve Your Programs and Multitask

• Use delay() and delayMicroseconds() to pause execution
• Understand the limitations of delay()
• Use millis() and micros() to track time without delay
• Activity: Multitask by running three actions simultaneously

Domain 13 - Debounce the Push Button

• Understand and solve the bounce problem with push buttons
• Use debounce techniques to ensure accurate button press detection
• Activity: Toggle LED when button is pressed

Domain 14 - Arduino Interrupts

• Learn about interrupts and when to use them
• Set up interrupts in your program for efficient processing
• Activity: Count button presses using interrupts

Domain 15 - EEPROM – Save Values on the Arduino

• Understand EEPROM and how to store data persitently
• Save and retrieve data using EEPROM
• Activity: Save LED brightness setting for next program run

Domain 16 - Ultrasonic Sensor – Measure Distances

• Integrate ultrasonic sensor into circuit
• Use pulseIn() function to measure distance
• Activity: Measure distance and activate LED based on proximity

Domain 17 - LCD Screen – Display Text Directly on Your Circuit/Robot

• Connect and use LCD screen in your project
• Display text on LCD and adjust with potentiometer
• Activity: Display serial input and obstacle distance on LCD

Domain 18 - IR Remote Controller – Make Your Projects More Interactive

• Add IR receiver to circuit and install required libraries
• Read and map data from IR remote controller
• Activity: Use remote to control LED activation

Domain 19 - Photoresistor – Measure Luminosity

• Integrate photoresistor to measure light intensity
• Read and analyze luminosity data
• Activity: Power on LEDs based on light conditions

Domain 20 - Final Project – Interactive Obstacle Detection

• Step-by-step construction of interactive obstacle detection system
• Integrate ultrasonic sensor, LED, push button, LCD, IR remote, EEPROM, and photoresistor
• Final project includes interactive distance detection, data saving, and user interface via LCD
• Tips and best practices for creating your own Arduino projects