Arduino Programming Lessons
Arduino is programmed with a mixture of C, C++ (see plus plus), and a large helping of Arduino specific code to make programming microcontrollers more accessible.
I hope you find the following lessons on programming Arduino helpful!
Are you eager to delve into the world of Arduino libraries but unsure where to start? Fear not, as I’m here to guide you through three distinct methods of installing Arduino libraries, ranging from the easy and straightforward to the…
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Are you trying to use random numbers with Arduino? This article tutorial talks about using the random() and randomSeed() functions with Arduino. It is pretty straight forward, but there are some intricacies worth noting. Creating truly random numbers in Arduino…
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Commenting out code. What does that mean exactly? Now, I’m not talking about ‘commenting code’. That’s a discussion in and of itself. I’m talking about commenting OUT code. That’s when you selectively turn off some of the code in your…
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Are you trying to build a project using Arduino and you need to program repetitive timed events? Are you looking for alternatives to the delay() function to achieve this? Have you heard of the millis() function? The wait is over.…
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Do you need to make some noise with Arduino? Maybe a simple tone for an alarm, maybe a beep to alert you when a specific input threshold is met, or maybe to play the Super Mario Brothers soundtrack to entertain…
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In many cases while using an Arduino, you will want to see the data being generated by the Arduino. One common method of doing this is using the Serial.print() function from the Serial library to display information to your computer’s…
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In this lesson, we are going to talk about using the Arduino Mouse library! This is a really helpful way to automate mouse functions by using the Arduino USB libraries and programming them to your Arduino board! Check out the…
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In this lesson, we are going to talk about using the Arduino keyboard library! This is a really helpful way to automate keyboard functions by using the Arduino USB libraries and programming them to your Arduino board! Check out the…
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dtostrf() may be the function you need if you have a floating point value that you need to convert to a string. In this lesson you will learn exactly how to use dtostrf in your Arduino code. dtostrf() syntax Let’s…
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