Arduino Microcontroller: Intro to Arduino Flashcards
Is a single-board microcontroller, intended to make the application of interactive objects or environments more accessible.
Arduino
A project was initiated to make a device for controlling student-built interactive design projects that was less expensive than other prototyping systems available at the time
Arduino
Designed to make the process of using electronics multidisciplinary projects more accessible
Arduino
Arduino sense the environment by receiving input from variety of sensors
True/False
True
Arduino affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators
True/False
True
What year did the Arduino project was initiated ?
2005
Who are the founders of Arduino?
Massimo Banzi and David Cuartielles
What was Arduino named after?
Arduin of Ivrea
Where is the small factory that the founders began producing boards.
Ivrea
Where can Arduino Uno be programmed?
Arduino Software IDE
(integrated development environment)
Is a chip microcontroller used in Arduino Uno
Atmega328
The Atmega328 on the Arduino Uno comes preburned with a Bootloader that allows you to upload new code to it without the use of an external hardware programmer
True/False
True
Where can you also bypass the Bootloader and program the microcontroller through?
ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming) header
Arduino IDE works on Windows , Linux as well as Mac lion X platforms
True/False
True
Operating Voltage of Ardino
5V and 3.3 V
Input Voltage (recommended) of Arduino
7-12V
Input Voltage (limits) of Arduino
6-20V
How many Digital I/O Pins does Arduino have?
14
How many digital pins in Arduino provide PWM output
6
How many Analog Pins does Arduino have?
6
What are the factors that indicates the different versions of Arduino?
- Number of input/output channels
- Form factor
- Processor
Give the 6 types of Arduino
- Leonardo
- Due
- Micro
- LilyPad
- Esplora
- Uno
Is a slight upgrade compared to the Uno. Has built in USB compatibility. Presents to PC as a mouse or keyboard.
Leonardo
Has much faster processor, many more
pins, Operates on 3.3 volts, and is similar to the Mega
Due
Is a miniature microcontroller. Includes all functionality of the Leonardo. Easily usable on a breadboard.
Micro
An arduino, popular for clothing-based projects
Lilypad
A type of arduino, popular use for game controller. Includes joystick, four buttons, linear potentiometer (slider), microphone, light sensor, temperature sensor, three-axis accelerometer.
Esplora
How many groups does Arduino Uno have?
3
What year is Arduino UNO invented?
2010
What are the 3 groups of the pins in Arduino UNO
- 14 digital pins
- 6 analog pins
- power
Arduino is based on C++ without 80% of the instructions.
True/False
True
What are programs called in Arduino?
sketches
Sketches need two functions:
- void setup( )
- void loop( )
Is a function in sketches that runs first and once.
setup( )
Is a function in sketches that runs over and over, until power is lost or a new sketch is
loaded.
loop( )
Arduino sketches are centered around the pins on an Arduino board.
True/False
True
Arduino sketches does not always loop
True/False
False
Designates the specified pin for input or output
pinMode(pin, mode)
Sends a voltage level to the designated pin
digitalWrite(pin, value)
Reads the current voltage level from the designated pin
digitalRead(pin)
analogRead’s range is 0 to 1024
True/False
False. 0 to 1023
What are the serial commands
print, println, write
Digital inputs will come to the Arduino as either:
on or off (HIGH or LOW, respectively)
How much voltage does HIGH and LOW have?
HIGH is 5VDC.
LOW is 0VDC
Sensors can be both binary or a range
True/False
True
Give at least 3 common sensor
- Potentiometers (Dials on a radio are simply )
- Temperature
- Light
- Angle
- Switches
- Accelerometer (measures motion and tilt)
- Infrared sensor & light
- Hall effect sensor and magnet
- Ball tilt sensor (for measuring orientation)
- Force
Are circuit boards that plug into the top of an Arduino
Shields
Examples of extended capabilities of an Arduino when using Shields.
- Ethernet
- GPS
- Motor
- Prototype
Examples of Arduino Shields
- PCB
- Built Shield
- Inserted Shield
- Micro SD
- MP3 Trigger
- LCD
Alternative controllers to Arduino
- PIC controller
- Pinguino – PIC controller
- MSP430 – Texas Instruments
- Netduino
- Raspberry Pi
- BeagleBones
Microcontroller and development tools created by Microsoft to work with the .NET Micro Framework.
Netduino
Low end computer, not a controller. Uses Debian Linux. Programmed with Python BBC BASIC, C, Perl.
Raspberry Pi
6 advantages of Arduino
*Open source
*Simplified and user-friendly programming language
*No additional programmer/burner hardware required for
programming board
*Portable
*Low power consumption
*Best for beginners
4 disadvantages of Arduino
- Arduino is not designed to handle large complexity that comes with advanced projects
- processing power is weaker than the PIC microcontroller
- Limited working memory
- Arduino is not suitable for designing advanced embedded systems
Arduino can be implemented in:
- Robotics,
- Electrical appliances based on IR,
- smart home automation,
- fault recognition use in an underground cable
Are used in industries as it consumes
only low power
PIC microcontrollers
It provides maximum efficiency and easily accessing methods to support software and hardware tools such as simulators, debuggers, and compilers
PIC microcontrollers
