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==Understanding of the Arduino Board==
==Understanding Arduino Boards==
===What is a micro-controller?===
===What is a micro-controller?===
A digital signal is a signal that represents information as a series of discrete binary values. Digital signals are used in all modern electronic applications, including communication and network devices. When plotted in a voltage-time graph, the signal is discrete, and ranges from 0 V to VCC (usually 1.8V, 3.3 V, or 5V).
A digital signal is a signal that represents information as a series of discrete binary values. Digital signals are used in all modern electronic applications, including communication and network devices. When plotted in a voltage-time graph, the signal is discrete, and ranges from 0 V to VCC (usually 1.8V, 3.3 V, or 5V).
== Connecting to an Arduino ==
Step 1: Download the Arduino IDE from <nowiki>https://www.arduino.cc/en/software</nowiki>,. Make sure to choose the version that is appropriate for your operating system.
Step 1: Download the Arduino IDE from <nowiki>https://www.arduino.cc/en/software</nowiki>,. Make sure to choose the version that is appropriate for your operating system.
The Arduino may not be recognized automatically, in which case, the following procedure adapted from <nowiki>https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoUno</nowiki> should be followed.
The Arduino may not be recognized automatically, in which case, the following procedure adapted from <nowiki>https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoUno</nowiki> should be followed.
If your arduino is not genuine..., see this guide: [[Arduino troubleshooting]]
If your arduino is not genuine..., see this guide: [[Arduino troubleshooting]]
== Arduino IDE and internal Libraries ==
===Arduino IDE===
After getting introduced to some of the basic structures of coding, its important to get to know the integrated development environment, or IDE that the coder will use to edit and compile the written programs. For all Arduino boards, the IDE used is the Arduino IDE, available online at: https://www.arduino.cc/en/software. The following figure guides the users to the basic on the basic options available on the IDE:
[[File:Arduino IDE2.jpg|974x974px]]
====Blink program====
The Arduino IDE provides creators with a plethora of written programs that are fully ready to run on an arduino board. They are located in the Files>Examples folder. Amongst the most basic is the "Blink" program, which can be used to not only get to know the basic features in the software and the hardware, but are also a great way to test the connectivity between the arduino board and the user's computer. This program is located in Files>Examples>01.Basics>Blink.
The following provides an overview of the different functions used in this program:
[[File:Blink program overview.jpg|center|frameless|800x800px]]
==Basic Understanding of Programming==
==Basic Understanding of Programming==
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