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Learning to Program Arduino with Tinkercad(TM)

We will be using Autocad's web-based tool TinkerCad(TM) to learn how to program with an Arduino. This is a good way to get started if you are doing online mentoring or if you have difficulty installing customized Arduino drivers or the Arduino IDE on your computer.

Here are the labs we will do:

Make a single LED go on and off. We will also learn about how to wire up an LED using a current limiting resistor so we don't burn out our LEDs. You can go to the lab by clicking here or use the navigation menu on the left to get to this lab.

Make two or more LEDs blink with various patterns. Click here to go to the lab.

Use a potentiometer to change the frequency of a flashing LED. Click here

RGB LED

Use an RGB LED to make all the colors of the rainbow. Click here

Ping Sensor

Measure the distance using an ultrasonic ping sensor. This will be very useful when we want to build a collision-avoidance robot.

Photo Sensor

Use a photoresistor to measure how much light is present in a room.