Arduino Crash course
Aim
The aim of this course is to familiarise beginners with basic electronics knowledge required to participate in USYD Robotics Club competitions. This series is very beginner friendly.
Structure
This course will cover 5 weeks worth of content. The basic outline is as follows:
| Week | Content |
|---|---|
| 1a | Introduction, basic electrical knowledge, Arduino |
| 1b | C, variables, data types, loops, functions |
| 2a | Circuits, Serial Monitor, PWM, sensor inputs |
| 2b | Sensors, reading data, Processing incoming data |
| 3a | Floats, arrays, Boolean operators, bit operations |
| 3b | SPI, shift registers, I2C, LCDs, Interrupts |
| 4a | More circuits, batteries, transformers, switches, best practises |
| 4b | Motors, millis, pointers, header file, delay(), |
| 5a | |
| 5b |
Requirements
- Laptop
- Attendance (don't fall behind no matter what)
- Equipment hire if needed