SlideShare a Scribd company logo
ARDUINO
An INTRO to Arduino: the 5Ws + 1
    Open Tech School - Berlin


   info@alessandrocontini.it / @CNTLSN
ok, letʼs start with...
...WTF?
WHAT?
Arduino
if you like definitions...
“Arduino is an open-source
electronics prototyping
platform based on flexible,
easy-to-use hardware and
software. It's intended for
artists, designers, hobbyists,
and anyone interested in
creating interactive objects or
environments.”

- Arduino website
to me itʼs this
sensors
actuators
what it really is




Hardware    +   Software   +   Community
tech comparison




IBM 286      Arduino
WHO?
the A-team!
WHEN / WHERE?
the Italian “Silicon Valley”




  2006
  2007
  2009
  2005
  2012
  2008
  2010
  2011
IDII
WHY?
a versatile tool




      }
a tool for tinkering




        ≠
why Open Source?
why Open Source?
WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT?
audio
visual
design
exhibit
robot
fashion, wearables
diy, hacking, tinkering...
...fabbing!
less talk more rock!
HELLO WORLD!
blink an LED!
blink an LED!
blink an LED!




     link
structure of a sketch

          > global variables

          > setup()
              ~ initialization of pins
              ~ executed once



          > loop()
              ~ core functions
              ~ executed repeatedly
TOOLS & RESOURCES
useful links
› Official website, www.arduino.cc
› Arduino Forum, http://arduino.cc/forum/
› Fritzing, http://fritzing.org

› Arduino Store, http://store.arduino.cc
› Sparkfun, www.sparkfun.com
› Adafruit, www.adafruit.com

› Top 40 Arduino projects, http://hacknmod.com/hack/
top-40-arduino-projects-of-the-web/
› Arduino Projects, http://arduino.org/m/articles/index/
› Instructablesʼ Arduino projects, http://
www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/
channel-arduino/
books

› Getting started with Arduino, M. Banzi, OʼReilly, link
› Making Things Talk, Tom Igoe, OʼReilly, link
› Make: Electronics, Charles Platt, OʼReilly, link
› Programming Interactivity, Joshua Noble, OʼReilly, link

› About Face 3: The Essentials Of Interaction Design, Alan
Cooper, Robert Reimann and Dave Cronin, Wiley
Publishing, link
the end!

More Related Content

PDF
An Enterprise Developer's Joerney to the IoT
PPTX
Mickael Couzinet_Arduino
PDF
Taking the hard out of hardware
PPTX
Robots conf microcontroller and iot survey
PPTX
MIDI Mad Science and Mayhem (Soundhackers #5 "Controller Crazy")
PDF
Open Source Hardware at OTA11
PPT
Maker Science with Arduino and SparkFun Electronics @NSTA14 Boston
PDF
Hacking Meatspace with Arduino and pyFirmata
An Enterprise Developer's Joerney to the IoT
Mickael Couzinet_Arduino
Taking the hard out of hardware
Robots conf microcontroller and iot survey
MIDI Mad Science and Mayhem (Soundhackers #5 "Controller Crazy")
Open Source Hardware at OTA11
Maker Science with Arduino and SparkFun Electronics @NSTA14 Boston
Hacking Meatspace with Arduino and pyFirmata

Viewers also liked (12)

PDF
morning!, by Mia Diwasasri
PPTX
Introducción a Arduino r2
KEY
Intro to Arduino
PDF
Intro to Arduino Revision #2
PDF
Arduino practicas
DOCX
Manual basico de practicas con Arduino uno
PDF
Curso Arduino práctico 2014
PPT
Intro to Arduino
PDF
ITT 18 Practicas Basicas de Arduino
DOCX
Arduino Full Tutorial
PPTX
Introducción a Arduino
morning!, by Mia Diwasasri
Introducción a Arduino r2
Intro to Arduino
Intro to Arduino Revision #2
Arduino practicas
Manual basico de practicas con Arduino uno
Curso Arduino práctico 2014
Intro to Arduino
ITT 18 Practicas Basicas de Arduino
Arduino Full Tutorial
Introducción a Arduino
Ad

Similar to Introduction to Arduino @ Open Tech School - Berlin (6 Dec 2012) (20)

PPTX
Introduction to arduino
PDF
Ardx eg-spar-web-rev10
PDF
Get your hands dirty with Arduino
PDF
arduino
PDF
Ardx experimenters-guide-web
PDF
Arduino experimenters guide ARDX
PDF
Arduino experimenters guide hq
PPTX
PDF
The Arduino Projects Book 2012th Edition Scott Fitzgerald Michael Shiloh
PDF
Introducing... Arduino
PPTX
688375786-Introduction-to-Arduino-PowerPoint-Presentation-on-Arduino.pptx
PPTX
Introduction to arduino
PPTX
Arduino basics & programming skill development
PPTX
Arduino Introduction PPT for school students
PPT
arduino-1
PPTX
Our arduino project
PDF
Arduino A Technical Reference A Handbook For Technicians Engineers And Makers...
PPTX
Designers, please mind the gap! Let's get started with Arduino
DOCX
Winter traning arduino report final
PDF
Getting startedwitharduino ch04
Introduction to arduino
Ardx eg-spar-web-rev10
Get your hands dirty with Arduino
arduino
Ardx experimenters-guide-web
Arduino experimenters guide ARDX
Arduino experimenters guide hq
The Arduino Projects Book 2012th Edition Scott Fitzgerald Michael Shiloh
Introducing... Arduino
688375786-Introduction-to-Arduino-PowerPoint-Presentation-on-Arduino.pptx
Introduction to arduino
Arduino basics & programming skill development
Arduino Introduction PPT for school students
arduino-1
Our arduino project
Arduino A Technical Reference A Handbook For Technicians Engineers And Makers...
Designers, please mind the gap! Let's get started with Arduino
Winter traning arduino report final
Getting startedwitharduino ch04
Ad

Recently uploaded (20)

PPTX
school management -TNTEU- B.Ed., Semester II Unit 1.pptx
PPTX
IMMUNITY IMMUNITY refers to protection against infection, and the immune syst...
PDF
FourierSeries-QuestionsWithAnswers(Part-A).pdf
PPTX
202450812 BayCHI UCSC-SV 20250812 v17.pptx
PDF
O7-L3 Supply Chain Operations - ICLT Program
PDF
Saundersa Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination.pdf
PPTX
Presentation on HIE in infants and its manifestations
PPTX
Lesson notes of climatology university.
PPTX
Pharmacology of Heart Failure /Pharmacotherapy of CHF
PPTX
Pharma ospi slides which help in ospi learning
PDF
GENETICS IN BIOLOGY IN SECONDARY LEVEL FORM 3
PDF
Complications of Minimal Access Surgery at WLH
PDF
Microbial disease of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems
PDF
Black Hat USA 2025 - Micro ICS Summit - ICS/OT Threat Landscape
PDF
Abdominal Access Techniques with Prof. Dr. R K Mishra
PDF
2.FourierTransform-ShortQuestionswithAnswers.pdf
PDF
The Lost Whites of Pakistan by Jahanzaib Mughal.pdf
PDF
Supply Chain Operations Speaking Notes -ICLT Program
PDF
ANTIBIOTICS.pptx.pdf………………… xxxxxxxxxxxxx
PDF
A systematic review of self-coping strategies used by university students to ...
school management -TNTEU- B.Ed., Semester II Unit 1.pptx
IMMUNITY IMMUNITY refers to protection against infection, and the immune syst...
FourierSeries-QuestionsWithAnswers(Part-A).pdf
202450812 BayCHI UCSC-SV 20250812 v17.pptx
O7-L3 Supply Chain Operations - ICLT Program
Saundersa Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination.pdf
Presentation on HIE in infants and its manifestations
Lesson notes of climatology university.
Pharmacology of Heart Failure /Pharmacotherapy of CHF
Pharma ospi slides which help in ospi learning
GENETICS IN BIOLOGY IN SECONDARY LEVEL FORM 3
Complications of Minimal Access Surgery at WLH
Microbial disease of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems
Black Hat USA 2025 - Micro ICS Summit - ICS/OT Threat Landscape
Abdominal Access Techniques with Prof. Dr. R K Mishra
2.FourierTransform-ShortQuestionswithAnswers.pdf
The Lost Whites of Pakistan by Jahanzaib Mughal.pdf
Supply Chain Operations Speaking Notes -ICLT Program
ANTIBIOTICS.pptx.pdf………………… xxxxxxxxxxxxx
A systematic review of self-coping strategies used by university students to ...

Introduction to Arduino @ Open Tech School - Berlin (6 Dec 2012)