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Arduino for Kids

Arduino for Kids

By : Priya Kuber, Rishi Gaurav Bhatnagar, Vijay Varada
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Arduino for Kids

Arduino for Kids

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By: Priya Kuber, Rishi Gaurav Bhatnagar, Vijay Varada
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Overview of this book

The mission of this book is to integrate technology with the tools that children already use for crafts so that they feel that the technology is an extension of their playtime. We use coding, sensors, and micro-controllers integrated with art and craft supplies, origami, and Playdough. There are 10 fun-filled chapters that talk to children directly, and give clear instructions for non-technical parents too. We use Arduino as the controller of choice due to its easy availability and large community. By the end of the book, children will comfortably be able to set up their Arduino, read and understand code, manipulate code, and ultimately write their own code for projects. They will also be able to use basic sensors and know how components connect to each other. All the learning takes place with lots of colorful pictures and the circuits are neatly presented using wiring.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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1. The World around Us
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1. The World around Us
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Solving problems - the best way out
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The beauty of taking notes
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The human body
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Summary
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2. Systems and Logic
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2. Systems and Logic
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What is a system?
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What is code?
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What is an algorithm?
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Logic
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What language does your Arduino Understand?
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The Arduino IDE
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Summary
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3. Components and Connections
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3. Components and Connections
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Exploring electricity
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Understanding Series and Parallel connections
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What are sensors?
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Physics behind sensors
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Exploring common sensors
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Making your own sensor!
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Summary
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4. The Magic Wand
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4. The Magic Wand
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Demystifying microcontroller
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Coding the microcontroller - the process
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Power supply
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Let's use the IDE
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Inside the working of a microcontroller
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Open-source hardware and software
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Summary
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5. Hello World!
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5. Hello World!
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Hey Arduino! Let's get to work
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Get the LEDs working
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Testing an external influence on LEDs - pushbutton switch
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Hi Computer, I’m Arduino! - Using serial communication to make your Arduino talk
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Light sensitivity sensor - LDR
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Summary
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6. Safety Box
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6. Safety Box
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Don't touch my stuff!
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What you will need
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Let's get to work!
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I/O pins
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It's all about the logic
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This is key!
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The working
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Make some noise!
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The safe
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Summary
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7. Make a Friend
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7. Make a Friend
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Giving life to your toys
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Psst...come closer...
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Let's get to work!
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Digging deep into Arduino libraries
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Getting familiar with the sensor
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Say hello to my little friend!
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Summary
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8. Save Energy
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8. Save Energy
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Automation? What's that?
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Detecting light
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Let's get to work!
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Reading analog data
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Wait, we need voltage!
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Let there be light!
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The hut that comes to life at night!
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9. High 5!
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9. High 5!
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You deserve a high 5!
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What you will need
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Motors and movement
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Let's get to work!
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High five!
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Summary
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10. Plant, Meet Arduino!
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10. Plant, Meet Arduino!
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Making your plants talk
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What you will need
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I'm thirsty!
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Measuring the conductivity of soil
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Summary

Let there be light!

Now we have everything we need to know to start building our project, let's start by writing the code:

int sensorPin = A0;            // select the input pin for the ldr 
unsigned int sensorValue = 0;  // variable to store the value coming from the ldr 
 
void setup() 
{ 
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT); 
  //Start Serial port 
  Serial.begin(9600);        // start serial for output - for testing 
} 
 
void loop() 
{ 
  // read the value from the ldr: 
  sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);      
  if(sensorValue<400) 
       digitalWrite(13, HIGH);   // set the LED on 
  else digitalWrite(13, LOW);   // set the LED off 
   
}

We start by storing the pin numbers in variables, so that it doesn't become confusing, and then initialize our LED pins for output.

The code consists of a if statement that checks the value of sensorValue. If the values stored in it is less than 400, meaning that...

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