Before you can create projects you will need to install and know the basic elements of Arduino. These basic elements include the IDE software, the Arduino Uno Board and the use of a breadboard.

Whether you are a completely new Arduino user or an experienced user, you’ll still need to master the basics. The goal of these tutorials is to help you understand the basic coding components with some examples.

Serial communications provides an easy and flexible way for your Arduino board to interact with your computer and other devices. This chapter explains how to send and receive information using this capability.

Teaching you by example how digital and analog input works. The Digital / Analog input tutorials will combine lessons learned from the first three chapters. In addition, we will use a button and potentiometer to explain everything.

Visual output lets the Arduino show off, and toward that end, the Arduino supports a broad range of LED devices. This introduction will be a good starting point if you are not yet familiar with using digital and analog outputs (digitalWrite and analogWrite).

Sensors are objects whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment, and then provide an output. Therefore, detailed information about various sensors is giving in these tutorials. Every week a new sensor tutorial will be published.