Hackspace Manchester: Intro to Arduino Course

Ran introductory sessions for Manchester Hackspace, taking members from having no experience to being able to write simple programs.

Elements Covered

  • Basics of how Microcontrollers function and interact with the real world
  • Simple C programming operators and fundamentals (if’s, loops, functions)
  • Processing simple inputs and outputs (switches, LEDs, potentiometers, relays)
  • Digital and analog signals
  • Simple debugging – figuring out why your code may not be working