Arduino and Grove LET’S START

Grove: a physical computing kit by SEEED

1. Download the Arduino IDE

(Arduino IDE) Serial Monitor Verify (code) Paste your code here Upload (code) New (code) Open (code) Save (code) Info and errors shown here (Arduino IDE)

2. Install the Shield: Insert your Grove Shield into the matching pins of your Arduino board Plug your Arduino into your computer; Under “Tools,” select the board (e.g.“Genuino Uno”).

3. (You may need to) select the port: Under “Tools,” select a powered port (e.g. a USB port) that you connected your board to; in most cases, you don’t need to do this step – it’s auto-selected – but if you can’t get your Arduino to upload code, it may be that you need to plug into another port on your laptop.

(Working with Grove Modules)

(The ports on the Arduino Grove Shield) Digital Ports for digital sensors (output 0 or 1) and actuaotors (off or on). Ports 3, 5, 6 are PWMs for Servos and LEDs that fade (The ports on the Arduino Grove Shield)

(The ports on the Arduino Grove Shield) I2C Ports for inputs that are more complex than 0,1 or 0 to 1024 (e.g. reading temperatures from a temp. sensor (The ports on the Arduino Grove Shield)

(The ports on the Arduino Grove Shield) Analog Ports Read values 0 to 1024 (not only 0 and 1) (The ports on the Arduino Grove Shield)

(I/O Modules in the Kit) Display Controls high voltage inputs (e.g. a desk lamp; a water pump) with low voltage (5v) on Arduino Actuator Environmental Sensor Interface Sensor Interface i.e. A Potentiometer  e.g. adjusts brightness of LED Environmental Sensor Light Environmental Sensor Interface Actuator (I/O Modules in the Kit)

4. Finding the demo code to upload

(Wireless Modules not in the Kit) …and there are available many more modules of many kinds

Let’s try the LED

Cathode - + Anode Select the LED code from the Starter Kit Sketchbook or copy it from GitHub

Your task for today: Explore the possibilities afforded by the Grove kit. You might do this in parallel with a partner in class. Match these possibilities to what are envisioning for your project. See if the you can reconcile the limitations and offerings of the electronics with your vision. You are encouraged to video record alternative systems so you can evaluate and compare them.