Live Webinar May 29th, 2014 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly Webcasts

From Wilipedia – What is Ardunio & how is it used?

An Arduino is a single-board microcontroller, intended to make the application of interactive objects or environments more accessible.^[1] The hardware consists of an open-source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller, or a 32-bit Atmel ARM. Current models feature a USB interface, 6 analog input pins, as well as 14 digital I/O pins which allows the user to attach various extension boards.

Introduced in 2005, it was designed to give students an inexpensive and easy way to program interactive objects. It comes with a simple integrated development environment (IDE) that runs on regular personal computers and allows to write programs for Arduino using C or C++.

The current prices of Arduino boards run around $30 and those of related “clones” as low as $9. Arduino boards can be purchased pre-assembled or as do-it-yourself kits. Hardware design information is available for those who would like to assemble an Arduino by hand. It was estimated in mid-2011 that over 300,000 official Arduinos had been commercially produced,^[2] and in 2013 that 700,000 official boards were in users’ hands.^[3]

Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of the Ultimate Arduino Microcontroller Pack or the The Arduino Starter Kit (Official Kit from Arduino).

But now what?

In this webcast, we will highlight several Arduino projects you can create using this kit and learn about electronics while building fun devices. The projects are examples from the book Make: Basic Arduino Projects: 26 Experiments with Microcontrollers and Electronics .

Presenter:  Don Wilcher (Make profile) is a passionate teacher of electronics technology and an electrical engineer. He’s worked on industrial robotic systems, automotive electronic modules, systems, and embedded wireless controls for small consumer appliances. While at Chrysler Corporation, Don developed a weekend enrichment pre-engineering program for inner city kids. He is the former Department Chair for the School of Electronics Technology of ITT Technical Institute and is an Electronics and Robotics Instructor.

PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.3 Develop Project Team

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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