Tutorial 10: Ten Arduino Projects for Absolute Beginners

Created on: 2 August 2012

This tutorial features ten Arduino Projects for absolute beginners. The projects have been selected from the Arduino IDE built in examples, so no code needs to be downloaded – all programs can be loaded to the Arduino straight from the IDE.

Only a few basic electronic components are needed to build these projects. The projects are a great way of exploring some of the capabilities of Arduino.

Prerequisites

Complete Tutorial 3: Starting with Arduino and Tutorial 9: Using the Arduino Serial Port. It is also recommended to complete Arduino tutorial 4 and tutorial 7.

Read about potentiometers, LDRs and piezo disks.

Components

Besides an Arduino Uno board, USB cable, wire links and a breadboard, you will need:

Qty	Part	Notes	Type
1	1M ohm resistor (1 meg ohm) (brown - black - green)	1/4W, 5% or better	Resistor
1	10k resistor (brown - black - orange)
1	4k7 resistor (yellow - violet - red)
10	220 ohm resistors (red - red - brown)
1	100 ohm resistor (brown - black - brown)
10	LEDs (e.g. red or green 3mm or 5mm LEDs)		Semiconductor
1	LDR (Light Dependent Resistor)		Transducer
1	Piezo disc
1	8 ohm loudspeaker
1	push button or toggle switch	Or just a wire link will do	Switch

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