The Arduino is just the thing to solve your every day interactive needs. Now that you’ve got your Arduino and a number of parts and tools, let’s look at them in more depth. In this chapter, you’ll learn about the parts of the Arduino and you’ll learn how to attach it to a computer and […]

Plug your Arduino into your computer. We’ll need a USB A-B cable, a computer, and an Arduino Uno. First plug the USB cable into one of your computer’s USB ports. Next, plug the USB cable into the USB port on the Arduino. Here’s a top view of the USB port on the Arduino with the […]

Unboxing the rest: your parts and tools Now that you have purchased the components in the parts list, you may wish to learn more about the individual pieces. There are several different types of resources that can help you figure out which parts to use and where to put them. Sorting your parts The best […]