Arduino Tutorial for Beginner

The Arduino website offers free resources and tutorials as well as a language reference to help you understand the code and syntax. In order to get started, you will at the very minimum need an Arduino board. Note that all the Arduino (and most of the clone boards) can use the Arduino software. If you are unsure what hardware to get, the Arduino USB is currently the most popular model

Windows Connection and Setup

Hardware: none

1. Go to www.arduino.cc to download the latest version of the Arduino software (Direct link:http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software and select your operating system; in this case we are using Windows)
2. Save the ZIP file to your desktop (you can move or delete it later)
3. Create a new folder called “Arduino” under “Program Files”. To do this, go to “My computer” -> “C:” (or the drive where the operating system is installed) -> “Program Files”, then left click once on “program Files” folder, then select “New”->”Folder” from the main Explorer menu.
4. Extract the entire ZIP folder to this new “Arduino” folder
5. To run the Arduino software, open Windows Explorer by pressing the windows key (usually between the Ctrl and Alt keys on your keyboard) and the ‘E’ character at the same time (there are other ways to access explorer as well).
6. Go to “My computer” -> “C:” (or the drive where the operating system is installed) -> “Program Files” -> “Arduino” In this folder you will see an executable file (Blue colored icon), you can left click (once) and then right click and select “send to” -> Desktop (create shortcut) to have Arduino more easily accessible.
7. Double click the icon to start the software. The Arduino Software is ready to use.

Interfacing Arduino and PC using VB 6

One of the conveniences that exist on the Arduino is a serial communication function that has been bundled in the Arduino software. With the serial function, then the Arduino can communicate two ways with PC using a program created with Visual Basic 6.

In this project, we will combining the Digital Data and Analog Data. How to receive and transmit Digital and Analog Data  from Arduino to PC and vice versa.

Arduino Conditions:

1. Digital Input Signal from Push Button
2. Analog Digital Input Signal from LDR
3. Digital Output Signal at LED (on-off)
4. Analog Outpuy Signal at LED (brightness).

Arduino Uno

The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328 replaced old version Arduino called Arduino Duemilanove. Arduino Uno will initially be named Arduino Uno Punto Zero (Italian) which means Arduino 1.0. However, that name is to long, so to be short and easily remembered by the world, finally selected the name Arduino Uno, orArduino version 1.0

Arduino Uno has significant changes compared with the change of board Diecimila to Duemilanove (2009).