Learning Arduino

This section contains resources for learning how to work with Arduino microcontrollers.

Note this is a living document and is constantly being updated. Some things may come and go over time.

Getting Started

• Arduino - What IS it? - Great overview
• What is an Arduino?
• A Beginners Guide to Arduino
• Arduino IDE
• Arduino Language Reference
• Arduino Hardware
• Arduino Uno Specs
• Arduino Prototyping Techniques

History & Ethos

• Massimo Banzi: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination (TED Talk)
• Wiring was Arduino before Arduino - Overview of Wiring, the project that was forked and became Arduino.
• The Untold History of Arduino by Hernando Barragán - A great article on the history of Arduino and how it came to be.
• The Making of Arduino (2011)
• Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA)

Circuit Simulators

• Autodesk Tinkercad Circuits / Arduino UNO w/ TinkerCAD Circuits Tutorial - Youtube playlist of how-to videos.

Arduino Boards

• Arduino UNO
  • Sparkfun Arduino Uno
  • Adafruit Arduino Uno
  • Sparkfun Redboard
• Arduino Pro Mini
• Arduino Mega
• Sparkfun ESP32 Thing - Good for WiFi enabled projects!
  • ESP32
• ESP8266 Based Boards
  • Sparkfun ESP8266 Thing
  • NodeMCU (ESP8266) (Amazon), A Beginner's Guide to the ESP8266

Arduino Products

• Arduino Buying Guide by Sparkfun
• Adafruit Arduino Products
• Sparkfun Arduino Boards
• Sparkfun Arduino Products

Examples / Tutorials

• Built In Examples
• Sparkfun Arduino Tutorials
• Adafruit Arduino Learning System

Projects

• Instructables
• 20 Unbelievable Arduino Projects
• Arduino Playground
• 20 Projects to Celebrate Arduino Day
• Hackster.io Arduino Projects
• DIY Hacking Arduino
• Arduino Projects on Pintrest
• Arduino Project Hub
• 20 Arduino Projects with DIY Instructions - A great set of tutorials for building things with Arduino.