CAROBOT Arduino Discovery Starter Kit (Lite) Guide

Table of Contents

• Introduction - What is Arduino?
• Getting Started – Arduino Uno and Hardware
• Getting Started - Arduino IDE
• Circuit 01 – Blinking a LED
• Circuit 02 – Push Buttons
• Circuit 03 – Buzzer
• Using Example Codes
• Circuit 04 – Potentiometer
• Circuit 05 – Multiple LEDs
• Circuit 06 – RGB LED
• Circuit 07 – Temperature Sensor
• Circuit 08 – Photo-resistor
• Circuit 09 – Spinning a Motor

Thank you for choosing the CAROBOT Arduino Discovery Starter Kit (Lite) v3. In this guide, you will be exploring the world of electronics through the use of Arduino and some basic electronics components. This guide contains all the information you will need to explore 9 different circuits. When you are done with this guide, we highly encourage you to continue your exploration because everyone should play and have fun with electronics.

Parts List

Name	Description	Quantity	Picture
Arduino Uno Rev 3	The Arduino Uno is one of several development boards based on the ATmega328. The ATmega by Atmel is the heart of the board	1
400-Tie Breadboard	The breadboard allows you to build circuit without soldering.	1
Arduino & Breadboard Holder	The Arduino and Breadboard holder allow you to mount the both parts onto a nice platform.	1
USB Cable A-to-B	USB cable for uploading code to the Arduino from a computer.	1
Jumper Wire Set	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	40
Green LED 5mm	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	5
RGB LED 5mm	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1
Piezo Buzzer	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1
330Ω Resistor (Orange-Orange-Brown)	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	5
10kΩ Resistor (Brown Black Orange)	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	5
10kΩ Potentiometer (POT)	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1
Push Button / Tactile Switch	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1
Photo-resistor	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1
Temperature Sensor TMP36	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1
Transistor NPN PN2222	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1
DC Motor	Use these to connect components to each other on the breadboard, and to the Arduino.	1

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