Physical Computing

---

Arduino

Arduino IDE  (Interactive Development Environment)

Download Arduino IDE(PC/Mac/Linux) or Arduino Create(Browser-based)
 https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage

---

Tutorials:

Arduino Tutorials
You Can Learn Arduino in 15 Minutes by AfroTechMods
https://youtu.be/nL34zDTPkcs
​
Sparkfun (lots of teaching resources and more)
​https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources

• Sparkfun Inventor's Kit Experiments
• SIK Kit Guide(pdf)

Instructables: Introduction to Arduino Class with Becky Stern

---

Scratch-Based Arduino: MakeBlock
http://learn.makeblock.com/en/software/
http://learn.makeblock.cc/learning-scratch/
mBlock is a graphical programming environment based on Scratch 2.0 Open Source Code that makes it easy to program Arduino projects and create interactive projects.

E-Books:

Introduction to Arduino by Jody Culkin

Sparkfun Invention Kit-Arduino Guide

Microbit programmable computer

http://microbit.org/

​The 'new kid on the block' in embedded computing, the BBC Microbit is a low cost microcontroller with integrated sensors and displays, including:

• 25 individually-programmable LEDs
• 2 programmable buttons
• Physical connection pins
• Light and temperature sensors
• Motion sensors (accelerometer and compass)
• Wireless Communication, via Radio and Bluetooth
• USB interface

It incorporates an easy to use drag-and-drop block coding environment, built-in onscreen simulator, as well as a growing ecosystem of accessories, interfaces, and code extensions.