Arduino Park

A guided tour of the Arduino Uno. This is a really basic and I hope somewhat humorous introduction to the layout of the Arduino board and some of its functions. The Arduino is open-source and the images are my own or downloaded from public domain stuff in the Google Sketchup 3D Warehouse. Music is royalty-free from Kevin MacLeod.

More info on the Arduino is at http://www.arduino.cc

My strange blog is at http://engineerzero.wordpress.com

I don't know why the Arduino board looks square on Youtube.

***CORRECTIONS***

I have been informed of a couple errors, that actually there is another clock chip that runs the microcontroller, the one they're standing on is for something else. Also, shields connect via the headers not prongs. .

I'm planning to redo the video very soon, just hoping for more corrections of things I didn't catch. Maybe also next time I can speak better and make the Arduino rectangular on Youtube! The corny jokes and 8-bit video game music will stay, however, for they will always have a place in my heart.

Update 30 Jan 2011

"PRONG ISSUE"

Ardy the Arduino Mascot Pup (that will never catch on!) has an annotation that corrects the tour guide's erroneous statement.




MICROPROCESSOR VERSUS MICROCONTROLLER?

http://www.answers.com/topic/microcontroller defines a microcontroller as "A microcomputer, microprocessor, or other equipment . . . .." In other words, a type of microprocessor.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/microcontroller defines microcontroller as "A microprocessor on a single integrated circuit intended to operate as an embedded system." In other words, a type of microprocessor.

So it seems to be acceptable for general usage to call a microcontroller a type of microprocessor.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• arduino
• arduino uno
• electronics
• diy
• microcontroller
• tutorial
• sketchup

[gemis94]

That atmega chip there is the microcontroller, not a microprocessor. Microcontrollers have the processor inside with ram, rom, I/O pre

pherials. Mircoprocessor alone can't really do anything interesting, if there is no memory to hold the insctructions for it, let alone ways of interfacing other equipment. Those other components on arduino board are for power regulation, usb interface etc, microcontrollers I/O is straightly connected to headers. Hate that when people spread misunderstanding.

[engineerzerochannel]

@gemis94 Thanks for your input, but this one is open to debate. I discuss the issue in an update to the video description.

[madsci1016]

The "six golden prongs" is the hardware programing port. Are there really shields that connect to that? For what purpose? Shields connect to the outer 'streets' you like to call the headers.

[engineerzerochannel]

@madsci1016 You are right. Someone else informed me of the same thing and I'm going to either annotate or redo the narration.  It depends how Youtube will let me revise the video. Thanks for your input, and considering how the hit count is going up, I'd better get the fix in fast!

[mrichardson23]

Thanks for making this. I love the humor in it. I hope we see more!

[engineerzerochannel]

@mrichardson23 Thanks, Matt. I saw your video on makezine. Very impressive.

[Jibbles116]

This is fantastic!

[newelectricmango]

Cool video!

[vincentstockdaletv]

Song?

[O0Ofuny]

Love your video could you make more

Like of the arduino mega,nano,mini ect...

[SnowLeopardx88]

Really cool video, I love the creativity and the humor. All learning should be as fun as this! Good job! =D

[lolypopboy777]

Cool video!

[mahela1993]

Love everything except the music!

[megabrontes123]

minecraft?

[jvcrules]

sketchup?

[TCinker]

@engineerzerochannel This is not open to debate, the ATMega chip is commercially listed with its ram and all the other bits. It would not be able to function otherwise.