Note: this tutorial is not quite ready - if you're an x96 student please complete the git/github introduction before proceeding to this. Please remind your mentor if this tutorial is still not ready.

An “Arduino” is a microcontroller platform that allows you to write programs that interact with the real world via sensors, motors etc. It's a microcontroller platform because it has more than just a microcontroller - there is a built-in programmer, voltage regulators, etc.

It is an example of an embedded system.

Now, the Arduino has gotten super popular recently because of it's ease of use. It's quick to get started and comes with a ton of libraries that people have written for it. You can find these libraries all over the internet.

• Make sure you go through the embedded systems guide

1. Arduino Introduction
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoBUXOOdLXY

Answer these questions before continuing - make it concise enough to make it clear that you understand the concepts.

1. What is Arduino?
2. What is an Arduino Uno?
3. What kind of programming language does the Arduino IDE support?
4. What are the two functions that are present in an Arduino program?
5. How is it different from a regular microcontroller?
6. Why do people use the Arduino?
   1. What are some advantages?
   2. What are some disadvantages?

Make sure that you've gone through all of the material on this page before continuing.

1. Learning Arduino
   
2. Bare Arduino