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What is Arduino?
Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware

and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger
on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor,
turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to
do by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so
you use the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring), and the Arduino
Software (IDE), based on Processing.
Why Arduino?
Thanks to its simple and accessible user experience, Arduino has been used in
thousands of different projects and applications. The Arduino software is easy-
to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users. It runs on Mac,
Windows, and Linux. Teachers and students use it to build low cost scientific
instruments, to prove chemistry and physics principles, or to get started with
programming and robotics. Designers and architects build interactive
prototypes, musicians and artists use it for installations and to experiment with
new musical instruments. Makers, of course, use it to build many of the projects
exhibited at the Maker Faire, for example. Arduino is a key tool to learn new
things. Anyone - children, hobbyists, artists, programmers - can start tinkering
just following the step by step instructions of a kit, or sharing ideas online with
other members of the Arduino community.
• Inexpensive - Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other

microcontroller platforms. The least expensive version of the Arduino module
can be assembled by hand, and even the pre-assembled Arduino modules cost
less than $50
• Cross-platform - The Arduino Software (IDE) runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX,
and Linux operating systems. Most microcontroller systems are limited to
Windows.
• Simple, clear programming environment - The Arduino Software (IDE) is
easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to take
advantage of as well. For teachers, it's conveniently based on the Processing
programming environment, so students learning to program in that environment
will be familiar with how the Arduino IDE works.
• Open source and extensible software - The Arduino software is published as
open source tools, available for extension by experienced programmers. The
language can be expanded through C++ libraries, and people wanting to
understand the technical details can make the leap from Arduino to the AVR C
programming language on which it's based. Similarly, you can add AVR-C code
directly into your Arduino programs if you want to.
• Open source and extensible hardware - The plans of the Arduino boards are
published under a Creative Commons license, so experienced circuit designers
can make their own version of the module, extending it and improving it. Even
relatively inexperienced users can build the breadboard version of the module in
order to understand how it works and save money.
The Arduino IDE

The Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is used to write the computer code and
upload this code to the physical board. The Arduino IDE is very simple and this simplicity is
probably one of the main reason Arduino became so popular. We can certainly state that being
compatible with the Arduino IDE is now one of the main requirements for a new
microcontroller board. Over the years, many useful features have been added to the Arduino
IDE and you can now managed third-party libraries and boards from the IDE, and still keep the
simplicity of programming the board. The main window of the Arduino IDE is shown below, with
the simple simple Blink example.
Description:
The 4 Channel Relay Module is a convenient board which can be used to control high
voltage, high current load such as motor, solenoid valves, lamps and AC load. It is
designed to interface with microcontroller such as Arduino, PIC and etc. The relays
terminal (COM, NO and NC) is being brought out with screw terminal. It also comes
with a LED to indicate the status of relay .
Specification:
• Digital output controllabl e

• Compatible with any 5V microcontroller such as Arduino .
• Rated through-current: 10A (NO) 5A (NC )
• Control signal: TTL level
• Max. switching voltage 250VAC/30VD C
• Max. switching current 10 A
• Size: 76mm x 56mm x 17m m

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What is Arduino?

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware

• Inexpensive - Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other

The Arduino IDE

• Digital output controllabl e

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