In This Guide

This guide tell you everything you need to get started with Arduino. It consists of the following pages:

• Introduction: an explanation of what Arduino is and why you'd want to use it.
• How To (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux; Arduino Mini, Arduino BT, LilyPad Arduino; Xbee shield): step-by-step instructions on getting your first Arduino program working.
• Troubleshooting: what to do if things don't work.
• Board: description of the Arduino board and its parts.
• Environment: description of the Arduino development environment and its parts.

Elsewhere on the Arduino website

• Arduino booklet: an introduction to physical computing, electronics, and Arduino.

External Resources

• Course guides: Longer documents introducing Arduino: class 1 (getting started), class 2 (input and sensors), class 3 (communication, servos, and pwm), class 4 (piezo sound & sensors, arduino+processing, stand-alone operation).

• Wiring electronics reference: circuit diagrams for connecting a variety of basic electronic components.

• Schematics to circuits: from Wiring, a guide to transforming circuit diagrams into physical circuits.

• Tom Igoe's Physical Computing Site: lots of information on electronics, microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, books, etc.