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<p><strong>Guide</strong> <a class='selflink' href='Guide_index.html'>Contents</a> | <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Introduction.html'>Introduction</a> | How To: <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Windows.html'>Windows</a>, <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_MacOSX.html'>Mac OS X</a>, <a class='urllink' href='http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/Linux' rel='nofollow'>Linux</a>; <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoMini.html'>Arduino Mini</a>, <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoBT.html'>Arduino BT</a>, <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoLilyPad.html'>LilyPad Arduino</a>; <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoXbeeShield.html'>Xbee shield</a> | <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Troubleshooting.html'>Troubleshooting</a> | <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Board.html'>Board</a> | <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Environment.html'>Environment</a>
</p><h2>Guide to Arduino</h2>
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<p class='vspace'></p><h3>In This Guide</h3>
<p>This guide tell you everything you need to get started with Arduino. It consists of the following pages:
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<p class='vspace'></p><ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Introduction.html'>Introduction</a>: an explanation of what Arduino is and why you'd want to use it.
</li><li>How To (<a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Windows.html'>Windows</a>, <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_MacOSX.html'>Mac OS X</a>, <a class='urllink' href='http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/Linux' rel='nofollow'>Linux</a>; <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoMini.html'>Arduino Mini</a>, <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoBT.html'>Arduino BT</a>, <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoLilyPad.html'>LilyPad Arduino</a>; <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoXbeeShield.html'>Xbee shield</a>): step-by-step instructions on getting your first Arduino program working.
</li><li><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Troubleshooting.html'>Troubleshooting</a>: what to do if things don't work.
</li><li><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Board.html'>Board</a>: description of the Arduino board and its parts.
</li><li><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Environment.html'>Environment</a>: description of the Arduino development environment and its parts.
</li></ul><p class='vspace'></p><h3>Elsewhere on the Arduino website</h3>
<ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.arduino.cc/en/Booklet/HomePage'>Arduino booklet</a>: an introduction to physical computing, electronics, and Arduino.
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<p class='vspace'></p><h3>External Resources</h3>
<ul><li><a class='urllink' href='http://todbot.com/blog/spookyarduino/' rel='nofollow'>Course guides</a>: Longer documents introducing Arduino: <a class='urllink' href='http://todbot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/arduino_spooky_projects_class1.pdf' rel='nofollow'>class 1 (getting started)</a>, <a class='urllink' href='http://todbot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/arduino_spooky_projects_class2.pdf' rel='nofollow'>class 2 (input and sensors)</a>, <a class='urllink' href='http://todbot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/arduino_spooky_projects_class3.pdf' rel='nofollow'>class 3 (communication, servos, and pwm)</a>, <a class='urllink' href='http://todbot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/arduino_spooky_projects_class4.pdf' rel='nofollow'>class 4 (piezo sound & sensors, arduino+processing, stand-alone operation)</a>.
<p class='vspace'></p></li><li><a class='urllink' href='http://wiring.org.co/reference/electronics/index.html' rel='nofollow'>Wiring electronics reference</a>: circuit diagrams for connecting a variety of basic electronic components.
<p class='vspace'></p></li><li><a class='urllink' href='http://wiring.org.co/learning/tutorials/diagrams.html' rel='nofollow'>Schematics to circuits</a>: from Wiring, a guide to transforming circuit diagrams into physical circuits.
<p class='vspace'></p></li><li><a class='urllink' href='http://tigoe.net/pcomp/' rel='nofollow'>Tom Igoe's Physical Computing Site</a>: lots of information on electronics, microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, books, etc.
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