Labs

Lab Rules and Safety (PDF)

The first four weeks of lab are dedicated to exploring the Arduino board and specific topics necessary for designing autonomous robots. All lab sessions after that are free time for groups to work on their final projects.

TOPICS SLIDES HANDOUTS FILES
Lab 1: Lab introduction and safety, Arduino microprocessor (PDF) (PDF)  
Lab 2: Sensors and signals, A/D, D/A, PWM (PDF - 1.6MB) (PDF)  
Lab 3: GPS and data logging (PDF) (PDF) (ZIP) (This ZIP file contains: 2 .pde files and 1 .m file.)
Lab 4: Motor control (PDF - 1.0MB) (PDF) (ZIP) (This ZIP file contains: 2 .zip files, 1 .pdf file, and 2 .pde files.)

Arduino Documentation

Arduino Experimenter's Guide (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 1.8MB)

Arduino Programming Notebook

ATMEL ATmega328P Basic Datasheet (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 33.6MB) / Full Datasheet (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 12.5MB)