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Later, I got into one of the more-advanced Arduino projects that uses light-sensors with different colored-light filters.
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First you've got to go through the hardware and find all the correct pieces for the project you want...
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...it really is just like really complicated Legos.
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Stayed up late into the night trying out the different projects in the Arduino book...
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Wiring up three different LED lights...
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...then you spend time wiring them into the "bread board." (Let's you easily build a circuit by just plugging them into the board without having to solder all the connections.)
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With the circuit built and the code uploaded, it's time to TEST THE BUILD!
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...and two different buttons.
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Push a button and the red light ALSO lights up. GREAT SUCCESS! (This is basically the HELLO, WORLD of hardware).
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After finishing the hardware portion, you open the Arduino code editor and write code that you can upload to the computer-controller.
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Arduino is like computer legos. You can add electrical components to a circuit-board that is controlled by a microprocessor you can easily write code for!
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Got my Arduino starter kit in the mail on Wednesday.
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