Scratch 4 Arduino
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What is it ?
S4A is a Scratch modification that supports simple programming of the Arduino open source hardware platform. It provides new blocks for managing sensors and actuators connected to Arduino. There is also a sensor report board similar to the PicoBoard.
It has been created to attract people to the programming world. The goal is also to provide a high level interface to Arduino programmers with functionalities such as interacting with a set of boards through user events.
What can I do with it ?
Teach kids or youngsters to program and build his own toys or inventions.
Uses:
The uses are up to your imagination, but we present some exemples that can be replicated
Examples
Robot whit a remote controller
In this exemple we are going to explain how to build a robot made with one arduino board and two engines of continus rotation, controlled by another board with and acceleremeter, two leds and two botons
What we need?
ROBOT:
- 1 x Arduino board: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9950
- 1 x protoshield: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/7914
- 1 x sticky board: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/7916
- 2 x servomotors Parallax Futaba continus rotation: http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/MotorServos/tabid/163/CategoryID/57/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/102/Default.aspx?SortField=PboroductName,ProductName
- 1 x cable usb: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/512
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Who can use this?
(Target)
How can I make it?
What do I Need ?
Acces
Requirements:
- A board of Arduino, there are different models, the most common are arduino uno
- One computer, with Linux, Windows, or Mac
- diferent electronic components, u can buy or just take it from old toys
How to download
How to install
Support Resources
(manuals, Tutsi LINKS)
Pedagogical aproaches
What´s more?
Useful information?
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