SparkFun Inventor's Kit V4.1 (KIT-15267)

The code in these pages are designed for exploring Arduino's in the 7Hills Courses, namely

1. Computer Engineering
2. Micro Engineering and
3. Macro Engineering

Though the cose is a great introduction for ANYONE - this guide is designed to be a started for anyone starting to learn to use circuits. As the sample code (AKA 'sketches') for each lab may change due to different manufacturers realeases, the sketches in this repository designed to be a starting point. Some of the pictures throughout use graphics from TinkerCad Circuits - a helpful testing and learning virtual environment - but there are many, many variations of the Arduino board as - by design Arduino was open source. Therefore, you might see Arduino Uno and similar boards iun a number of colors and from a number of manufacturers. We bought a class set of SparkFun's SIK (SparkFun Inventor Kit) and so - from time to time, I may refere to them as SIK.

The SIK consists of an SparkFun RedBoard and a variety of electronic components designed to help you learn basic programming and circuits. You'll find I start out with simple sketches like the universal Blink lab - which helps users learn about the board, basic breadboarding concepts, and simple components like jumper wires, LED's (Light Emitting Diodes) and resistors. (more on that later)

As there are starter examples (and there are MANY available online) this is only a starting point. You are welcome to build all the labs provided - but ENCOURAGED to try things on your own as you go... don't be afraid to ask the best question - "I wonder if...?"

Build five projects comprised of 16 circuits as you navigate through the best inventor's kit yet! Once you've mastered these circuits, you'll be able to start building projects limited only by your imagination!

These sketches are designed to work with the SIK Experiment Guide tutorial.

1. If you haven't yet, download and install the Arduino IDE.
2. Obtain the latest SIK Guide Code by one of the following methods:
   • Clone this repository using Git (New to Git? Click here.)
   • Download this repository as a zip file and unzip.
3. Place the SIK-Guide-Code-master folder in the Arduino IDE examples directory:
   • Windows: Drag the SIK-Guide-Code-master folder into C:\Program Files\Arduino-x\examples
     • Note: For those that automatically installed the Arduino IDE on a Windows 64-bit computer, the Arduino program folder may be located in the "C:\Program Files (x86)..." folder.
   • MacOS: Right-click on the Arduino IDE app and click "Show Package Contents...". Drag the SIK-Guide-Code-master folder into Contents/Resources/Java
   • Linux: see http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/Linux
4. Start the Arduino IDE; the examples should be visible in this menu. Depending on how the folder is named, it should look similar to: File > Examples > SIK Guide Code.

• 1A Blink an LED
• 1B Read a Potentiometer
• 1C Night-light
• 1D RGB Night-light

• 2A Buzzer
• 2B Digital Trumpet
• 2C Simon Says Game

• 3A Servo Motor
• 3B Distance Sensor
• 3C Motion Alarm

• 4A LCD Hello World
• 4B LCD Thermometer
• 4C DIY Who Am I Game

• 5A Motor Basics
• 5B Remote-controlled Robot
• 5C Autonomous Rover

• How to Install CH340 Drivers - CH340 Drivers for the RedBoard Qwiic.
• Hookup Guide - Online experiment guide for the SIK.
• Printed Guidebook - Archives of the printed guidebook in PDF format.
• SIK Errata - Known errors in SIK printed guidebooks.

• v41 -SIK code version 4.1
• v40 -SIK code version 4.0
• v33 -SIK code version 3.3
• v32 -SIK code version 3.2
• v30 -SIK code version 3.0

These sketches were written by SparkFun Electronics with lots of help from the Arduino community.

All contents of this repository are released under Creative Commons Share-alike 4.0.