Arduino USB output.

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Hello, this is my first post on the arduino forums. :slight_smile: Please bear with me as I am not to good with hardware terms. The only hardware I have used is the much to simple lego nxt. I am very good at computer programming and wanted to try out a project and I have some questions I would like you too answer.

  1. Does the Arduino out put through USB? Meaning like can it send a value to a device its plugged into via USB? If so, what is the code function.

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The Arduino uses an FTDI chip to get serial over usb, it is not a usb device. There is some research going on trying to get true usb, see "AVR-USB Arduino"

So if you are plugging your Arduino into a device that can talk serial ie a computer then communication is very easy, see Firmata in the playground or my project Breakfast inhocsignovinces.net

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I'm sorry my post got cut off here it is:
Hello, this is my first post on the arduino forums. :slight_smile: Please bear with me as I am not to good with hardware terms. The only hardware I have used is the much to simple lego nxt. I am very good at computer programming and wanted to try out a project and I have some questions I would like you too answer.

  1. Does the Arduino out put through USB? Meaning like can it send a value to a device its plugged into via USB? If so, what is the code function.

  2. Arduino Pro- What characteristics make it more suitable for permant stay rather than temporary?

3)Can some please explain to me what a bread board is or tell me if my understanding of it is correct. My understanding is that its is like a chess board and that the energy can move verticall and horizontall through the holes ANYWHERE! is this true? So for each hole if I put in a power source would the energy travel both ways? I'm very confused with this.

  1. An addon to the USB thing. I want to make my arduino talk to my 360 via usb. Does anybody know a referance to the values the 360 will read etc. No I'm not some one dreaming with this giant xboxs are so cool ftw thing. lol I'm just trying to make a simple controller.

Thank You, and I'm sorry if I asked to many questions lol. :-/

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Instead talking to the Xbox through USB, perhaps it would be easier to use bluetooth or IR? Can someone please give me an example of how this would work what I would need (Arduino Bluetooth, IR transmitter)?

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i will answer the easy 3rd qn abt the breadboard..... ;D
here see this...
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=t19ldyhxjep&thumb=5
this shows the internal structure of ur breadboard... ie) internal connections.... well first of all u cant imagine breadboard as a chess board... :wink:
if u see the pic u will see the connection given there...see the first 1 row??? here the connection is horizontal and not vertical ie) no connection b/w this line and the next line... assume the first horizontal line to be A and second to be B... there is no connection between A and B... see the first hole in A sa u connect the +ve terminal of a battery to first hole of A this +ve charge will be available through out the horizontal line A.... this +ve charge wont be available across the horizontal line B...
now see the vertical lines C and D... here also there is no connection between the lines C and D... but a charge given in D line will be available through out the vertical line D...
hope u understood... :slight_smile:

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Thanks! Ok I understand how a breadboard works now. :stuck_out_tongue: How about sending button signals to the xbox? How can this be accomplished?

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i have no idea abt that... :smiley: maybe some of the senior members here can help u out... :slight_smile:

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A crude way to do this would be to get an xbox controller which is just a bunch of buttons, open it up and wire all the switches to the arduino.

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Actually, I found out the xbox uses IR. I know the arduino can emulate TV remotes. Can it do the same with xbox signals?