Good day people (actually it's morning here in Nigeria). Am new iin this world of Arduino and it's working. Have just seen a tutorial on how to install an Arduino Uno board from my computer.
Now, I have a tutorial I saw here that I will like to test out. Actually, this tutorial is a timer countdown that will unlock the box it is installed in when the timer complete counting down.
My question is how do I fix everything together. From installing it on my computer to installing it inside the box that will be lock and unlock
oluwa:
Good day people (actually it's morning here in Nigeria). Am new iin this world of Arduino and it's working. Have just seen a tutorial on how to install an Arduino Uno board from my computer.
So you installed the IDE successfully on your PC?
oluwa:
Now, I have a tutorial I saw here that I will like to test out. Actually, this tutorial is a timer countdown that will unlock the box it is installed in when the timer complete counting down.
Please provide a link to that tutorial.
oluwa:
My question is how do I fix everything together. From installing it on my computer to installing it inside the box that will be lock and unlock
You only need the computer to program the Arduino board; after that the Arduino board can run stand alone (it obviously needs a power supply).
Breadboards are not the most reliable for permanent use. An Uno might also not be the right choice. All those loose wires can come loose.
This might be a reasonably solid solution for a more permanent setup for a beginner:
Arduino Uno, screw shield and LCD screen with buttons; they will all stack on top of each other (in given sequence).
The headers give a reasonably strong physical connection. Board will not easily come loose from each other.
Unfortunately the mounting holes don't line up when you stack the three, so you might have to make a plan for that.
Note that the buttons on the LCD shield work different from the ones in the article that you linked. The pinout for the LCD might also differ, not sure.
