hi. forgive me. i've been browsing and trying to find a helpful thread.
is there a newbie thread for beginners?
a walkthrough? other than tutorial...
i got my uno, adafruit motorsheild, usb host sheild. ps3 controller.
i'm just a simple hobbiest with simple projects.
nothing complicated that remote control cars. or tanks. or tanks with arms.
TIA
Hi, and welcome.
The Internet is full of Arduino projects: simple and complex. Adafruit has many.
So, Google on what yoh want to build. Study the code, build a prototype.
Start small and learn all the basics.
thanks for the response. i may be looking at the wrong info but i often get videos of tutorials and just showing off what they already built. i dont find it useful as walk through or step by step.
i have no background to this. i am completely new to this. i've built RC but not as techy as programing.
Entengthedraggon:
thanks for the response. i may be looking at the wrong info but i often get videos of tutorials and just showing off what they already built. i dont find it useful as walk through or step by step.
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Are you wanting something like Instructables?
If you know your site, you can use google like this:
"Search terms" site:site.domain
Example:
Arduino project site:instructables.com
So, for Adafruit, you could:
Arduino tutorial site:adafruit.com
which results in (one of many)
https://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-arduino
You may also go online to see if you have a local Maker Group with Arduino interests.
Ray
its difficult to follow them when they're not really walking you through what they are doing
I never found the videos to be a useful way of learning the basics - but I don't like videos much in general. I think many of the videos are people showing off a product, rather than people
What are you looking to learn? There are tons of books, starter kits, and so on meant to walk you through learning the basics of Arduino. I personally learned by trying to do something simple that I actually wanted, and learned from there.
DrAzzy:
I never found the videos to be a useful way of learning the basics - but I don't like videos much in general. I think many of the videos are people showing off a product, rather than peopleWhat are you looking to learn? There are tons of books, starter kits, and so on meant to walk you through learning the basics of Arduino. I personally learned by trying to do something simple that I actually wanted, and learned from there.
i agree with you. most are show offs.
well, so far i was able to upload the ps3bt code - it worked, i just need to get a BT dongle. i haven't wired any motors yet.
my projects of interest would be no different from others. simply hobby, playing with cars or tanks.
i just want to run some motors. and servos. with ps3 controllers - because they have lots of buttons.
it would be nice to run some stepper motors. maximize the adafruit output.
TIA
