Hi, I am new to this and I really want to learn arduino. i have never in my life worked with any type of hardware and chose not to take Physics in school. BUt, I did take Computing for my GCSE and currently am doing International A Level (college) AICT (applied information and communication technology). The furthest I went with what is considered to be "working with hardware" was opening up my laptop and desktop to put in new memory, AGP etc. Feasibility for projects in the near future won't be a problem but I just want to know, where can I start to learn from basic???
where can I start to learn from basic
The only thing we learn from Basic is not to learn Basic. ;D
Next time, practice some patience, and browse thru the pages (specifically, the last page) - where you find that they moved the book:
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1247637768/135
If you aren't patient, and you aren't willing to do some reading (a -lot- of reading), then electronics isn't likely for you.
That book above will be a good introduction to the Arduino.
If you are really serious about electronics, though - I implore you to pick up a few more things:
- Grob's Basic Electronics - THE electronics book for beginners; starts off with "what is an electron" and moves from there. This is a college level textbook, btw.
- Forrest M. Mimms III "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks" (and equivalent book series) - a series of pamphlets published by Radio Shack; long out of print, but bound book versions are still published - check Forrest's web site for more details.
- A breadboard, some jumper wires, some parts, a multimeter, etc.
Something also to note - if you are serious about electronics, know that it isn't a cheap hobby (over time), easy to get into, and it doesn't take a lot of money to start with, but over time you will likely find yourself spending more and more (and needing more and more room to hold it all). Books, parts, equipment - it all adds up quickly. Then the day comes when you want/need an oscilloscope and/or logic analyzer...
;D
Why'd you go and delete your post? I hate that "feature" of this forum; makes others (myself, in this case) look daft!
This is a good place to start, arduino tutorials for beginners:
http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/
Then after that learning about moving servos around is fun.
My Arduino arrived a week ago. So far I've gotten an LED to blink SOS and bought a servo and got it to spin to different positions. I've also been building an LED cube. I finally got it soldered together this morning and will be working it into a breadboard tonight or tomorrow. Eventually i'll put it in an project box with a power switch and a button that makes it change flashing modes. I'd say that has been a good place for me to start and it might work for you too.
Good luck.
LED cube: LED Cube 3x3x3 with Arduino on Breadboard on Vimeo
Why'd you go and delete your post? I hate that "feature" of this forum; makes others (myself, in this case) look daft!
Sorry, I just noticed that the book was on the last page. My bad 