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4. What is Arduino
®
Arduino
®
is an open-source prototyping platform based in easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino
®
boards
are able to read inputs – light-on sensor, a finger on a button or a Twitter message – and turn it into an output
– activating of a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by
sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so, you use the Arduino programming
language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino
®
software IDE (based on Processing).
Surf to www.arduino.cc and www.arduino.org for more information.
5. Overview
The 16x2 LCD and keypad shield for Arduino
®
Uno, Mega, Diecimila, Duemilanove and Freeduino boards.
LCD contrast potentiometer
control keys (connect to analogue input 0)
dimensions ............................................................................................. 80 x 58 x 20 mm