Hardware


Breadboard and Arduino Pins

The Arduino is connected to devices through its I/O pins. In this workshop, we work use pins 8 through 13 and A0 and A1.

Although we refer to them as pins, the connection points are actually holes on most Arduino boards. To connect an Arduino pin to the breadboard, use solid 22 gauge wire.

In this project, pins 8 through 13 connect to the LEDs. Sensors are connected to analog inputs, A0 and A1.

Besides these pins, there are a couple of pins used for power.

USB

The USB cable can be used to supply power to the Arduino or may be connected to the development computer.