Mon-Fri 9AM - 6PM Eastern Time

In this 10-week self-paced class students learn how to use a wide variety of digital and analog actuators for use in Arduino projects.  This class builds on the foundation taught in Arduino Parts 1 and 2 FLEX classes to allow students to incorporate more advanced devices into their projects.

Each lesson describest a different actuator in which sudents  earn how to wire and code the following actuators: active and passive buzzer, relay, servo, LCDs, 1-digit LED, 4-digit LED, LED array, DC motor, and stepper motor. Students learn how to download and properly install Arduino Libraries needed for some of the actuators.

Each video begins with a short PowerPoint presentation which explains the basic principles.  This is followed by a detailed guided demonstration that shows how to connect the components and the code used to control them.   Each lesson also includes an activity worksheet that describes the objectives of the lesson, any libraries needed for the device,  a list of activities to try, and sample codes to use.

It may be helpful to have separate devices: one for watching the video and a computer to try out the lessons. This will make it easier to follow along with the lessons.

IMPORTANT:  If you are using an actual Arduino, you will need to have access to a computer with a USB port, and not just a chromebook or tablet because the Arduino IDE does NOT work on those devices. TinkerCad does NOT have all the necessary components needed for this class.