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What stops your Arduino project?

cstanton

Say you want to create a solution to a problem you have, like automating the door on a chicken coop with the time of day...

What tends to stop you from developing it? Do you find that you encounter a problem part way through the project? Is it some knowledge you're lacking or is it the software?

Would you benefit from help with circuit design? Or is it something else?

We're looking at expanding our introduction videos and guidance on using Arduino products, and I'm interested in what you need help with, so reply and let us know, regardless of knowledge level.

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  • I find the Arduino libraries helpful for most of my simple projects.  Unfortunately, there is much poor Arduino code on the internet and care must be taken to find a good source.  So, a list of reputable sources would be helpful.  There are many processors and boards now so care must also be taken to understand that some code is platform dependent.  My own opinion is that it would be better for beginners to start out with newer 32-bit chips (e.g. Nano 33 IOT) than the older 8-bit AVR models as they are priced well and are more powerful.  I often use different sources of power, motors, WiFi, and sound in my projects and these subjects aren't always covered in the basics.  I believe that interrupts and coding without the delay() function should be introduced early.

    When I got started with Arduino several years back I hadn't written any code in more than 40 years.  And that was FORTRAN on a mainframe.  I started with the SparkFun "Inventor's Kit" and it had me up and running with the basics in one weekend.  I then worked through the examples in the Arduino IDE and made sure I understood the functions, structure, variables, etc. that are in the Arduino Reference documentation.  Thinking back, the advantage was that the kit had a well-written guide and all the required hardware.

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  • I find the Arduino libraries helpful for most of my simple projects.  Unfortunately, there is much poor Arduino code on the internet and care must be taken to find a good source.  So, a list of reputable sources would be helpful.  There are many processors and boards now so care must also be taken to understand that some code is platform dependent.  My own opinion is that it would be better for beginners to start out with newer 32-bit chips (e.g. Nano 33 IOT) than the older 8-bit AVR models as they are priced well and are more powerful.  I often use different sources of power, motors, WiFi, and sound in my projects and these subjects aren't always covered in the basics.  I believe that interrupts and coding without the delay() function should be introduced early.

    When I got started with Arduino several years back I hadn't written any code in more than 40 years.  And that was FORTRAN on a mainframe.  I started with the SparkFun "Inventor's Kit" and it had me up and running with the basics in one weekend.  I then worked through the examples in the Arduino IDE and made sure I understood the functions, structure, variables, etc. that are in the Arduino Reference documentation.  Thinking back, the advantage was that the kit had a well-written guide and all the required hardware.

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