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workshops:arduino_to_the_next_level:going_tiny [2017-04-11 09:56] – [Using Arduino on a smaller Microcontroller] timworkshops:arduino_to_the_next_level:going_tiny [2017-04-11 11:35] Simon
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 Sometimes a full size Arduino is a bit on an overkill if for example you just want to blink one LED.  Sometimes a full size Arduino is a bit on an overkill if for example you just want to blink one LED. 
  
-Fortunately there is a smaller and cheaper version of microcontroller used by Arduino called the Attiny. We have included one in the workshop kit, it's a small 8 pin chip that is stuck into a foam pad.+Fortunately there is a smaller and cheaper version of microcontroller used by Arduino called the ATtiny. We have included one in the workshop kit, it's a small 8 pin chip that is stuck into a foam pad.
  
-You can program this chip using your Arduino. Instructions are provided here: http://highlowtech.org/?p=1695 you need to follow the sections relevant to using Arduino (as ISP) to an ATtiny.+You can program this chip using your Arduino. Instructions are provided [[http://highlowtech.org/?p=1695|here]] and you need to follow the sections relevant to using Arduino (as ISP) to an ATtiny.
  
-| {{workshops:challenge_yourself.jpg?200x0}}| **Easier****\\ (1)** Flash an LED on/off once a second using just you Attiny.\\ \\ **Intermediate****\\ (2)** Adjust the speed of flashing by using a potentiometer (ask a helper for one if you don't have one from a previous workshop kit.) |+| {{workshops:challenge_yourself.jpg?200x0}}| **Easier** \\ **\\ (1)** Flash an LED on/off once a second using just your ATtiny.\\ \\ **Intermediate** \\ **\\ (2)** Adjust the speed of flashing by using a potentiometer (ask a helper for one if you don't have one from a previous workshop kit.) |
  
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