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Using Arduino on a smaller Microcontroller

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.

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.

challenge_yourself.jpg 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/arduino_to_the_next_level/going_tiny.1491904587.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017-04-11 09:56 by tim

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