LOCOboard Hardware

Goals

• Get to know the board components
• Learn do-s and dont-s

Content

• Show vanilla Arduino
• Recap the concept of GPIO pins
• Discuss why having an expansion shield makes life easier
• Go over the board parts and discuss their functions
• Show peripherals that we can connect to the board
• Discuss basic electric safety
• Discuss how to connect other devices (for which there is no interface on the board)

Activities

• Interactive discussion