7
USB Serial Communication
Parts You'll Need for This Chapter
- Arduino Uno or Adafruit METRO 328
- USB cable (Type A to B for Uno, Type A to Micro-B for METRO)
- Half-size or full-size breadboard
- Assorted jumper wires
- 220Ω resistors (×3)
- 10kΩ trim potentiometer
- 5 mm red LED
- 5 mm common-anode RGB LED
- CODE AND DIGITAL CONTENT FOR THIS CHAPTER
- Code downloads, videos, and other digital content for this chapter can be found at:
exploringarduino.com/content2/ch7- Code for this chapter can also be obtained from the Downloads tab on this book's Wiley web page:
wiley.com/go/exploringarduino2e
Perhaps the most important part of any Arduino is its capability to be programmed directly via a USB serial port. This feature enables you to program the Arduino without any special hardware, such as an AVRISP mkII. Ordinarily, microcontrollers rely on a dedicated piece of external hardware (such as the mkII) to serve as a programmer that connects your computer to the microcontroller...
