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About the Course

Arduino senses the environment by receiving inputs from add-on devices such as sensors, and can control the world around it by adjusting lights, motors, and other actuators. In this class you will learn how and when to use the different types of sensors and how to connect them to the Arduino. Since the external world uses continuous or analog signals and the hardware is digital you will learn how these signals are converted back-and-forth and how this must be considered as you program your device. You'll also learn about the use of Arduino-specific shields and the shields software libraries to interface with the real world. Please note that this course does not include discussion forums....

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SD

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The course is really very good and helpful for developing Arduino projects.....

Even a student of no science background would easily understand the course.....

MS

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This course is very helpful to learn Arduino. And it is a very easy to learn and understanding. Instructor was very nice person. All lectures are very clear. Thanks Coursera

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By Steven P

Dec 27, 2015

I did not feel that I learned as much in this course as in the previous courses of the series. The assignments in particular seemed trivial, and were compromised even further due to some technical problems with the simulator recommended for students without access to actual hardware.

This course would be a good candidate for revision, with a focus on gradually increasing the depth and complexity from stage to stage, and on commonly-used components such as current amplifiers and shift registers. Problems with the simulator should not be cause for compromising the assignments themselves, there are other ways to address those problems, many of which were employed by students as they competed their assignments.

By Rayeed R (

Apr 27, 2020

It was an okay course for a beginner. However, even for a beginner I would say it needs a lot more content. More examples, circuits and code should be shown by the instructor. For a coursera course its kind of a let down considering you can find waaaay more in depth and well explained tutorials for free. The instructor himself is a good teacher but, like I said, a lack of depth of syllabus and lecture materials really hurt this course. Still it can be a somewhat very shallow touch up on arduino basics. Honestly the 2 arduino courses can be just added together as one course. Kinda dissapointed.

By Reshma I R

May 9, 2018

week 3 is in Russian.please don't register thinking it's in english.

By Monica W

Sep 15, 2020

Too expensive. You can find more information for free on YouTube.

By 손승건

Jan 15, 2020

not bad

By mcsr r

Sep 30, 2020

nice

By Steve R

Aug 26, 2022

Only course in this specialization where I've had any issues with peer grading system. It's like they had 2 or more different final submissions on a coupl eof the weeks and the software doesn't accurately serve up graded projects with their correct submission rubrics. For example, week 4 asks you to code a program using PWM to gradually light a LED and then dim it. Yet many of the submissions that I saw were related to the Twython project discussed in the videos yet the grading rubric was for the LED lighting. This course really jumped all over the place with topics and how they went together as well.

By Athindra B

Jun 14, 2017

A wonderful course, but the quizzes aren't unlocked until we pay up. Some of us cannot afford it and we do it only for the sake of knowledge. The verified certificate means nothing to us. You need to cater for people like us and unlock quizzes for those who are auditing the course.

By Alexander I

Jan 25, 2016

The course is almost about nothing. It seems to me that the teacher didn't make enough preparations and make a lot of mistakes during the couse. After 8 weeks of Arduino-related courses I've got almost nothing new besides first 2 chapters of Arduino Starter Kit book.

By Isaac I D M

Jun 30, 2016

Really bad explanation no code explain they left you on your own i'ts supposed to teach you not to left you undestand nothing they just teach components but the real thing the progaming is undeground no one knows that kinda weird :(

By Alessandro

Dec 28, 2015

The professor was completely inadequate. Many parts were unsuitable for this course. He has eliminated the useful discussions among students without explanation.

By Ong J R

May 21, 2016

Not in-depth enough. Just barely cover basics of Arduino and a few shields you can use, but fails to go on to build on top of that knowledge.

By mohammad g

Apr 17, 2023

they had that peer rating criteria in which you have to wait weeks for someone to rate your project which is so much annoying

By Nawres J

Sep 15, 2021

I'm enjoying the course! Thank you

By Gerry F

Nov 25, 2015

No forum, what are you thinking!

By Mohamed N

Aug 18, 2024

doesn't in arabic

By AMLAN D

Dec 30, 2021

worst