ABC – Arduino Basic Connections

Just about everything you every wanted to know about how interface your Arduino to a wide
selection of input and output devices! All cards are now divided in sets (3 cards each). For every
card there’s a revision number. Enjoy!

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Set 1 (Card 1,2,3)

Card 1 ver1 rev0

Pushbutton to GND, Pushbutton to 5V, Pushbuttonto 12V, Using internal pullup, Trimmer or
potentiometer, Photoresistor, Optocoupled inputs

Card 2 ver1 rev0

Connect a LED, Connect a Lamp, LED Clusters, Dual LEDs or Bi-color LED
Card 3 ver1 rev0

Connect a Relay, Connect a Mosfet, Connect a Buzzer, Connect an Audio Amplifier

Set 2 (Card 4,5,6)

Card 4 ver1 rev0

Connect a Triac, Connect a Speaker

Card 5 ver1 rev0

Connect a DC Motor, Connect a RGB Led Strip, Connect an Encoder

Card 6 ver1 rev0

Bi-Directional Voltage Level Converter 3.3V to 5V, Bi-Directional Voltage Level Converter 3.3V to
5V with voltage divider, TTL / CMOS converter, TTL / CMOS converter (6 inputs/outputs)
Set 3 (Card 7,8,9)

Card 7 ver1 rev0

Connect a Microphone, Connect a Servo

Card 8 ver1 rev0

Charlieplexing, 7 Segments Display

Card 9 ver1 rev0

7 Segments Display (Common Anode) with Multiplexing, LED Array

Set 4 (Card 10,11,12)

Card 10 ver1 rev0

7 Segments Display (Common Anode) with MAX7221

Card 11 ver1 rev0

Connect a LCD HITACHI 44780 compatible

Card 12 ver1 rev0

Connect via I2C a LCD HITACHI 44780 compatible

Set 5 (Card 13,14,15)

Card 13 ver1 rev0

Connect a NOKIA LCD (Basic)

Card 14 ver1 rev0

Drive a Unipolar Stepper (Basic 1), Drive a Bipolar Stepper (Basic 1)

Card 15 ver1 rev0

Connect a graphical LCD via I2C

Set 6 (Card 16,17,18)

Card 16 ver1 rev2

DIY Arduino, Simple 5V Power Supply, FTDI Connector, Protect a I/O Pin
Card 17 ver1 rev0

Connect a SD Card, Simple 3.3V Power Supply

Card 18 ver1 rev0

Connect a Temperature Sensor (LM35), Connect a RTC (DS1307), Connect to Composite Video,
Connect to VGA
Set 7 (Card 19,20,21)

Card 19 ver1 rev1

Connect a Keypad, Connect a Keypad (with Interrupt)

Card 20 ver1 rev0

Connect a IR Sensor, Connect a IR Emitter

Card 21 ver1 rev0

Connect a MAX232

Set 8 (Card 22,23,24)

Card 22 ver1 rev0

MIDI Interface, Multiple Buttons using 1 Analog Input

Card 23 ver1 rev0

Connect a Digital Temperature Sensor (DS18B20), A simple Rain Sensor with Arduino, AC input

Card 24 ver1 rev0

Connect a PS2 Keyboard, Scan Codes

Set 9 (Card 25,26,27)

Card 25 ver1 rev0

Connect a EEPROM via I2C

Card 26 ver1 rev0

Connect a PS2 Dualshock® controller, A Simple programmer

Card 27 ver1 rev1

Port Expander (PCF8574xx)

Set 10 (Card 28,29,30)

Card 28 ver1 rev0

Shift Register (74HC595)

Card 29 ver1 rev0

Connect a Distance Sensor, Connect a Digital Potentiometer (MCP4161), Connect a DAC

(MCP4921)

Card 30 ver1 rev1

RS485 Node, DMX Controller (Basic)

Set 11 (Card I,II,III)

Card I ver1 rev0

Resistors Color Code

Card II ver1 rev1

Ceramic Capacitor Code

Card III ver1 rev1

Polyester Film-Mylar Capacitor Code

Set 12 (Card 31,32,33)

Card 31 ver1 rev0

Drive a Motor (L298)

Card 32 ver1 rev0

Debouncing a Pushbutton, Simple debouncer, Debouncing a Rotary Encoder

Card 33 ver1 rev1

Drive a Stepper (L293)

Set 13 (Card 34,35,36)

Card 34 ver1 rev0

Arduino Logic Analyzer, Current Sense

Card 35 ver1 rev0

Arduino Component Tester (Basic)

Card 36 ver1 rev0
coming soon…

Set 14 (Card IV,V,VI)

Card IV ver1 rev0

Simple Transistor Comparison Table

Card 35 ver1 rev0

coming soon…

Card 36 ver1 rev0

coming soon…

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