What 's the best place to learn arduino, I have some basic knowledge but not a whole lot

[G+_Donald Kloss]

What's the best place to learn arduino, I have some basic knowledge but not a whole lot

[G+_Eddie Foy]

Just dive in.  Do the tutorials and tweak/mess around with each seeing what happens.

[G+_Donald Kloss]

Thanks it just looks all confusing to me

[G+_Ben Reese]

It helps to have a little programming experience, but even if not it's a good place to start. It's tough to suggest a starting point without knowing what you already know.

 

I like programming, so that's the logical starting point for me. Arduino uses the C language (or a close port of it). This makes the Arduino great for learning programming since so many languages use a C-like structure - C, C++, C#, Java, and Android to name a few. I like the Arduino because you get visual or physical feedback to your programming.

 

There are sketches that come with the Arduino IDE. Blink is the natural beginner sketch but there are several others for I think servos and potentiometers. If you've written code before, it will probably be easy to read through the examples and tweak to your liking.

[G+_David Wiggins]

Ben Reese? is right. The sketches that are in the Arduino are a great starting point. The website also has diagrams and instructions to go along with them. Also, I got a starter kit off Amazon that came with some LEDs, jumpers, buttons etc as well as a workbook of exercises that somewhat build on each other. It explained some of the concepts(though not the code) behind the exercises. Sunfounder, was the name(they sell Uno variants). It isn't perfect, but it still is a decent way to get wet feet.