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blocks:app-note:arduino [2023-08-16 17:24]
mattias [Running the example]
blocks:app-note:arduino [2023-08-16 17:33]
mattias [Installation]
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-====== Connecting an Arduino microcontroller to Blocks ====== +====== Connecting an Arduino microcontroller with encoder to Blocks ======
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-This application note provides an example of how an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_encoder|encoder]] connected to an [[https://www.arduino.cc/|Arduino]] microcontroller can be used to interact with Blocks. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with Arduino concepts, the Arduino IDE and microcontrollers in general.+
  
 +This application note provides an example of how an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_encoder|encoder]] connected to an [[https://www.arduino.cc/|Arduino]] microcontroller can be used to interact with Blocks. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with Arduino concepts, the Arduino IDE and microcontrollers in general. The application note is provided for inspiration please direct Arduino questions towards the Arduino community forums. Pixilab may be able to qoute custom solutions as per request. 
 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
  
-You need a computer with a running Blocks server and a web browser to use this application note. You also need a separate computer running PIXILAB Player. Here is the {{ :blocks:app-note:arduino:pixilab-blocks-root.zip |Blocks root}} for this application note, and here is the {{ :blocks:app-note:arduino:encoderex.zip |Arduino sketch}} (the Arduino sketch has been tested on an Arduino Nano Every). See the [[blocks:app-note:start|general setup]] article for details on how to download and install the root on your Blocks server.+You need a computer with a running Blocks server version 6.1 or newer and a web browser to use this application note. You also need a separate computer running PIXILAB Player. Here is the {{ :blocks:app-note:arduino:pixilab-blocks-root.zip |Blocks root}} for this application note, and here is the {{ :blocks:app-note:arduino:encoderex.zip |Arduino sketch}} (the Arduino sketch has been tested on an Arduino Nano Every). See the [[blocks:app-note:start|general setup]] article for details on how to download and install the root on your Blocks server.
  
 ===== Running the example ===== ===== Running the example =====