Brittany KF8IJZ received an Arduino kit with many sensors and addons for Christmas and is starting to get familiar with the microcontroller and its capabilities.  Mark KR6ZY joins us to answer the fundamental question of “What is Arduino?” We talk through some fundamentals and some practical examples of projects one can complete with an Arduino compatible microcontroller.

PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/what-is-arduino

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Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2019” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

Smitty’s Headphone Amp - http://diyaudioprojects.com/Solid/12AU7-IRF510-LM317-Headamp/

Active Antenna Loop Antenna - https://active-antenna.eu/

Using Filters to smooth Pulse Width Modulation Output - https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/beginner-concepts-using-a-low-pass-filter-to-smooth-pwm-output/

Arduino analogWrite - https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/analog-io/analogwrite/

Arduino Wire - https://www.arduino.cc/en/reference/wire

What is Arduino - https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction

Arduino IDE - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

Microsoft Visual Code Arduino - https://medium.com/home-wireless/use-visual-studio-code-for-arduino-2d0cf4c1760b

Arduino Software Tools - https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/DevelopmentTools

Arduino Official Language Reference - https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/

Core Arduino Libraries - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/Libraries

Arduino Libraries - https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/LibraryList

K3NG Arduino Based CW Keyer - https://blog.radioartisan.com/arduino-cw-keyer/

Debouncing a Button in Software - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYOYgU2vlSE

KR6ZY’s 4 part series on TWiT’s Coding 101 on building an Analog Panel Meter clock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwoGkRf5WnM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSd-jip59PI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWnmMRls1os
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-WKsIuVrIw

Arduino Controlled Fox Hunt Transmitter - http://www.wt4y.com/arduino-fox-controller

​Arduino MIDI Controller Tutorial - https://www.arduino.cc/en/tutorial/midi

​Bernie Nazari K6NAZ has been a ham for just under two years, but has already been bitten by the building bug.  Recently he’s shared two projects in our Facebook group that combine Arduino compatible Adafruit Feather boards and 3D Printing to add to his ham radio fun.  Bernie joins us today to talk about his remote Pi-Star hot spot display and controller as well has his approach for building a remotely controlled linked dipole an>ntenna.

Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH 10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter

Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2018” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

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Case for 12V DC Power Strip from Rocket City 3d - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/Ham-Radio-Workbench-12V-DC-Power-Strip-Case-p114464423

STLs for the 12V DC Power Strip  - https://pinshape.com/items/47791-3d-printed-ham-radio-workbench-dc-power-strip-case?fbclid=IwAR3a0sfN4r-QOCNCqr8bCKSKtBJBC4xuNA-Vm54-tppWr1wdRdI9TPBRfCM

Octoprint Raspberry Pi based 3D Printer Web Interface - https://octoprint.org/

OpenSpot 2 Review Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rukUx9H6sd4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUZcys6HAIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fNDod1AhFw

Anytone AT-878 Dual Band DMR Radio with APRS - https://powerwerx.com/anytone-atd878uv-dmr-dual-band-handheld-gps-roaming

Bernie’s Pi-Star Remote Remote - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_L7aRsDLM&fbclid=IwAR12Ko2TEKp3p2fgZ9ep2BsQLJcWR6dpsPVaDjbtuA3hva67pmiEm634G58

Adafruit Weather Station project - https://learn.adafruit.com/wifi-weather-station-with-tft-display/overview?fbclid=IwAR0ERuRDxJiPiGuVRxlQN0enZCF2g-ixGvSUprueC6UyS8_1JNtKqKECeBs

Transisterized Level Shifting - https://hackaday.com/2016/12/05/taking-it-to-another-level-making-3-3v-and-5v-logic-communicate-with-level-shifters/
http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/mosfet-voltage-level-converter

Adafruit Feather Development Boards and Wing Peripheral Boards - https://www.adafruit.com/feather

Adafruit Feather Spec - https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather/feather-specification
Bernie’s Dipole Link - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/permalink/323099451786319/

Autodesk Fusion360 CAD Software - https://www.autodesk.com/campaigns/fusion-360-for-hobbyists

KF7IJZ ‘s DVMega BlueStack Case - https://www.youmagine.com/designs/bluestack-micro-plus-dvmega-enclosure

Car Hacking on the Amp Hour - https://theamphour.com/388-an-interview-with-earl-sharpe-and-collin-kidder/

Crealty Ender 3 sub $200 3D Printer - https://www.banggood.com/Creality-3D-Ender-3-V-slot-Prusa-I3-DIY-3D-Printer-Kit-220x220x250mm-Printing-Size-p-1278399.html?cur_warehouse=USA
Crealty Ender 3 Upgrades - https://all3dp.com/1/20-must-creality-ender-3-upgrades-mods/
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George and Jeremy bring all of the Microcontroller knowledge together to a practical application as they break down the building of the Sierra Radio Systems Bay-Net Repeater Groups Remote Site Monitoring System.

Yaesu Announces two new Handhelds
FT-25R - http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=79E6683CC766565D2CB197C293AB6219&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0
FT-65R - http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=82DE38083B3DFC155A6A472F7FEFA8C7&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0

RTL-SDR.com AM/FM Broadcast Band High Pass Filter – http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-com-broadcast-block-high-pass-filter-now-sale/

Prebuilt Raspberry Pi Image for using an RTL-SDR as a receive iGate - http://www.rtl-sdr.com/a-pre-built-raspberry-pi-image-for-using-an-rtl-sdr-as-an-aprs-rx-igate/

KF7IJZ AGM / Bioenno LiFePO4 / NEC LiFePO4 Battery Comparison – https://youtu.be/psjQ-FT6KY0

Bay-Net articles - http://www.bay-net.org/articles.html

Dupont Connectors - http://amzn.to/2lffzq0

Special Crimp Tool-Dupont Connector - http://amzn.to/2l3WBk0

Visit our Antenna Analyzer Forum for updates and hacks - http://hamradio360.com/community/main-forum/

Sierra Radio Systems – http://www.sierraradio.net/

Cactus Intertie – http://www.cactus-intertie.org/

Beagle Bone Black – https://beagleboard.org/black-wireless

​Wavenode – http://www.wavenode.com/

In this episode of the Ham Radio 360 Workbench, George and Jeremy continue the conversation on communicating with Microcontrollers and Single Board Computers. They deep dive on wireless ways of communicating from direct RF links to WiFi.

Autodesk Eagle has moved to a subscription based license - http://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview

News on Autdesk Eagle Subscription Terms - http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/eagle-forum/a-path-forward-for-the-make-license-a-step-up-for-standard/m-p/6823182#U6823182

West Mountain Radio Powergate - http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=pg40s

Low Loss Powergate - http://ki0bk.no-ip.com/~pwrgate/LLPG/Site/LLPG.html

KF7IJZ’s Test of the rev 1 DC Power Board - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgGJoE9QDCQ

Point to Point Communication Options

• RFM69: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12823
• Ax.25 for RFM69/Arduino: https://github.com/kicksat/ax25
• Adafruit RFM69 Devices: https://www.adafruit.com/?q=rfm69&
• SparkFun RFM69 Devices: https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=rfm69
• 802.15.4 / Zigbee / DigiMesh XBee: http://www.zigbee.org
• DigiMesh XBee Products: https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=xbee
• https://www.digikey.com/products/en/rf-if-and-rfid/rf-transceiver-modules/872?k=xbee&k=&pkeyword=xbee&pv1989=0&FV=fff40036%2Cfff803ec%2Cffe00368%2Cfffc025a&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25
• LoRa - https://www.lora-alliance.org
• LoRa Ham - https://github.com/travisgoodspeed/loraham
• Adafruit LoRa devices: https://www.adafruit.com/?q=lora&
• Argent Data Systems: https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

• https://www.adafruit.com/?q=ble&
• https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=ble

WiFi

• Particle Photon: https://www.particle.io/products/hardware/photon-wifi-dev-kit
• Adafruit Photon: https://www.adafruit.com/?q=photon&
• Arduino MKR1000: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoMKR1000
• Adafruit WiFi Micros: https://www.adafruit.com/?q=wifi&
• Sparkfun WiFi Micros: https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=wifi

Celluar/GSM

• Particle Electron: https://www.particle.io/products/hardware/electron-cellular-dev-kit
• https://www.adafruit.com/products/3234
• Adafruit FONA GSM Boards: https://www.adafruit.com/products/3234?q=gsm&
• Sparkfun GSM Option: https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=GS

​If This Then That (IFTTT): https://ifttt.com

George and Jeremy explore how to connect microcontrollers and single board computers to circuits and sensors to interface with the real world.  They discuss both analog and digital inputs and outputs as well as the most common ways of interfacing with components such as sensors.

Antenna Analyzer 3D Printed ABS Cases from Rocket City 3D - $15 - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/#!/Antenna-Analyzer-Case/p/77824858/category=21090241

EEZ H24005 Open Source Lab Power Supply - $400 - 2 Channels, 155W/channel (0-40V, 0-5A) - https://www.crowdsupply.com/envox/eez-h24005

KB6NU is streaming his Ham Classes and making them available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvMiYkXm3RDjj9UVvmE-HdA

Dayton Update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tunp5dCIHkI&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Curtis (K5CLM) at the Everything Ham Radio podcast for making it to episode 50! - http://www.everythinghamradio.com

QRP Labs WSPR/QRSS - https://www.qrp-labs.com

BayCon 2017 - http://baycon.us

Dayton Hamvention 2017 - http://hamvention.org

Micro Controller Input/Output Pins Analog vs Digital - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/analog-vs-digital
Logic Levels Overview - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/logic-levels/introduction

TTL 5V Logic Levels - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/logic-levels/ttl-logic-levels

CMOS 3.3V Logic Levels - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/logic-levels/33-v-cmos-logic-levels

Pull Up Resistors for Digital Inputs - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/pull-up-resistors

Analog to Digital Converters - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/analog-to-digital-conversion

Voltage Dividers - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/voltage-dividers

Pulse Width Modulation Output - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/pulse-width-modulation Serial communications

Overview - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/serial-communication

I2C - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/i2c SPI - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/serial-peripheral-interface-spi

UART - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/serial-communication#uarts

​Sensors https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/23
https://www.adafruit.com/category/35