Arduino is an excellent software development environment that will allow you to program the Arduino ONE boards and, with the necessary components, create fantastic dynamic automatons. Arduino also allows integration with another software called Scratch for Arduino, which with a very simple interface, you will be able to program the boards with the Arduino microcontroller and carry out amazing projects. You will be able to read the information collected by the sensors (light, motion, proximity, sound, there are a thousand types!!), process it thanks to the program developed with Arduino IDE, and obtain outputs that will activate the actuators (motion, sound,). It is ideal for working with children, they will love the robots that can be created, and they might even be encouraged to program themselves.

The best thing is the versatility it offers students to develop their own programs to implement on the board and microcontroller Arduino Uno or similar. Multiple projects can be adapted to the skills of each of the levels of secondary education. We have made a greenhouse with an Arduino 1 board, a light sensor, and a motor that operated a fan. From Arduino, we have programmed the sensors and actuators. The program allows for pre-compilation to detect syntax errors. Once there are no errors, the object code obtained from the source is transferred to the Arduino ONE board via USB.

Arduino IDE is a simple tool that allows you to enhance Arduino programs with the help provided by an IDE. Format the code to make it simple, and connect with the compatible board to upload the code. In fact, I enjoy how reliable all the coding is on this platform. Everything, from the errors provided to help debug the application to the general functions, just makes for a great experience. It doesn't take much to debug any error and it could be very customizable, from the ability to choose how the fastest information is acquired from the Arduino to what voltage is being carried out. It is also very useful in everyday utility, as I use the BMP 180 add-on to tell me the temperature outside every morning.