Playing with My New Arduino Kit

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Recently I purchased an Arduino kit from Hacktronics.  I spent some time during spring break familiarizing myself with the the board and creating sample projects from the Getting Started with Arduino book.

So far I have learned how to use LEDs, push buttons, photoresistors, and thermistors.  I am thinking about creating an autonomous airplane or some other type of robot that can fly.

Below is a picture of a simple circuit I created using two resistors, a push button, some wires, a breadboard, and my Duemilanove Arduino board.  The source code may be found at http://pastebin.com/CpMcnsaW .

I found some good resources online that could help others get started:

Where to purchase Arduino boards/kits:

http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Buy

Using C programming with Arduino:

http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/DevelopmentTools

List of Arduino Links:

http://www.opencircuits.com/Arduino_Links

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