Arduino Basics 102: Control Structures, Variables, Interrupts

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In this second epsiode of the Arduino Basics video series I will talk about control structures like if, for, while and switch and how to use them in combination with variables to create more advanced code. At the end I will also talk about why interrupts are so important and how to use them as well.

Music:
In the Hall of the Mountain King, Kevin MacLeod
Ecstatic Wave, Jens Kiilstofte

[Nerdforge]

Arguably one of the best thorough introductions to Arduino I have seen. I like the parts where you include "why use a microcontroller" and not a circuit for specific uses. With a computer science background it's hard to not always use a microcontroller, but many times it seems like it can be obsoleted.

[JariOrSomething]

As a developer and i already know these things, i love it. Scott you make great tutorials for people to understand the basics. The things you explain works for a lot of programming languages! keep it going man!

[harisijaz]

I used arduino uno before but now i am able to write small codes of my own . I love all your videos but arduino basic series is excellent. Keep it up and waiting for Arduino Basic 103 :-)

[connormitchell]

These have been some of the best and most informative videos I've found on Arduino "basics." In tandem with your electronics basics videos, I've been able to connect my previous knowledge of basic electrical circuits with the more nuanced languages of programming. Thank you so much!

[gautampassi]

Can you continue this Arduino series? The way you present stuff is really interesting, fun and makes really easy to understand the stuff. PS great video.

[brucewoods]

GreatScott this is Great Stuff. I am new to Arduino (only a couple of days old) and your presentation makes it so EASY to understand. You don't get side tracked in your explanations and start running off with some complicated stuff. Love the way you use the "KISS" principal. I need it like that.

[theZrCooL]

Awesome videos! I like that you keep tutorials very beginner friendly; even explaining operators and array indexes as you go along, in a thorough yet quick and simple way. Very efficient and enjoyable videos.

[asgaines]

Fantastic! Somehow, despite having been playing around with Arduinos for years, I've never encountered interrupts! Great information, GreatScott

[naboulsikhalid]

I don't understand why you are still under rated. Man, your things are high quality and quantity in term of info and demos. Thank you very much(it's not enough)

[georgetroulis]

Lots of information packed into a single video, excellent learning resource. As always, keep up the good work :)

[azyfloof]

Loving these Scott! Lots of great tips, keep em coming, they're valuable to people learning arduino such as myself :D

[TheHandsomeRyan]

I learned more about reading and writing arduino programs in 7:37 than I have from hours of watching other tutorials. Thank you!!!

[ozgemmo]

Mate, great arduino coding videos - looking forward to seeing 03! Not having done any formal "C" or other language coding whatsoever, you are helping to demystify this fundamental area of using Arduino based projects. Keep up the great work. Cheers from DownUnder.

[tdtrecordsmusic]

Thanks for keeping a good pace !! Also, for touching on the more advanced. There is soooo much beginner stuff its difficult to find tips/tricks/unknowns which end up being necessary for completing real projects !! Yes go farther !! We are smart, we can keep up !!

[raphael]

This series is really good, I'm learning a lot with it, thank you ! I love your channel!

[paulfaugeras]

Thank you SOO much for those tutorials ! I personally have started coding on Arduino about 6 months ago for a study project : a PID-controlled drone arm with a brushless motor and an accelerometer. If only I had those videos before, it would have been much easier... But now it works, and I learnt the hard way, which is, to my taste, more rewarding, but much slower...
Anyways, thanks again, and I can't wait to see the future episodes !

[poorlycalculated]

I really am appreciating this series! Thank you so much for making this series and giving me more things to learn about! I am a complete and utter noob at programming with arduino. Hopefully, you will progressively get to more complicated things in the world of coding and I will be able to learn from it! Keep up your good work.

[liutas]

Continue Arduino series !!! :))) You explain things better than anyone else that I know or than I saw on youtube :) Big thumbs up !

[luqmankhan-ymgx]

wow. hands down best electronic tutoriols on youtube.

proud of you buddy.

grüße aus frankfurt

[Rckeeps]

Holy crap! After 1.5 years of java, and 4 months with arduino, i was pretty comfortable with basic arduino programming, but I've never heard of Attached Interrupts! Wasn't even gonna watch this video, but decided to anyways. I learn something in every video of yours. Thank you so much!