On March 27, 2015, the School of Engineering hosted Arduino Day, a global event designed to raise awareness of the uses and possibilities of Arduino boards.
The event, organized by André Fonseca, Ph.D., professor of Analog Electronics and Automatic Control, and students Nicolás González, Ilan Cohn, Juan Uteda, and Mateus Castelli, consisted of two parts.
The first was the show and tell, a talk about the boards, where they explained what they are, what possibilities they offer, and the different options available on the market.
The second was the workshop where event participants interacted and tested the Arduino boards.
During the talk, the speakers explained what the boards are and how they work. Nicolás González explained that “Arduino is an electronics platform for prototyping based on flexible software and hardware, which are easy to use.”
He stated that “they are designed for students with no background in electronics who want to start creating their own smart devices.”
“They allow you to create interactive objects that gather data from the environment using a variety of sensors,” he said.
They emphasized that Arduino boards “are easy to use and can operate on their own or communicate with software running on a computer.”
Throughout the presentation, they demonstrated various applications and highlighted the platform's versatility.
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