Arduino 101- Crash Course w/ Mark Rober

Learn the basics of programming your arduino microcontroller with Mark Rober!
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[@yobgow]

I just think of how different my life could have been if I had more teachers that could engage their audience like you do Mark. Love your work.

[@JidJibril]

Come to India where you study by yourself 🗿🤝🏼

[@vectoralphaAI]

The nerds were the cool kids all along.

[@jesperaung8592]

Always have been

[@breaddev-here]

@@jesperaung8592 true and the cool kid is dum one

[@michaelbryson5870]

I’m an electrical/computer engineer and I love using Arduino for projects. This is a great big picture explanation of how it all works together. Nicely done!

[@NicholasRehm]

Mark hit the nail on the head describing robotics: just inputs and outputs creatively mapped to each other through a computer. The only tricky bit is to figure out and lock down the interfaces between the components and the microcontroller's code. With robust interfaces, writing the actual code logic to do something useful becomes a walk in the park. Luckily, there's tons of code libraries that do this for you already--you just gotta find them and understand which one to use for which component type. Hoping for a follow up video like this one describing communication methods & protocols (analog, digital, pwm, i2c, serial, CAN, etc.) and for what types of components they're typically applicable to

[@MudhenTV]

What i love about Marks videos are that they are for all ages. He explains it in a way that makes sence to all ❤

[@tbranscom1]

This breakdown was amazing, ive always been facinated with eletronics but stopped one step shy of code or circuit boards. i cant wait to learn more!

[@LooksFrosty]

Dude Mark has such a gift for teaching. Well done brother you are going to inspire a lot of people with just this video alone!

[@CinematicJack7]

Super. Literally in the process of building a fist-bumping robot, but having trouble learning about arduinos. Then my favorite youtuber posts a video about it. Great stuff man. 👍👍

[@charleschurch5397]

I'm an Electrician with lots of PLC experience. This is electronics but I find it very interesting. Mark explains things in a way that is easy to understand. Imagination is the only limit.

[@benrichardson7293]

Thankyou best information about coding from a legend my boy is almost 6 and has nearly finished the first year of your build boxes ( he just turned 5 when he started)and he loves it he also remembers each one, what was special about them and hasn't broken them yet.

[@MuhammadjavohirSuratov]

This was an awesome, to the point crash course, Mark. I'm truly excited CrunchLabs is stepping up to the next level. Good luck in your journey 👍

[@Me-ss9oe]

As a self taught intermediate arduino coder/builder, the way how Mark explains is the best that you can get for beginners. A great applaud from me. Great job Mark!! :DD 🔥🔥

[@DumbfoundedMadman]

You have an uncanny way of explaining things simultaneously in laymen's terms and appropriate vernacular. Honestly, from my perspective, you're the absolute best internet educator out there. Your ability to simplify topics that many would consider overly complicated and then explain their structure and function in relatable detail is second to none. Thank you very much for everything you've done, you currently do, and will potentially will do.

[@Andertheil]

If they are not already - the US GOV should subsidize your videos for helping academic heads learn about how to apply their knowledge practically in entertaining ways. You are more important to our long term national security than you realize. Thank you for what you do Mark.

[@EdwinSchaap]

That was really interesting! As an animator I always imagine making something animated in real life. I am not a technical dude but watching this it makes me feel a little more like it could be possible! 🎉😊

[@Chriscarpentrr]

Dude I wish you could collab with Mark, that would be awesome to make something come to live!!!

[@shadowthemusicplayer]

same bro

[@EdwinSchaap]

​@@ChriscarpentrrI'd love that!!

[@unusuario5173]

Actually I've seen many artists using arduino in their projects coming up with some beautiful things. Should you do something, please share the link to the video

[@EdwinSchaap]

@unusuario5173 interesting. I'll check it out, thank you

[@PeterSedesse]

Arduino programming is absolutely the best way to get people into coding. It is very easy, uses the same logic that all programming uses, and gives visual and cool feedback. It is like a 'hello world' program on steroids. And the cheapness of things like 45 piece sensor kit and a few LEDs and cheap motors means you can do amazing things.

[@mr.cabbage4428]

Is there a way to code these in python or java rather than C++

[@mr.cabbage4428]

Figure you’re the guy to ask lol

[@PeterSedesse]

@@mr.cabbage4428 Arduinos basically use C++ but it is heavily modified with obviously a lot of methods and functions specific to it. There are modules that allow you to use python. But honestly, Arduino is very very basic coding and very specific to Arduino.

[@DivyanshSingh24344]

just got into a project that involves these and wow, you covered all the components that we're using. Nicely done!

[@Ieatdirt952]

I don’t often comment but I just have to say I love what you’re doing here! I remember getting my first arduino in middle school and now I’m getting Unity, Java, and C# certified! Teaching something as accessible as arduino in such a fun way will surely provide the next step for countless people into so many extremely well paying jobs, as well as teach children how to follow their passions all by themselves! You’re a saint for doing this! Keep up the good work!

[@Alejocabanne92]

Man this is amazing. I always wanted to learn this when I was a kid and never knew how to do it. Now I can't wait for my nephews to grow up and show them all your videos and make fun machines together. Thanks Mark

[@abhayveersingh9060]

Thank you so much for this sir, you are that one youtuber who has completely explained how this wonderful tech works in the simplest way possible and now kids won't have to learn it the hard way!! Way to goo!! Hats off!!!!

[@itsjustdannyb8091]

I literally just got into learning about the arduino, then Mark drops a video Perfect 🤩

[@GDM1787]

Best video I’ve ever seen on KZbin … like the most helpful for building stuff electronically. I feel confident enough to buy an Arduino now & start tinkering. You are epic Mark!!!

[@el737rs]

Microcontrollers were able to do this for decades. Having any kind of sensor on input, and any kind of actuator on output. But the revolution came with the simplicity of plugging it directly to USB, and having relatively simple code processing all the stuff. And, of course, the huge community support behind it. Love Arduinos, made tons of complex projects with them even with no previous experience with microcontrollers or ways to program any. Super easy to learn, and extremely powerful. I often have a feeling that the limit is only my imagination

[@masflow7]

Your explanation was great. I wish more teachers taught this way. You had me engaged from beginning to end even thought I already have some basic understanding of Arduino

[@ZiemzyOG]

I have an arduino starter kit that was laying on my desk and just started messing with it this past weekend, this video was great in breaking down the basics and getting ideas flowing 😅

[@DavidSinanan]

Great video Mark. You strike a great balance between being casual and funny as well as serious in a way that fits your target demographic very well. Great technical info presented in a way that makes sense yet isn't too difficult or simple. You manage to maintain one's attention and draw interest on the topic. Well done.

[@Sensei-jh8yn]

So proud of how far Mark is going

[@Sbuda22]

@Mark Rober, you are a legend! Always saw my electrical engineering friends struggling with bread boards and arduinos... Saw the cool stuff they could do, just thought they were for e engs. After your video I think I was wrong for not asking how it worked. Your explanation just demystified everything!

[@galkoritnik6455]

Thanks Mark Rover. I was in a university and wanted to try arduinos. Thanks for the tutorial

[@amultitaskingperson]

i haven't used arduino in quite a while and this was such an amazing refresher, thanks mark!

[@bubblebubbleboyboy]

Wish I could have Mark as my teacher/ Professor…. Thanks to You Tube, I’ve learned much more than I was in school… Thank you Mark, Love your MIT Commencement Speech.❤

[@gibraltarsfriend]

Thank you so much. Never thought I'd like these this much. Hungry for more now

[@mlutteral]

I have a fairly well-equipped hobbyist electronics lab, and I have a lot of fun with my projects. It all started with one of those Arduino kits. I can't recommend that enough

[@user-rh7th9sn8e]

If there's any video that my children need to binge on, it's this one right here. Thank you, Mark.

[@cammorris8636]

Sooo excited for this

[@arsalan-kazmi]

Real step up from Crunch Lab Build Box for kids. Good Initiative

[@thomasodonnell2191]

This is awesome. I've always wanted to get into arduino's but they seemed so advanced. This inspires confidence to start messing with them.

[@gunnolf9604]

In the long run it's best not to get use to using AI or copy and pasting code. Eventually you will really need to learn how to code, but it's ok to use when starting out.

[@KaelumYodi]

When current flows through metal, it flows solely from negative to positive. Through other conductors, and inside the battery itself, the current flow can be negative to positive, positive to negative, and even both directions at the same time.

[@AlanTuringWannabe]

I noticed this too.

[@gorillaau]

Conventional current versus electron current. For a beginners tutorial, stick with conventional current as there is no point in adding complexity when it adds nothing to the initial discussion. Symbols such as diodes shows that the current is permitted to flow from positive to negative.

[@MrTaken-tl4bw]

Just gotta love the mark energy!

[@antheus_s]

Great video. The number of things that one can build with such a small and affordable device is awesome and these videos will inspire many young engineers.

[@HoveyFarms]

I just bought his crunchlabs for adults. Can't wait to learn this

[@miciagaming7323]

Thank you so much for giving a crash course in a simple explanation!

[@petepromise]

I have been 3d printing for a few years and this would be something neet to have for my projects. Thanks for showing us.

[@brianrussell5789]

Thank god for making Mark Rober. I have been wondering how all of this works and you just opened my mind to new great things. Thank you so much dude. I really appreciate what you're doing! I'm going to go invent something now! lmao

[@JustMe-ew2wt]

You have a very unique way of explaining that I think kids would understand. I am glad you are challenging their minds to do more. Give hem the "building blocks" and see where it can take us. The imagination of a child, cant be beat.

[@mattalki]

I've used Arduino boards for several of my projects. I build model starships, and using them for flashing navigation and strobe lights works great. I've also done torpedo effects, warp drive effects, etc. They're worth learning for sure!

[@Gluosnis]

love your work, and how you explain everything verry understandably, but don't get mistaken - current travels from + to -, electrons travel from - to +.

[@Syncopation24]

I'm only sad I couldn't have had an influence like this 20 years ago. Thank you for this video. It inspires me to explore hobby electronics with my son.

[@alfonsoPina]

For as super intelligent as you are, you explain things kids can understand better than 90% of all teachers. I would say you should become a teacher but that would slow down the content on this channel. Slowing the content would make all my nephews sad. So keep it up Mark, I really enjoy your videos!!!

[@Tabiii]

Amazing! I really needed this as I have no experience in coding but absolutely love electronics

[@jay7bah]

This is beautiful. Thank you

[@3joseph7]

I love the creativity of the hack pack logo.

[@joepellissier2091]

Great video. I am a mechanical engineer but never did to well in the area of electronics. I am going to get a starter pack and begin building. Thanks

[@skotski]

So good! I've had an Arduino for like 5 years and just been too intimidated by the first step to do anything with it.

[@beautifulsmall]

As an electronics engineer with 40 years experience I believe the Arduino project is one of the greatest enablers of technological advancement ever and its so easily available. Every test rig Ive built has arduinos on. Control, sensor interface, computation, display, logging, theres an arduino for everything. The Teensy 4, 600MHz, MB of ram, floating point math, its a dream come true. Bringing sorting algorithams to life with real world data is a beauty to behold. Could there be a project to spread arduinos to African schools ?

[@smiles-dr6rp]

yay another mark rober video!!!

[@garethevans9789]

Great video at demystify how easy this stuff I to get into and the possibilities (I wish this stuff was available when I was a kid).

[@myroadtospace]

Always making impact. Thank you for your contribution to humanity.

[@vedantpatel5618]

i loved this crash course when you releasing the next one

[@WASH3D]

Actual Legend. Thank you, Mark.

[@kyoopihd]

I love everything about this.

[@philvietje7748]

Thank you for sharing! I’ve always been intimidated by the coding portion

[@Elijah_is_Cool]

you are a marketing genius and i love it

[@BenFenner]

4:49 - The electrons flow the opposite direction from what is explained in the video. They flow from negative to positive of course.

[@ericbaker8807]

You're correct that electron flow is technically from - to +. Conventional current is typically thought of as + to - though and it doesn't make a difference in the evaluation of circuitry. Kinda confusing tbh

[@minskie]

Brilliant channel! Thank you!

[@SupremeBaconYT]

THis incredible now i understand what im doing now :D pls keep making videos like this

[@joe_fabricator]

Great video Mark. Awesome and very understandable teaching. Sharing this video!

[@IceMetalPunk]

There's something about your presentation style that reminds me very much of Bill Nye -- and I mean that as a massive compliment!

[@GazGaryGazza]

05:51 oh dear Mark, please! Electricity does NOT move at the speed of light and its speed will also depend on the wire it is flowing through and the voltage - but NEVER at the speed of light but other than that I thought this was great and will be showing my son later when he gets home from school 👍

[@Tincoco_]

i had a class in highschool where eventually we were doing some stuff like this. But i found it SO boring. I dont know how you manage to teach this so perfectly.

[@ClivTurtlez]

this is what i need

[@shivaranjinimithun]

The one you told is a soil moisture sensor is actually a water level sensor

[@plat6667]

Ahh, I’ve been waiting for adult arduino/raspberry pi crunchlab boxes. I’ll have to snag one 👍🏻

[@shanelamontagne7334]

You are alright Mark. The world needs 8 billion more like you.

[@ldizai]

VERY NICE! Amazing content, loved it!

[@E1l2r3o4_YT]

I like how the Powerbank looks! It's so cute! 😍😭

[@rubickon97]

Best course on yt though I know to make projects

[@Ken98765]

I might be buying a set box and trying to build something. Thanks for inspiring me, Mark!

[@user-fk3fy3di4x]

My daughter loves watching you mark and is going to be come a engineer because of you and her father

[@scriptles]

I already know quite a bit about electronics, programming, etc... but this video was pretty amazing. It makes me smile to see other people, teaching others, these skills. Bravo dude, bravo. You did a great job.

[@user-xw7ko6od7d]

Thank you so much

[@darcuter9199]

well I'm going to a program called programmable electronics engineering in college so it pretty much this plus i already know of how easy it is to get code for Arduino because i went and saw how the program went. i even got to weld all of the component on a circuit board for a heads or tails program.

[@snaxsammy6472]

I need one of these for a raspberry pi it was so easy to understand this way!!

[@hamza-chaudhry]

This looks so cool. I hope to subscribe some day. I have so many ideas.

[@pallavburnwal904]

This is a great learning platform and you are teaching with so much basics. It actually is nice and more interesting. But could you tell me which breadboard should I buy for my arduino projects like you have the breadboard with 30 pins so I want to know. Please if you could so.

[@CCT5774]

Hey Mark I was just over to Crunch labs and I wanted to buy Hack Pack but it's doesn't ship to where I live is there a specific date that it will ship globally? Great video btw❤

[@atPlatinumEngineering]

I'm trying to do the night light

[@hefonthefjords]

The electrons don't move at the speed of light. They physically move at roughly 0.02 centimetres per second, known as the "drift velocity" of the electron. However, because the circuit is a continuous chain of electrons, the effect of the electrons moving in the circuit travels at the speed of causality, which is the speed of light. This is a common misconception, and practically it doesn't mean much in basic electronics, but it is the true nature of how electrons move in a circuit.

[@bennettseymour]

I already am a hack pack subscriber but i want to start getting into micro controllers more as well I'm just having a hard time deciding if Arduino or a cheaper option is best from your experience should i commit to the $150 Arduino starter kit or is a cheaper option like the $65 Elegoo mega R3 kit a better choice.

[@Calexh09YT]

I recently bought the Hack Pack, and haven't received it yet, but was wondering what all comes with the first build. Does it come with anything like the proximity sensor or is that separate?

[@jedro86]

Channeling Bill Nye hardcore in this video!! Thank you PBS.

[@notslimeyboi]

Man... where were you when I was kid :(

[@GemechisEjeta-td4ev]

wow it is soo cool

[@blanchsb]

You're the modern day version of Bill Nye with a cool cap and hoodie and lemon electrons. Great tut Mark.

[@ShockingTips]

This is a new merging field in the us know as mechatronics. ( It's been around in Asia for a while now ) Not the best paying engineering bachelors degree but it is fun.

[@RyanMcCoppin]

Quick helper point for Mark: electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive terminal. Current flows from positive to negative.

[@arturoromeroandrade]

Mark, that is awsome but dont see international shipping. is that expecting to come in the future ?

[@Bianchi77]

Nice video, thank you :)

[@antoniopezzella2174]

Awesome intro