Questions How to Start a Medium-Level Arduino Project with Zero Programming Knowledge?

kingdeking

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    Hey everyone! I’m an undergraduate student and recently got an Arduino starter kit. Although I’m a complete beginner with zero programming knowledge, I’m not really interested in basic beginner projects. I’d love to start with something more challenging, like a medium-level project, but I’m not sure how to approach it without overwhelming myself. Any advice on how to start a more advanced project and learn as I go, with minimal coding experience? I’d really appreciate any suggestions!
     

    Asmodeus

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    You don't need programming skills; you can modify the existing codes that are freely available for your preferences. But for some projects, using these codes is risky. So I suggest you start learning about the C language. There are tons of tutorials available on YouTube. It is better if you start the Harvard CS50 course, which will give you very good knowledge. Good Luck.

    https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-science
     

    kingdeking

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    You don't need programming skills; you can modify the existing codes that are freely available for your preferences. But for some projects, using these codes is risky. So I suggest you start learning about the C language. There are tons of tutorials available on YouTube. It is better if you start the Harvard CS50 course, which will give you very good knowledge. Good Luck.

    https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-science
    Thank you very much for your suggestions!

    Thank you!
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    ek_rosh

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    Hey everyone! I’m an undergraduate student and recently got an Arduino starter kit. Although I’m a complete beginner with zero programming knowledge, I’m not really interested in basic beginner projects. I’d love to start with something more challenging, like a medium-level project, but I’m not sure how to approach it without overwhelming myself. Any advice on how to start a more advanced project and learn as I go, with minimal coding experience? I’d really appreciate any suggestions!

    Learn some basic coding. Not that hard. Bunch of libraries available for Arduino platform you can use pretty easily for almost anything.
     

    tharakaf

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    Hey everyone! I’m an undergraduate student and recently got an Arduino starter kit. Although I’m a complete beginner with zero programming knowledge, I’m not really interested in basic beginner projects. I’d love to start with something more challenging, like a medium-level project, but I’m not sure how to approach it without overwhelming myself. Any advice on how to start a more advanced project and learn as I go, with minimal coding experience? I’d really appreciate any suggestions!
    Let me refer to a known Electronics expert @aruna1
     

    aruna1

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    eh,
    don't try to get a PhD without learning alphabet first
    if you have no knowledge in programming and you want a medium difficulty project, that will not work
    look for "nisalhe" on YouTube. he has a good Arduino tutorial in sinhala
     
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