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Twist wire into a neat bundle [Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories]
Fabricate and assemble the fish tank
Build a wire harness for parallel communication between an Arduino and a 4x20 LCD character display panel. See also Part 6 of the Arduino programming notes below.

Fish Tank Fabrication, Assembly and Control

The fish tank assembly notes are collected on a series of pages. The following links provide direct access to the instructions for the fabrication and assembly steps.

Overview of the assignment (PDF version)
Assemble the wooden platform: Main web page; Attach the feet to the upright; Attach the feet to the solenoid plate; Attach the stand-off for the circuit plate; Attach the L-bracket for the pump
Fabricate the conductivity sensor: PowerPoint or 2-up PDF
Assemble the flow loop plumbing: Overview of plumbing including the schematic.; Connect the pump and tank to the platform.; Attach the salinity sensor and three-way valve to the platform and connect the tubing.
Assemble the wiring:: Main web page; Connect electrical power; Connect salinity sensor
Assemble the heater: web pages
Assemble and calibrate the thermistor probe: Web pages for fabricating a waterproof thermistor probe; Pdf document on how to obtain the resistance versus temperature calibration of a thermistor; MATLAB code to compute the T = f(R) and R = g(T) curve fits for calibration of a thermistor; Notes on usina an Arduino to measure (and compute) temperature using a thermistor and an Arduino.; Arduino sketches and libraries for measuring temperature with a thermistor.

Arduino Programming and Hardware Interfacing

The following list is a compilation of links to lecture slides from EAS 199A and EAS 199B. Most of the lecture slides combine a discussion of hardware with Arduino programming, with the hardware coming first. Thus, if you are only interested in the programs, you will need to flip through the hardware part at the beginning of most of the slide decks.

Introduction and breadboarding (from David Hall at Louisiana Tech): PPT Slides or 3-up handouts
Part 1: Code structure, variables, function arguments: Slides or 3-up handouts
Part 2: Variables (again), loops: Slides or 3-up handouts
Part 3: Controlling motors, writing functions: Slides or 3-up handouts
Part 4: Flow control Logic: "if" statements: Slides or 3-up handouts
Part 5: Functions Redux and Intro to Arrays: Slides or 3-up handouts
Part 6: Interface to a 20x4 LCD panel, and introduction to object-oriented programming: slides or 3-up handouts; For more detailed information on building the wiring harness, refer to this tutorial.
Part 7: Flow charts and top-down design: slides or 3-up handouts

Programming for the Desktop Fan Project

Another take on Arduino programming, with an emphasis on PWM control of a DC motor, is in this compilation of slides related to the desk top fan project from EAS 199A:

The complete fan project slides and 3-up handouts.

Other Arduino Programming References

Using Horner's rule to evaluate a polynomial without the power function
The Arduino Programming Notebook by Brian Evans (free download via Lulu)

Working with Thermistors

Fabricating a waterproof thermistor probe
Obtaining the resistance versus temperature calibration of a thermistor
Use MATLAB to compute the T = f(R) and R = g(T) curve fits for calibration of a thermistor
Measure (and compute) temperature using a thermistor and an Arduino. (notes)
Code: Arduino sketches and libraries for measuring temperature with a thermistor.

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