Instructions

MAKEVMA300
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4. What is Arduino
®
Arduino
®
is an open-source prototyping platform based in easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino
®
boards
are able to read inputs – light-on sensor, a finger on a button or a Twitter message – and turn it into an output
– activating of a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by
sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so, you use the Arduino programming
language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino
®
software IDE (based on Processing).
Surf to www.arduino.cc and www.arduino.org for more information.
5. Overview
MAKEVMA300
The MAKEVMA300 is a simple keypad for entering user data into your project. Together with a library, it will
allow your Arduino
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to read a matrix type keypad.
This keypad features 12 buttons and is made of a thin, flexible membrane material with an adhesive backing
so you can attach it to nearly anything.
dimensions .............................................................................................. 7 x 7.7 x 0.1 cm
connection ........................................................................... 3 col - 4 row, 7-pin connection
cable length ............................................................................................................. 9 cm
weight ................................................................................................................... 6.25 g
library ............................................................................................................... keypad.h