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evive Starter Kit – Lerning Resources

evive Starter Kit - Learning Resources

Getting Started Guide

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Arduino Tutorials

Projects

Getting Started Guide

Learn how to use evive, PictoBlox and Dabble

Getting Started with evive

This tutorial explains us what is evive, how to install the battery in it, how to charge it and the various input-output modules available in it.

In this tutorial, we are going to give you a hands-on experience of evive’s plug and play interface through activities for controlling a DC motor, a servo motor, understanding the inbuilt touch sensors of evive.

evive – Plug and Play Part 2

In this tutorial, we’re going to take a look at the inbuilt tools that evive has and that truly makes it versatile and portable electronics lab. They are the pin state monitor, oscilloscope, sensing, and the function generator.

Getting Started with PictoBlox

PictoBlox is a programming software based on Scratch, where you can make interactive games, animations or program robots and projects with evive, Arduino, etc..

PictoBlox – Stage Mode

In this tutorial, you learned about PictoBlox's Stage mode and how to control hardware in real-time using a USB cable or over Bluetooth.

PictoBlox – Upload Mode

In this tutorial, you'll see what is PictoBlox's Upload mode and how to use it to control our hardware wirelessly, i.e. without being connected to computer.

Interfacing Dabble with evive

In this tutorial, we learned how to control actuators or send commands to them wirelessly via a Smartphone using Dabble.

PictoBlox Tutorials

Learn the basics of programming evive using PictoBlox

What is LED (Light Emitting Diode)?

Learn all about LEDs (light emitting diodes): how do LEDs work, interfacing an LED with evive using PictoBlox and projects you can make using LEDs.

What is Tactile Switch or Push Button?

Learn all about push buttons (tactile switches): how push buttons work, interfacing a push button with evive using PictoBlox and projects you can make using push buttons

How to Read evive’s Potentiometers in PictoBlox

This tutorial discusses what are potentiometers, evive's potentiometers and how to read them in PictoBlox, and how to control the brightness of an LED using one of evive's potentiometers.

What is LDR (Photoresistor)?

Learn all about LDRs (photoresistors): how does an LDR work, interfacing an LDR with evive using PictoBlox and projects you can make using it.

What is a Dual-Shaft (DC) Motor?

Learn what is dual-shaft(DC) motor, how does DC motor work, interface it with evive using PictoBlox and what projects to make using a DC motor.

What is a Servo Motor?

Learn what is servo motor, how does servo motor work, interface it with evive using PictoBlox and what projects to make using a servo.

How to Control evive’s Buzzer in PictoBlox

This tutorial discusses what are piezo buzzers, evive's inbuilt buzzer, how to control it in PictoBlox with the help of a simple program in Stage mode.

How to Control evive’s Touch Sensors in PictoBlox

This tutorial discusses what are capacitive touch sensors, evive's capacitive touch input, and how to control the touch sensors in evive, with the help of a simple program in Stage mode.

How to Manipulate evive’s TFT Display

This tutorial discuss evive's TFT Display, the blocks under evive TFT Display extension, and certain example programs to show the usage of different blocks in Scratch mode.

What is an IR Sensor

Learn all about an IR sensor, from what is an IR sensor, how to interface it with evive using PictoBlox, and the projects we can make using it.

What is an Ultrasonic Sensor?

Learn what is an ultrasonic sensor, how does HC-SR05 work, interface it with evive using PictoBlox and what projects to make using an ultrasonic sensor.

How to interface RGB LED strip with evive using PictoBlox

This tutorial discusses what are RGB LED strips, how to interface them with Evive in PictoBlox with the help of a sample circuit.

Arduino Tutorials

Learn how to do programming in Arduino IDE and program evive

Getting Started with Arduino IDE

This tutorial discusses how to install Arduino IDE in Windows, Mac & Linux, and configure Arduino to upload programs (evive Firmware) in evive.

Arduino Sketch: Structure and Flow

This tutorial discusses the basic structure of an Arduino sketch and the top-to-bottom execution of program instructions.

Arduino IDE: Variables

A variable is used in programming to store a value (integer, float, character or string) that may change during the life of the Arduino sketch.

Arduino IDE: Arithmetic Operators

This tutorial discusses what are arithmetic operators, and the arithmetic operators in Arduino IDE for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and finding out the remainder.

Arduino IDE: Comparison or Relational Operator

This tutorial discusses what are relational operators and the different relational operators in Arduino IDE.

Arduino IDE: Boolean or Logical Operators

This tutorial discusses what are logic operators and the different types of logic operators in Arduino IDE, such as the AND operator, OR operator, and NOT operator.

Arduino IDE: Conditional(if-else-if) Statements

This tutorial discusses what are conditional statements, and their different types in Arduino IDE, such as the if statement, if-else statement, and if-else-if statement.

Arduino IDE: Increment & Decrement Operator

This tutorial discusses what are increment operator and decrement operator, two of the many arithmetic operators, their two different structures, and how to use them in Arduino IDE.

Arduino IDE: for Loop

This tutorial discusses what is loop statement, a for loop, its general syntax in Arduino IDE, and how it works.

Arduino IDE: while Loop

This tutorial discusses what is a while loop, its general syntax in Arduino IDE, how it different from a for loop, and how it works.

How to Install a Library in Arduino IDE

This tutorial discusses what are libraries, how to install them and include them in Arduino IDE sketches.

Blink with Firmware on evive

This tutorial explains how we can access evive firmware even when some other code is running on evive.

Getting Started with TFT Display

This tutorial discuss evive's TFT Display, the TFT library in Arduino IDE, and how to display text on the TFT screen.

How to display values of variables on evive’s TFT screen line by line

In this tutorial you will learn to display values of variables on TFT screen line by line.

How to Manipulate Text on TFT Display

This tutorial discusses how to change the colour and size of text on evive's TFT Display using functions from the TFT library in Arduino IDE.

How to Draw Shapes on TFT Display

This tutorial discusses about the functions in the evive TFT screen library in Arduino IDE that help in drawing different shapes on the display with the help of a simple Arduino Sketch.

How to use evive’s Digital Pins as Output Pins

This tutorial discusses about the digital pins in evive, how to configure them as OUTPUT in Arduino IDE with the help of a simple example of controlling an LED.

How to use evive Digital Pins as Input Pins

This tutorial discusses how to configure the digital pins in evive as INPUT in Arduino IDE, with the help of a simple example using evive's tactile switch.

How to use a Tactile Switch with evive

This tutorial discusses what are switches, types of switches, pull-up and pull-down resistors, and how to control the pin 13 LED on evive using a tactile switch with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to use evive’s Slide Switch

This tutorial discusses different types of switches based on their pole and throw, what are slide switches, and a simple Arduino IDE sketch to display the state of evive's slide switch on the TFT screen.

How to read Analog Input at evive’s Analog Pins

This tutorial discusses the analog input pins in evive, what is scaling, potentiometer, and how to read the input at the analog pins with the help of a simple Arduino IDE sketch.

How to generate Analog Output at Digital Pins using PWM

This tutorial discusses what is Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), and how to generate analog output in evive using PWM with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to use evive’s Joystick (Navigation Key)

This tutorial discusses how to work with evive's 5-way navigation key and how to read its state and display on the TFT screen with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to interface DC motor with Arduino IDE

This tutorial discusses what are DC motors, how to control them, and how to interface them with Arduino IDE using motor control units in evive with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to interface Servo Motor with Arduino IDE

This tutorial discusses what are servo motors, how to control them, and how to interface them with Arduino IDE using motor control units in evive with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

Controlling Servo Motor (Setting Angle) using Arduino IDE

In this tutorial, we will control Servo Angle connected to evive and Arduino using Arduino IDE functions.

Servo Sweep using Arduino IDE

In this tutorial we will sweeps the shaft of a RC servo motor back and forth across 180 degrees using Arduino IDE.

Controlling Servo Angle using Joystick in Arduino IDE

In this tutorial we will control the position of a RC (hobby) servo motor with a Joystick.

How to control evive’s buzzer in Arduino IDE

This tutorial discusses what is a piezo buzzer, evive's inbuilt buzzer, how to control it in Arduino IDE with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to control Pin 13 LED using Smartphone via Bluetooth

In this tutorial you will be turning on and off led Pin-13 of evive via smartphone.

How to use evive’s Capacitive Touch Inputs

This tutorial discusses what are capacitive touch sensors, evive's capacitive touch input, and how to control the touch sensors in evive, with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to use evive’s Interrupt pins

This tutorial discusses what are interrupts, and how to use evive's interrupt pins in Arduino IDE with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to use evive’s Real-time Clock

This tutorial discusses what is a real-time clock, and how to use evive's real-time clock to show time, date, and day with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to interface ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module with evive

The tutorial discusses the ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module, how to connect it to evive, and how to configure it for IoT applications using AT commands by writing an Arduino IDE sketch.

How to interface 3.3V Digital I/O

This tutorial discusses the use of bidirectional logic shifter as 3.3V digital input and output with the help of an Arduino IDE sketch.

Interfacing HC-SR04 Ultrasonic sensor with evive

In this tutorial we will interface HC-SR04 Ultrasonic sensor with evive and we will calculate distance between ultrasonic sensor and obstacle form which ultrasound waves are reflected

Projects

Enhance your STEM learning skills with exciting DIY electronics, programming, and robotics based projects of all levels under one roof.

Shoot the Bat

In this project, you'll learn how to make animations and develop a game using coding.

Dodge

The aim of the game is to control the kid and dodge the objects coming his way for as long as possible. You can’t dodge them forever; because basically we are playing a game of survival and the challenge essentially is to stay in the game for as long as possible.