LESSON 6: Create a Binary Counter With Arduino

This lesson guides you through the intriguing process of building a binary counter using an Arduino Uno R4 WiFi and the Sunfounder Elite Explorer Kit. Here’s a succinct summary of what you’ll learn:

1. Setup and Tools Introduction: Starting with the essentials, the lesson introduces the tools and setup required for the project, including the Arduino Uno R4 WiFi and components from the Sunfounder Elite Explorer Kit.

2. Review of Basics: It revisits fundamental concepts like turning LEDs on and off, using resistors, and setting up pin modes on the Arduino.

3. Binary Counting: The core of the lesson, where you’ll learn to program the Arduino to count in binary using LEDs, making the abstract concept of binary numbers tangible.

4. Code Implementation: Detailed walkthrough on writing and implementing the Arduino code to control the LEDs and make them count in binary from 0 to 15.

5. Homework Challenge: The lesson concludes with a homework assignment challenging you to expand the binary counter by adding another LED, enabling the system to count up to 31 in binary.

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