Automation Xtreme

Rules and Regulations

1. This 2-day (8 hours) workshop is divided into four sessions. The workshop is furnished with hands-on training along with the theoretical ideas. The concept of any computer programming language is preferable. The mode of communication will be in English / Bengali during workshop.

2. The registration and the workshop is free of cost. Certificates will be provided to the participant after the successful completion of the workshop.

3. A school can send only one team. The team can have a minimum of 4 students and a maximum of 6 students. The students' details must be provided during registration. All the students must be from 11th or 12th standard.

4. School must identify one teacher or staff as a SPOC (Single Point Contact Person). Our team will contact him/her whenever necessary. He/She will be present and help the student during the workshop. The details of the SPOC must be given during the workshop.

5. After the final date of registration is over, our team will allot the exact dates of the workshop to your school which will be within the month of April. The date, however, may change under unavoidable circumstances which will be informed to you well ahead.

6. This is an offline workshop. All the participants and the SPOC must be at the venue at the given time.

Course Outline:

• Day 1 session 1

  • What is a microcontroller?
  • Introduction to Arduino:
    • What is Arduino?
    • Different types of Arduino board
    • Applications and significance.
  • Understanding Arduino UNO Board:
    • Components of the board.
    • Input/output pins.
    • Power supply options.
  • Introduction to Sketch:
    • Installing and understanding Sketch.
    • Compiling and uploading a program Installing new library

• Day 1 session 2

  • Programming with Sketch:
    • Setup()
    • Loop()
    • pinMode()
    • digitalWrite()
    • digitalRead()
    • analogWrit()
    • analogRead()
    • delay()
    • Serial.begin()
    • Serial.println()
  • Introduction to TinkerCad
    • Constructing circuit and coding using TinkerCad
  • Blink program

• Day 2 session 1

  • Sensors and Actuators:
    • Types of sensors (e.g., light, temperature, motion).
    • Introduction to actuators (e.g., motors, servos).
  • Interfacing Components:
    • Connecting and configuring sensors and actuators with Arduino.
  • Project: Automated weather station using DHT11
    • DHT11 pin configuration
    • LCD 16 x 2 pin configuration
    • Circuit diagram
  • Code

• Day 2 session 2

  • Project: Automated weather station using DHT11
  • Hands-on training