Getting Started

Follow these steps to begin developing your projects with SensEdu.

Basic Setup

Step 1 : Mount SensEdu Shield onto the Arduino GIGA R1.

Step 2 : Connect Arduino to PC with a USB-C cable

Step 3 : Download and Install Arduino IDE

Step 4 : Open the Boards Manager tab, search for giga and install the latest version of Arduino Mbed OS Giga Boards package

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Step 5 : Open the Library Manager tab, search for SensEdu and install the latest version of the SensEdu Library

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Step 6 : Navigate to File → Examples → SensEdu and select Blink_Delay example

Step 7 : Select Arduino Giga R1 board and corresponding COM port

Step 8 : Click Upload to compile and upload the sketch to your board. If the built-in LED starts blinking, the initial setup was successful! From here you can explore the rest of the examples, most of them are walked through in the Library section.

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Projects Setup

After completing the basic SensEdu setup, you can explore already established projects.

Most projects pair an Arduino sketch with a host script. The walkthrough below uses MATLAB, so make sure it is installed. Some other projects also ship a Python alternative.

Step 1 : Download the latest SensEdu release

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Step 2 : Unzip downloaded files to a preferred location on your system

Step 3 : Open .\projects\Ultrasonic_Ranging\complete_ultrasonic_ranging\complete_ultrasonic_ranging.ino and upload the sketch (the same way you uploaded the blinky example). This is the Pulse-Echo Ranging project

Step 4 : Open .\projects\Ultrasonic_Ranging\complete_ultrasonic_ranging\matlab\complete_data_acquisition.m

Step 5 : Update COM port of the host script according to Arduino IDE port

Step 6 : Run the host script

If the host script does not do anything, usually it is because the COM port is busy. Typically it is caused by the Serial Monitor being open in the Arduino IDE - close it.

Step 7 : Test with a flat object on top of the board, you should see the distance to the object.

Post-Setup

Now that your setup is complete, you can start developing your projects with SensEdu! Here are some next steps to get started:

  • Explore the Library wiki section for detailed examples of each peripheral
  • Check out other sample projects in projects\ folder, and respective Projects section
  • For troubleshooting or guidance, visit the Help section

If you are interested in contributing to SensEdu, visit the Contributing page and join our community!