Welcome to Introduction to Mechatronics notes webpage

This is a small collection of notes that will be helpful to the students of MAE3185 - Introduction to Mechatronics class at the University of Texas at Arlington. This website will be updated regularly since the material in these notes is nowhere near completion.

Following is a brief list of topics discussed in various notes.

Prerequisites

• 1. Summary of Basic C/C++ Programming
  • 1.1. Program Structure
  • 1.2. Basic Syntax
  • 1.3. Data Types
  • 1.4. Variables
  • 1.5. Constants and Literals
  • 1.6. Operators
  • 1.7. Decision Making
  • 1.8. Loops
  • 1.9. Functions
  • 1.10. Scope Rules
  • 1.11. Arrays
  • 1.12. Strings
  • 1.13. Preprocessors
  • 1.14. Type Casting

Introduction

• 2. Preliminaries
  • 2.1. Number Systems
  • 2.2. What is a Microcontroller?
  • 2.3. Clock Controls Everything
  • 2.4. Information Storage in μC
• 3. The μC and Code Development
  • 3.1. RP2040 and Raspberry Pi Pico
  • 3.2. Code Development Process
  • 3.3. μC-Laptop Communication

Peripherals

• 4. General Purpose Input Output
  • 4.1. Working
  • 4.2. hardware_gpio Library Functions
  • 4.3. Code Examples
• 5. Analog to Digital Converter
  • 5.1. Working
  • 5.2. hardware_adc Library Functions
  • 5.3. Code Examples
• 6. Pulse Width Modulation
  • 6.1. Working
  • 6.2. hardware_pwm Library Functions
  • 6.3. Code Examples
• 7. Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
  • 7.1. Working
  • 7.2. hardware_uart Library Functions
  • 7.3. Code Examples
• 8. Inter-Integrated Circuit
  • 8.1. Working
  • 8.2. hardware_i2c Library Functions
  • 8.3. Code Examples
• 9. Timer
  • 9.1. hardware_timer Library Functions
  • 9.2. Code Examples

Appendices

• Software Installation