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Implementation of an Arduino Compatible Modular Kit for Educational Purpose

모듈 기반 교육용 아두이노 호환 키트 제작

  • Received : 2019.01.08
  • Accepted : 2019.02.07
  • Published : 2019.05.31
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Abstract

With the curriculum revision in 2015, informatics for secondary high schools was designated as mandatory. As a result, there is an increasing interest in programming in elementary and junior high schools as well as in universities. Arduino is one of the famous tools for programming education, and the usefulness of it has been proven through various case studies. However, existing Arduino-based kits have hardware-dependent drawbacks such as complicated wiring, poor scalability, etc. To overcome these problems, we proposed a kit design, which has a module-based structure, can be extended through one common interface, and can be used for learning at various levels. In this paper, we describe the implementation details of FRUTO kit and a software to use it, which satisfies the proposed design criteria. FRUTO kit has been determined in its current form through several design changes, and is under pre-test before launching.

2015년 교육과정 개편으로 중학교 정보교과가 필수로 지정됨에 따라 초중고등학교는 물론 대학에서도 프로그래밍 교육을 강화하고 있다. 아두이노는 프로그래밍 교육을 위해 사용되는 대표적인 도구 중 하나로 그 유용성은 다양한 사례 연구를 통해 입증되었다. 하지만 기존 아두이노 기반 키트는 연결 방법이 복잡하거나, 확장성이 떨어지는 등 하드웨어 의존적인 단점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 보완하기 위한 방안으로 모듈 기반의 구조를 가지고, 동일한 인터페이스를 통해 기능 확장이 가능하며, 다양한 수준에서 학습에 사용할 수 있는 아두이도 호환 키트 설계를 제안하였다. 이 논문에서는 제안한 키트의 요구 조건을 만족시키는 FRUTO 키트와 이를 사용하기 위한 소프트웨어 구현 방법을 설명한다. FRUTO 키트는 몇 번의 디자인 변경을 통해 현재의 형태로 결정되었으며, 현재 출시 전 테스트 진행을 준비 중에 있다.

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Fig. 1 Module connection diagram

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Fig. 2 Software abstraction layer

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Fig. 3 LED module design

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Fig. 4 Module connection

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Fig. 5 Master program – user_sketch.ino

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Fig. 6 LED module library – Module_LED.cpp

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Fig. 7 LED module library – Module_LED.h

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Fig. 8 System library – FRUTO.cpp

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Fig. 9 System library – FRUTO.h

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Fig. 10 Slave program – Module_LED_slave.ino

Table. 1 Codes for FRUTO kit

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Table. 2 FRUTO environment utilization by level

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