Solid
State
Circuits
Society
Arduino
Contest
Inspiring our future generation of inventors
Who are we?
What is the Arduino Contest?
SSCS is running a worldwide competition challenging high-school and undergraduate students to compete for
HUGE CASH PRIZES!
Our Mission
To enable students from ALL backgrounds to explore and fall in love with the field of electronics!
We supply:
Tools • Lessons • Motivation
All you need is:
Courage to take the first step!
How it works:
1. Join it
Take this journey solo, or bring your friends along for the ride!
Register your team of up to three students.
3. Learn it
Navigate to our Tutorials tab and become an expert Arduino-nian with our FREE five-minute tutorials!
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!
4. Think it
We choose a new theme every season! This season's theme is:
Solutions to Climate Change
Build us an Arduino project to overcome the effects of climate change.
Here are some examples:
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Reducing our carbon footprint
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Overcoming more frequent natural disasters
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Exploring green energy
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Protecting our ecosystem
Need inspiration? Navigate to our Inspiration tab!
5. Build it
Make your idea come to life! This season, you may use:
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1 Atmega or Renesas microcontroller
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1 breadboard
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Wires
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Resistors & capacitors
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4 transistors
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3 potentiometers
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1 distance sensor
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1 light sensor
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1 IR remote and sensor
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1 temp and humidity sensor
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1 motion sensor
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1 accelerometer sensor
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1 LCD screen
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1 number pad
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4 push-buttons
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2 switches
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1 relay switch
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1 DC motor
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1 servo motor
Snaz up your designs with whatever non-electronic materials you wish!
6. Show it
Log in and navigate to our Submission tab to upload your three-minute video! Remember to include:
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A team introduction
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The school and country you are representing
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A demonstration
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Discuss one challenge you faced and how you overcame it
Deadline: August 1, 2024
(The video may be in ANY language!)
7. Win it
Win HUGE cash prizes and WORLDWIDE recognition! Navigate to our Winners tab to find the list of awards and give tribute to our past winners!
Have a question? We are here to help!
Navigate to our Our Team tab to contact us!