

Running the simulator alone is very much like running JavaScript in isolation. In order to interact with the Arduino program, you need to create some virtual electronic components that can send input to the simulator or react to its outputs. The simulator itself only takes care of the program execution - it runs the code instruction by instruction and updates its internal state and a memory buffer according to the program logic. This simulator is able to execute Arduino code and I will be using it in a series of tutorials and courses that teach makers how to program for Arduino. I’m creating an open-source Arduino simulator in JavaScript called avr8js. Let’s start! From Arduino To HTML: The Need For A Pushbutton Componentīefore we embark on the journey, let’s explore what we are going to create, and more importantly, why.

We will use technologies such as SVG, Web Components and lit-element, and learn how to make the button accessible through some JavaScript-CSS trickery. Today, I am going to take you through the journey of creating an HTML component that mimics a momentary pushbutton component that is commonly used with Arduino and in electronic projects. We’ll draw the component in Inkscape from scratch, optimize the generated SVG code for the Web, and wrap it as a standalone web component using the lightweight lit-element library, paying extra attention to accessibility and mobile usability considerations. In this article, you’ll learn how to build custom HTML components that mimic physical objects, such as the Arduino Pushbutton.

But what happens when you need something unusual? HTML comes with a bunch of input controls, and there are tons of component libraries that include many standard controls such as checkboxes, and radio buttons.
