Bring your ideas to life with the latest Arduino hardware and software
Arduino is an affordable and readily available hardware development platform based around an open source, programmable circuit board. You can combine this programmable chip with a variety of sensors and actuators to sense your environment around you and control lights, motors, and sound. This flexible and easy-to-use combination of hardware and software can be used to create interactive robots, product prototypes and electronic artwork, whether you're an artist, designer or tinkerer.
Arduino For Dummies is a great place to start if you want to find out about Arduino and make the most of its incredible capabilities. It helps you become familiar with Arduino and what it involves, and offers inspiration for completing new and exciting projects.
* Covers the latest software and hardware currently on the market
* Includes updated examples and circuit board diagrams in addition to new resource chapters
* Offers simple examples to teach fundamentals needed to move onto more advanced topics
* Helps you grasp what's possible with this fantastic little board
Whether you're a teacher, student, programmer, hobbyist, hacker, engineer, designer, or scientist, get ready to learn the latest this new technology has to offer! Show moreBring your ideas to life with the latest Arduino hardware and software
Arduino is an affordable and readily available hardware development platform based around an open source, programmable circuit board. You can combine this programmable chip with a variety of sensors and actuators to sense your environment around you and control lights, motors, and sound. This flexible and easy-to-use combination of hardware and software can be used to create interactive robots, product prototypes and electronic artwork, whether you're an artist, designer or tinkerer.
Arduino For Dummies is a great place to start if you want to find out about Arduino and make the most of its incredible capabilities. It helps you become familiar with Arduino and what it involves, and offers inspiration for completing new and exciting projects.
* Covers the latest software and hardware currently on the market
* Includes updated examples and circuit board diagrams in addition to new resource chapters
* Offers simple examples to teach fundamentals needed to move onto more advanced topics
* Helps you grasp what's possible with this fantastic little board
Whether you're a teacher, student, programmer, hobbyist, hacker, engineer, designer, or scientist, get ready to learn the latest this new technology has to offer! Show more
Foreword xiii
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting to Know Arduino 5
Chapter 1: Discovering Arduino 7
Chapter 2: Finding Your Board and Your Way Around It 17
Chapter 3: Blinking an LED 37
Part 2: Getting Physical with Arduino 55
Chapter 4: Tools of the Trade 57
Chapter 5: A Primer on Electricity and Circuitry 69
Chapter 6: Basic Sketches: Inputs, Outputs, and Communication 85
Chapter 7: More Basic Sketches: Motion and Sound 119
Part 3: Building on the Basics 159
Chapter 8: Learning by Example 161
Chapter 9: Soldering On 177
Chapter 10: Getting Clever with Code 205
Chapter 11: Common Sense with Common Sensors 237
Chapter 12: Becoming a Specialist with Shields and Libraries 285
Part 4: Sussing Out Software 303
Chapter 13: Getting to Know Processing 305
Chapter 14: Processing the Physical World 323
Part 5: The Part of Tens 357
Chapter 15: Ten Places to Learn More about Arduino 359
Chapter 16: Ten Great Shops to Know 363
Index 367
John Nussey is a designer, a technologist, and an entrepreneur who loves using technology in new and interesting ways. He has worked with Arduino for many years to prototype products and create interactive artwork. A proud Arduino advocate, he has taught the craft of physical computing and prototyping to people of all ages, competencies, and abilities.
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