Arduino For Dummies

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!

Bring your ideas to life with the latest Arduino hardware and softwareArduino 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 boardWhether you're a teacher, student, programmer, hobbyist, hacker, engineer, designer, or scientist, get ready to learn the latest this new technology has to offer!

Foreword xiiiIntroduction 1Part 1: Getting to Know Arduino 5Chapter 1: Discovering Arduino 7Chapter 2: Finding Your Board and Your Way Around It 17Chapter 3: Blinking an LED 37Part 2: Getting Physical with Arduino 55Chapter 4: Tools of the Trade 57Chapter 5: A Primer on Electricity and Circuitry 69Chapter 6: Basic Sketches: Inputs, Outputs, and Communication 85Chapter 7: More Basic Sketches: Motion and Sound 119Part 3: Building on the Basics 159Chapter 8: Learning by Example 161Chapter 9: Soldering On 177Chapter 10: Getting Clever with Code 205Chapter 11: Common Sense with Common Sensors 237Chapter 12: Becoming a Specialist with Shields and Libraries 285Part 4: Sussing Out Software 303Chapter 13: Getting to Know Processing 305Chapter 14: Processing the Physical World 323Part 5: The Part of Tens 357Chapter 15: Ten Places to Learn More about Arduino 359Chapter 16: Ten Great Shops to Know 363Index 367