Arduino For Dummies

Learn to:

  • Build exciting interactive projects using Arduino
  • Integrate inputs, outputs, and existing hardware into your projects
  • Construct robust prototypes to get your project out into the real world
  • Communicate between hardware and software using Arduino and Processing

The quick, easy way to leap into the fascinating world of physical computing

Arduino is no ordinary circuit board. Whether you're an artist, a designer, a programmer, or a hobbyist, Arduino lets you learn about and play with electronics. You'll discover how to build a variety of circuits that can sense or control real-world objects, prototype your own product, and even create interactive artwork. This handy guide is exactly what you need to build your own Arduino project — what you make is up to you!

  • Learn by doing – start building circuits and programming your Arduino with a few easy examples — right away!
  • Easy does it – work through Arduino sketches line by line, and learn how they work and how to write your own
  • Solder on! – don't know a soldering iron from a curling iron? No problem! You'll learn the basics and be prototyping in no time
  • Kitted out – discover new and interesting hardware to turn your Arduino into anything from a mobile phone to a Geiger counter
  • Become an Arduino savant – find out about functions, arrays, libraries, shields, and other tools that let you take your Arduino project to the next level
  • Get social – teach your Arduino to communicate with software running on a computer to link the physical world with the virtual world

Open the book and find:

  • Help choosing an Arduino starter kit
  • How to set up your Arduino and install the Arduino Development Environment
  • Projects you can build that produce light, sound, and motion
  • Instructions on prototyping using breadboards and a soldering iron
  • How to use different inputs and outputs in your projects
  • Tips for hacking existing hardware
  • Ways to extend Arduino's capabilities with libraries and shields
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Arduino For Dummies

Learn to:

  • Build exciting interactive projects using Arduino
  • Integrate inputs, outputs, and existing hardware into your projects
  • Construct robust prototypes to get your project out into the real world
  • Communicate between hardware and software using Arduino and Processing

The quick, easy way to leap into the fascinating world of physical computing

Arduino is no ordinary circuit board. Whether you're an artist, a designer, a programmer, or a hobbyist, Arduino lets you learn about and play with electronics. You'll discover how to build a variety of circuits that can sense or control real-world objects, prototype your own product, and even create interactive artwork. This handy guide is exactly what you need to build your own Arduino project — what you make is up to you!

  • Learn by doing – start building circuits and programming your Arduino with a few easy examples — right away!
  • Easy does it – work through Arduino sketches line by line, and learn how they work and how to write your own
  • Solder on! – don't know a soldering iron from a curling iron? No problem! You'll learn the basics and be prototyping in no time
  • Kitted out – discover new and interesting hardware to turn your Arduino into anything from a mobile phone to a Geiger counter
  • Become an Arduino savant – find out about functions, arrays, libraries, shields, and other tools that let you take your Arduino project to the next level
  • Get social – teach your Arduino to communicate with software running on a computer to link the physical world with the virtual world

Open the book and find:

  • Help choosing an Arduino starter kit
  • How to set up your Arduino and install the Arduino Development Environment
  • Projects you can build that produce light, sound, and motion
  • Instructions on prototyping using breadboards and a soldering iron
  • How to use different inputs and outputs in your projects
  • Tips for hacking existing hardware
  • Ways to extend Arduino's capabilities with libraries and shields
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Arduino For Dummies

Arduino For Dummies

by John Nussey
Arduino For Dummies

Arduino For Dummies

by John Nussey

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Overview

Learn to:

  • Build exciting interactive projects using Arduino
  • Integrate inputs, outputs, and existing hardware into your projects
  • Construct robust prototypes to get your project out into the real world
  • Communicate between hardware and software using Arduino and Processing

The quick, easy way to leap into the fascinating world of physical computing

Arduino is no ordinary circuit board. Whether you're an artist, a designer, a programmer, or a hobbyist, Arduino lets you learn about and play with electronics. You'll discover how to build a variety of circuits that can sense or control real-world objects, prototype your own product, and even create interactive artwork. This handy guide is exactly what you need to build your own Arduino project — what you make is up to you!

  • Learn by doing – start building circuits and programming your Arduino with a few easy examples — right away!
  • Easy does it – work through Arduino sketches line by line, and learn how they work and how to write your own
  • Solder on! – don't know a soldering iron from a curling iron? No problem! You'll learn the basics and be prototyping in no time
  • Kitted out – discover new and interesting hardware to turn your Arduino into anything from a mobile phone to a Geiger counter
  • Become an Arduino savant – find out about functions, arrays, libraries, shields, and other tools that let you take your Arduino project to the next level
  • Get social – teach your Arduino to communicate with software running on a computer to link the physical world with the virtual world

Open the book and find:

  • Help choosing an Arduino starter kit
  • How to set up your Arduino and install the Arduino Development Environment
  • Projects you can build that produce light, sound, and motion
  • Instructions on prototyping using breadboards and a soldering iron
  • How to use different inputs and outputs in your projects
  • Tips for hacking existing hardware
  • Ways to extend Arduino's capabilities with libraries and shields

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781118446430
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 04/29/2013
Sold by: JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format: eBook
Pages: 456
File size: 26 MB
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About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword xvii

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting to Know Arduino 5

Chapter 1: What Is Arduino and Where Did It Come From? 7

Chapter 2: Finding Your Board and Your Way Around It 17

Chapter 3: Downloading and Installing Arduino 33

Chapter 4: Blinking an LED 41

Part II: Getting Physical with Arduino 61

Chapter 5: Tools of the Trade 63

Chapter 6: A Primer on Electricity and Circuitry 75

Chapter 7: Basic Sketches: Inputs, Outputs, and Communication 91

Chapter 8: More Basic Sketches: Motion and Sound 123

Part III: Building on the Basics 161

Chapter 9: Learning by Example 163

Chapter 10: Soldering On 179

Chapter 11: Getting Clever with Code 209

Chapter 12: Common Sense with Common Sensors 241

Part IV: Unlocking Your Arduino’s Potential 287

Chapter 13: Becoming a Specialist with Shields and Libraries 289

Chapter 14: Sensing More Inputs and Controlling More Outputs 315

Chapter 15: Multiplying Your Outputs with I2C 339

Part V: Sussing Out Software 357

Chapter 16: Getting to Know Processing 359

Chapter 17: Processing the Physical World 359

Part VI: The Part of Tens 407

Chapter 18: Ten Places to Learn More about Arduino 409

Chapter 19: Ten Great Shops to Know 413

Chapter 20: Ten Places to Find Parts and Components 417

Index 421

Bonus Chapter: Hacking Other Hardware On the Companion Website at wwwdummiescom/go/arduinofd

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