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Arduino For Dummies

John Nussey

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For Dummies
24 August 2018
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!   

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Imprint:   For Dummies
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 185mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   522g
ISBN:   9781119489542
ISBN 10:   1119489547
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Replaced By:   9781394174270
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
  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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