Arduino is an open source do-it-yourself electronics platform that supports a mind-boggling collection of sensors and actuators you can use to build anything you can imagine. Even if youve never attempted a hardware project, this easy-to-follow book will guide you from your first blinking LED through connecting Arduino to your iPhone.
Arduino in Action is a hands-on guide to prototyping and building DIY electronics. Youll start with the basics unpacking your board and using a simple program to make something happen. Then, youl attempt progressively more complex projects as you connect Arduino to motors, LCD displays, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Youll explore input/output sensors, including ultrasound, infrared, and light, and then use them for tasks like robotic obstacle avoidance.
Arduino programs look a lot like C or C++, so some programming skill is helpful.
Whats Inside:
Getting started with Arduino?no experience required!
Writing programs for Arduino.
Sensing and responding to events.
Robots, flying vehicles, Twitter machines, LCD displays, and more!
Table of Contents:
Getting started.
Hello Arduino.
Digital input and output.
Simple projects: input and output.
Putting Arduino to work.
Extending Arduino.
Arduino in motion.
Object detection.
LCD displays.
Communications.
Game on.
Integrating the Arduino with iOS.
Making wearables.
Adding shields.
Software integration.
