Wiley, 2013. - 385 p., english, ISBN: 978-1-118-54936-0, (+sources, errata)Learn to easily build gadgets, gizmos, robots, and more using Arduino Written by Arduino expert Jeremy Blum, this unique book uses the popular Arduino microcontroller platform as an instrument to teach you about topics in electrical engineering, programming, and human–computer interaction. Whether you?re a budding hobbyist or an engineer, you?ll benefit from the perfectly paced lessons that walk you through useful, artistic, and educational exercises that gradually get more advanced.
In addition to specific projects, the book shares best practices in programming and design that you can apply to your own projects. Code snippets and schematics will serve as a useful reference for future projects even after you?ve mastered all the topics in the book. Includes a number of projects that utilize different capabilities of the Arduino, while interfacing with external hardware Features chapters that build upon each other, tying in concepts from previous chapters to illustrate new ones Includes aspects that are accompanied by video tutorials and other multimedia content Covers electrical engineering and programming concepts, interfacing with the world through analog and digital sensors, communicating with a computer and other devices, and internet connectivity Explains how to combine smaller topics into more complex projects Shares downloadable materials and source code for everything covered in the book Exploring Arduino takes you on an adventure and provides you with exclusive access to materials not found anywhere else!The book is broken up into four parts:Part 1: Arduino Engineering BasicsChapter 1: Getting Up and Blinking with the ArduinoChapter 2: Digital Inputs, Outputs, and Pulse-Width ModulationChapter 3: Reading Analog SensorsPart 2: Controlling your EnvironmentChapter 4: Using Transistors and Driving MotorsChapter 5: Making SoundsChapter 6: USB and Serial CommunicationsChapter 7: Shift RegistersPart 3: Communication InterfacesChapter 8: The I²C BusChapter 9: The SPI BusChapter 10: Interfacing with Liquid Crystal DisplaysChapter 11: Wireless Communication with XBee RadiosPart 4: Advanced Topics and ProjectsChapter 12: Hardware and Timer InterruptsChapter 13: Datalogging with SD CardsChapter 14: Connecting your Arduino to the InternetAppendicesAppendix A: Deciphering the ATMega Datasheet and Arduino Sche
