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Exploring Arduino - Second Edition

By : Jeremy Blum
Book Image

Exploring Arduino - Second Edition

By: Jeremy Blum

Overview of this book

Exploring Arduino makes electrical engineering and embedded software accessible. Learn step by step everything you need to know about electrical engineering, programming, and human-computer interaction through a series of increasingly complex projects. Arduino guru Jeremy Blum walks you through each build, providing code snippets and schematics that will remain useful for future projects. Projects are accompanied by downloadable source code, tips and tricks, and video tutorials to help you master Arduino. This edition covers the rapidly expanding Arduino ecosystem. Servo motors and stepper motors are covered in richer detail, and you'll find more excerpts about technical details behind the topics covered in the book. Wireless connectivity and the Internet-of-Things are now more prominently featured in the advanced projects to reflect Arduino's growing capabilities. You'll learn how Arduino compares to its competition, and how to determine which board is right for your project. By the end of this book, you would’ve gained the skills you need to develop your own microcontroller projects!
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Cover
8
Index
10
Acknowledgments
11
Figure Credits
12
End User License Agreement

1
Getting Started and Understanding the Arduino Landscape

What You'll Need for This Chapter:

  • Arduino Uno or Adafruit METRO 328
  • USB cable (Type A to B for Uno, Type A to Micro-B for METRO)

Whether you are a weekend warrior looking to learn something new, an aspiring electrical engineer, or a software developer looking to better understand the hardware that runs your code, getting your first Arduino project up and running is sure to be an energizing experience. The preface of this book should have already given you some perspective on the Arduino platform and its capabilities; now it's time to explore your options in the world of Arduino. In this chapter, you will examine the available...