Index

A

• active matrix organic light emitting diodes (AMOLEDs)
  • about / The LCD and OLED basics
• American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
  • about / The partially programmable DC motor controller program sketch with an LCD selection feature
• Amplitude Modulation (AM)
  • about / Modulation
• analog to digital converter (ADC)
  • about / Wiring the IR receiver module
• Application Controller Interface (ACI)
  • about / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC
• Arduino-SNAP circuit AM radio
  • block diagram / The Arduino-SNAP circuit AM radio block diagram
  • littleBits latch electronic module / The littleBits latch electronic module
  • UTC 7642 linear IC one-chip AM radio circuit / The UTC 7642 linear IC one-chip AM radio circuit
  • IR remote trigger circuit, building / Building the IR remote trigger circuit
  • Arduino-SNAP circuit interface, building / Building the Arduino-SNAP circuit interface
• Arduino-SNAP circuit interface
  • building / Building the Arduino-SNAP circuit interface
  • testing / Testing the Arduino-SNAP circuit interface
• Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
  • URL / Pre-lab exercise
• Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • about / Adding SD and WAV file libraries to your Arduino sketch
• Arduino scrolling marquee
  • creating / The LCD and OLED basics
  • block diagram / The Arduino scrolling marquee block diagram
  • OLED LCD, wiring / Wiring the OLED LCD
  • code, adding / Adding the code
• ASI (Application Serial Interface)
  • about / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC
• Audacity
  • about / Adding digital logic switches for WAV file selection
  • URL / Adding digital logic switches for WAV file selection

B

• bitSnaps
  • about / littleBits electronic modules
• BLE Controller
  • block diagrams / BLE Controller block diagrams
  • RedBearLab BLE shield / Building a BLE DC motor controller
  • Arduino Uno / Building a BLE DC motor controller
• BLE DC motor controller
  • building / Building a BLE DC motor controller
• BLE seven segment LED display controller
  • building / Building a BLE seven segment LED display controller
• BLE shield
  • seven segment LED display, wiring to / Wiring the seven segment LED display to the BLE shield
• Bluetooth Smart
  • about / Building a BLE DC motor controller
• bps (bits per second)
  • about / IR signals and communication protocols
• Breakout
  • using / Getting into the real world using Breakout
  • defining / Getting into the real world using Breakout
  • pre-lab exercise, performing / Pre-lab exercise
  • file directory, setting up / Setting up the Breakout file directory
  • Motor Control HTML script / The motor control HTML script
• Breakout.js Wikipedia page
  • URL / The motor control HTML script
• Breakout server software
  • URL / Pre-lab exercise
• buttonless servo motor controller
  • about / A buttonless servo motor controller

C

• Capacitive Touch controller
  • block diagram / A capacitive touch controller block diagram
  • building / Building a capacitive touch controller
• carrier
  • about / Modulation
• circuit schematic diagram
  • URL / Wiring the IR receiver module
• Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) / A talking logic probe block diagram
• crystal radio
  • about / The Arduino-SNAP circuit AM radio block diagram

D

• DecTalk speech synthesizer engine
  • about / DecTalk speech synthesizer engine
  • using / DecTalk speech synthesizer engine
• design parameters, for DIY challenge
  • about / DIY challenge – RedBearLab BLE control
• Digital Circuit under Test (DCuT) / A talking logic probe block diagram
• digital logic switches
  • adding, for WAV file selection / Adding digital logic switches for WAV file selection
• DIY challenge
  • about / DIY challenge – RedBearLab BLE control
• DIY serial monitor LCD marquee
  • about / A DIY serial monitor LCD marquee
• doping
  • about / The LCD and OLED basics
• drain supply (VDD)
  • about / Wiring the OLED LCD
• Dual inline package (DIP)
  • about / Wiring the seven segment LED display to the BLE shield

E

• electrical connections, EMIC 2 TTS module / Electrical connections
• electrostatic discharge (ESD)
  • about / Building a BLE DC motor controller
• EMIC 2 Text to Speech (TTS) module
  • testing / A talking logic probe – testing the EMIC 2 TTS module
  • basics / EMIC 2 TTS module basics
  • features / EMIC 2 TTS module's key features
  • electrical connections / Electrical connections
• Enable circuit function
  • testing / Interfacing a discrete digital logic circuit with Arduino
• Enable slide switch
  • about / A programmable motor controller block diagram
• Enable switch
  • about / Building the programmable motor controller

F

• Fritzing servo motor module
  • about / Building a capacitive touch controller

G

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
  • about / Uploading the BLEControllerSketch code to the Arduino Uno

H

• Hardware Development Kit (HDK)
  • about / Wiring the Arduino and the LCD
  • URL / Wiring the Arduino and the LCD
• HIGH or LOW control signal
  • about / BLE Controller block diagrams
• HMI controller
  • block diagram / An HMI controller block diagram
  • transistor motor driver, testing / Testing the transistor motor driver
  • pushbutton switch, testing / Testing the pushbutton switch
  • web page, making / Making the web page physical
  • Arduino, defining / Now serving, the Arduino
• Human Machine Interface (HMI) controller
  • about / Summary

I

• Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
  • about / IR signals and communication protocols
• installation instructions
  • URL / Installing the RBL_nRF8001 library
• integrated circuit (IC)
  • about / A capacitive touch controller block diagram
• Integrated Circuit (IC)
  • about / Building the programmable motor controller, Interfacing a discrete digital logic circuit with Arduino
• IR-controlled scrolling marquee
  • building / Building an IR-controlled scrolling marquee
  • IR code, adding / Adding the IR code
• IR remote control tester
  • block diagram / An IR remote control tester block diagram
  • IR signals / IR signals and communication protocols
  • communication protocols / IR signals and communication protocols
• IR signals / IR signals and communication protocols
• IR Tester code
  • about / IR Tester code
  • requisites / IR Tester code

L

• layers, OLED
  • seal / The LCD and OLED basics
  • substrate / The LCD and OLED basics
  • cathode / The LCD and OLED basics
  • anode / The LCD and OLED basics
  • emissive layer / The LCD and OLED basics
• LCD
  • about / The LCD and OLED basics
• LCD block diagram
  • about / Serial-based Simple Chat device code
• LCD pins
  • defining / Wiring the Arduino and the LCD
• LCD selection cursor
  • DC motor controller program, without LCD selection feature / The partially programmable DC motor controller program sketch that comes without an LCD selection feature
  • DC motor controller program, with LCD selection feature / The partially programmable DC motor controller program sketch with an LCD selection feature
• LED
  • adding, for visual feedback / A Do It Yourself Design Challenge!
• LED bar graph display
  • adding, for selected sound (concept) / Adding an LED bar graph display for selected sound
• LED displays
  • Common Anode / What's inside a seven segments LED display?
  • Common Cathode / What's inside a seven segments LED display?
• Line of Sight (LOS)
  • about / IR signals and communication protocols
• Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
  • about / A programmable motor controller block diagram, An IR remote control tester block diagram
• littleBits electronic modules
  • about / littleBits electronic modules
  • metal pins / littleBits electronic modules
  • URL / littleBits electronic modules
  • IR receiver module, wiring / Wiring the IR receiver module
  • innovations / Wiring the IR receiver module
  • Arduino, wiring / Wiring the Arduino and the LCD
  • LCD, wiring / Wiring the Arduino and the LCD
  • IR Tester code / IR Tester code
• Lx
  • about / DecTalk speech synthesizer engine

M

• Make Magazine
  • about / A buttonless servo motor controller
  • URL / A buttonless servo motor controller
• MAN72
  • about / Wiring the seven segment LED display to the BLE shield
• Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET)
  • about / Interfacing a small DC motor with a digital logic gate
• Micro-Cap circuit simulation software
  • URL / The 555 timer IC's monostable operation
• microprocessor unit (MPU)
  • about / The LCD and OLED basics
• milliseconds (ms)
  • about / Building a capacitive touch controller, Adding the code
• modulation / Modulation
• modulator
  • about / Modulation

N

• Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC
• Nx
  • about / DecTalk speech synthesizer engine

O

• OLED
  • about / The LCD and OLED basics
• ON/OFF operations
  • about / A programmable motor controller block diagram
• Open Systems Interconnections (OSI) model
  • about / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC
• operational amplifiers (op-amps)
  • about / Wiring the IR receiver module

P

• parts list
  • used, for building programmable motor controller / Parts list
  / Parts list
• parts list, for Arduino-SNAP circuit AM radio
  • defining / Parts list
• parts list, for BLE Controller
  • defining / Parts list
• parts list, for Capacitive Touch controller
  • about / Parts list
• parts list, for human machine interface
  • defining / Parts list
• parts list, for scrolling marquee device
  • about / Parts list
• parts list, for Simple Chat device
  • about / Parts list
• parts list, for sound effects machine
  • about / Parts list
• parts list, IR remote control tester
  • defining / Parts list
• PHY
  • about / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC
• physical layer (PHY)
  • about / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC
• power MOSFET (PMOSFET)
  • about / Interfacing a small DC motor with a digital logic gate
• Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
  • about / Building the sound effects machine, Building the programmable motor controller
  / A talking logic probe – testing the EMIC 2 TTS module
• printed circuit board (PCB)
  • about / Wiring the IR receiver module
• printed circuit boards (PCB)
  • about / The UTC 7642 linear IC one-chip AM radio circuit
• Program/Enable SPDT switches
  • about / Building the programmable motor controller
• programmable motor controller
  • block diagram / A programmable motor controller block diagram
  • building / Building the programmable motor controller, Let's build it!
  • discrete digital logic circuit, interfacing with Arduino / Interfacing a discrete digital logic circuit with Arduino
  • DC motor, interfacing to digital logic gate / Interfacing a small DC motor with a digital logic gate
  • LCD selection cursor / A sketch of the LCD selection cursor
• Program switch
  • about / A programmable motor controller block diagram
• Proof of Concept (POC)
  • about / Adding an LED bar graph display for selected sound

Q

• QFN32
  • about / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC

R

• radio communication
  • about / Radio communication basics
  • modulation / Modulation
• Radio Frequency (RF)
  • about / A Simple Chat device block diagram, BLE Controller block diagrams
• random function
  • adding, for playing sounds automatically / Adding a random function to play sounds automatically
• Raptor
  • about / IR Tester code
• Raptor interactive flowchart software
  • URL / IR Tester code
• RBL_nRF8001 library
  • reference / Installing the RBL_nRF8001 library
• Read/Write [R/W]
  • about / Wiring the Arduino and the LCD
• RedBearLab BLE control
  • defining / DIY challenge – RedBearLab BLE control
• RedBearLab BLE shield / The RedBearLab BLE shield
• RedBearLab shield
  • about / Wiring the seven segment LED display to the BLE shield
• RedBearLab website
  • URL / Installing the RBL_nRF8001 library
• Register Select[RS]
  • about / Wiring the Arduino and the LCD
• Remote Control Box
  • about / A programmable motor controller block diagram
• remote trigger module
  • URL / Wiring the IR receiver module
• RMS (Root Mean Square)
  • about / The LCD and OLED basics

S

• SD (San-Disk) library
  • about / Adding SD and WAV file libraries to your Arduino sketch
• SD file library
  • adding, to Arduino sketch (code) / Adding SD and WAV file libraries to your Arduino sketch
• serial-based Simple Chat device
  • building / Building a serial-based Simple Chat device
  • code / Serial-based Simple Chat device code
  • Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC / The Nordic nRF8001 BLE IC
  • RedBearLab BLE shield / The RedBearLab BLE shield
  • RBL_nRF8001 library, installing / Installing the RBL_nRF8001 library
  • BLEControllerSketch code, uploading to Arduino Uno / Uploading the BLEControllerSketch code to the Arduino Uno
  • Android smartphone, connecting / Connecting with an Android smartphone
• seven segment LED display
  • defining / What's inside a seven segments LED display?
  • wiring, to BLE shield / Wiring the seven segment LED display to the BLE shield
• Simple Chat device
  • block diagram / A Simple Chat device block diagram
• Single Pole-Double Throw (SPDT)switch
  • about / Interfacing a small DC motor with a digital logic gate
• small molecule organic light emitting diodes (SMOLEDs)
  • about / The LCD and OLED basics
• small outline integrated circuit (SOIC)
  • about / Building a BLE DC motor controller
• SNAP Circuit AM radio
  • building / Building the SNAP circuit AM radio
  • subcircuit integration / Subcircuit integration
• SNAP Circuits and accessories
  • URL / Building the SNAP circuit AM radio
• software remixing
  • about / Adding a random function to play sounds automatically
• sound effects machine
  • building / A sound effects machine block diagram, Building the sound effects machine
  • block diagram / A sound effects machine block diagram
  • SPI communication, defining / Introducing SPI communication
  • digital logic switches, adding for WAV file selection / Adding digital logic switches for WAV file selection
• source supply (VSS)
  • about / Wiring the OLED LCD
• SPDT switches
  • about / A programmable motor controller block diagram
• SPI 4-wire communication configuration
  • pin names / Introducing SPI communication
• SPI 4-wire communication network
  • data line names / Introducing SPI communication
• SPI communication
  • defining / Introducing SPI communication
• subscription-based circuit simulation package
  • URL / The 555 timer IC's monostable operation

T

• 555 timer-triggered monostable circuit
  • defining / The 555 timer IC's monostable operation
• 555 timer IC
  • about / The 555 timer IC's monostable operation
• talking logic probe
  • block diagram / A talking logic probe block diagram
  • about / A talking logic probe – testing the EMIC 2 TTS module
  • EMIC 2 TTS module, testing / A talking logic probe – testing the EMIC 2 TTS module
  • building / Let's build it!
  • code / How does the talking logic probe code work
  • DecTalk speech synthesizer engine / DecTalk speech synthesizer engine
• TMRpcm library
  • about / The TMRpcm library installation
  • installing / The TMRpcm library installation
  • URL / The TMRpcm library installation
• Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) / A talking logic probe block diagram
• Transistor motor driver
  • about / Interfacing a small DC motor with a digital logic gate
• truth table, programmable DC motor controller
  • about / Interfacing a discrete digital logic circuit with Arduino

U

• User Interface (UI)
  • about / BLE Controller block diagrams, DIY challenge – RedBearLab BLE control

V

• Vx
  • about / DecTalk speech synthesizer engine

W

• WAV file library
  • adding, to Arduino sketch (code) / Adding SD and WAV file libraries to your Arduino sketch
• wireless
  • about / BLE Controller block diagrams
• Wx
  • about / DecTalk speech synthesizer engine