Arduino for Dummies (Paperback, 3)

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 39

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 115

Part 3: Building on the Basics 149

Chapter 8: Learning by Example 151

Chapter 9: Soldering On 163

Chapter 10: Getting Clever with Code 193

Chapter 11: Common Sense with Common Sensors 225

Chapter 12: Becoming a Specialist with Shields and Libraries 255

Part 4: Sussing Out Software 273

Chapter 13: Getting to Know Processing 275

Chapter 14: Processing the Physical World 293

Part 5: The Part of Tens 325

Chapter 15: Ten Places to Learn More about Arduino 327

Chapter 16: Ten Great Shops to Know 331

Index 335