Arduino Projects For Dummies
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Discover all the amazing things you can do with Arduino
Arduino is a programmable circuit board that is being used by everyone from scientists, programmers, and hardware hackers to artists, designers, hobbyists, and engineers in order to add interactivity to objects and projects and experiment with programming and electronics. This easy-to-understand book is an ideal place to start if you are interested in learning more about Arduino’s vast capabilities. Featuring an array of cool projects, this Arduino beginner guide walks you through every step of each of the featured projects so that you can acquire a clear understanding of the different aspects of the Arduino board.
- Introduces Arduino basics to provide you with a solid foundation of understanding before you tackle your first project
- Features a variety of fun projects that show you how to do everything from automating your garden’s watering system to constructing a keypad entry system, installing a tweeting cat flap, building a robot car, and much more
- Provides an easy, hands-on approach to learning more about electronics, programming, and interaction design for Makers of all ages
Arduino Projects For Dummies is your guide to turning everyday electronics and plain old projects into incredible innovations.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (14 Jun. 2013), For Dummies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 408 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1118551478 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1118551479 |
| Dimensions | 18.8 x 2.34 x 23.62 cm |
by K. D. Smith
Handy project book for a popular device.
by Lyn H
This, like most of the DUMMIES series is a well put together and presented book. It has some very good projects in but you should be aware that you will of course need to buy some extra shields (add on boards) and components otherwise you’ll get no where beyond flashing the odd LED or two.
At present I am awaiting the arrival of the GPS shield to construct the GPS datalogger project.
None of the projects are overly complex involving mostly the linking up of boards via wires on a breadboard along with a few other fairly basic electronic components.
Now , as a techky I tend to build on breadboard to test something and then reconstruct it in a stand alone form but, should you wish you can simply box up the entire project on the breadboard and bung it in a box.
Overall a very good and interesting book guaranteed to trigger some great ideas of your own.
by tteedd
Some ‘Dummies’ books are good and others a bit silly. While this one avoids the silly end it does not reach the good end either. I felt it did not really educate, as some of this series do. It needs to give a basic understanding of what you are doing. For instance I would have expected after reading the book to have been able to answer the question:
What programming language is used by Arduino?
Buy it if you are a beginner and particularly want do one of the projects in the book, otherwise look elsewhere first.
by BusBar
Typical “Dummies” publication.. but users will need at least a basic grasp of programming to best understand what the book is telling you.
by Christian Loyal
I got this so I can explore ideas by example before creating my own. This look like a good book to help me do that. I have the other arduino for dummies book so I’ll make a start on the projects in this book soon but reading through them I can see they are ideal for anyone who can do with a helping hand to get things started. If you are already fairly technical you may be able to get ideals going with left of a detailed walk through. To me I don’t mind the simple approach.
by LisaDV
There are some interesting basic projects in the book which will definitely give newcomers to the Arduino world an idea of what they can do with these micro controllers, but there are some flaws.
I was interested in building the 3x3x3 LED cube, for which you need to download the code as it is too long to be included in the book. This wasn’t a problem as the download was straightforward, but it turns out the sketch uses commands that are no longer current with recent versions of the Uno and wouldn’t compile. The problem isn’t insurmountable, as the solution can be find with a search on the internet, but it’s disappointing when it doesn’t work first time. An even bigger disappointment was not being able to find the LED cube pattern generator which is referred to in the same chapter. Programming animation patterns for a cube can be quite intensive, even for a small 3x3x3, so the possibility of generating the required code from an online resource was eagerly anticipated, except the link given in the book doesn’t take you to it, and I couldn’t find it using other searches on the internet.
So, to sum up, not a complete waste of time, but as good as it could be either.
by David P.
Not sure about this, gave it five stars because it shows you how to get going from the start to the end.
For a beginner it’s great, if you know something about programming and building electronics circuits you could be going over old ground.
by whocareswhowinscom
I enjoyed the parts which I was able to read it appears to be a very good book of reference I just need more time to read some more.