Mastering Arduino: A Project-Based Approach to Electronics, Circuits, and Programming

Cover
 Copyright and Credits
 Dedication
 Packt Upsell
 Contributors
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Chapter 1 --
The Arduino
 History of the Arduino
 What is the Arduino?
 Touring the Arduino UNO R3
 Powering the Arduino
 Using the VIN/GND pins to power the Arduino
 Using the DC supply input to power the Arduino
 Using the USB connector to power the Arduino
 Arduino shields
 Arduino pin
 Digital pins
 Analog input pins
 PWM pins
 Power pins
 Serial pins
 SPI pins
 Different Arduino boards
 Arduino Micro
 Arduino Mega 2560
 Lilypad
 Arduino Nano
 Generic boards
 Summary Chapter 2 --
Basic ElectronicsElectronic building block
 Power supply
 Input
 Output
 Control circuit
 Multimeter
 Electronic components
 Resistor
 Potentiometer
 Switches
 Transistor
 LED
 Capacitor
 Integrated circuit
 What is electricity?
 Current
 Voltage
 Resistance
 Ohm's law
 What is power?
 Resistor color codes
 Summary
 Chapter 3 --
Circuit Diagrams
 What is a circuit?
 Fritzing
 Fritzing diagrams
 Schematic diagrams
 Parallel and series circuits
 Series circuits
 Resistance
 Voltage
 Current
 Parallel circuits
 Resistance
 Voltage
 Current
 Voltage drop
 Light up LED
 Summary Chapter 4 --
Basic PrototypingSetting up a work area
 Using a solderless breadboard
 Dupont (jumper) cables
 Prototyping
 Four building blocks of an electronic project
 Creating a diagram
 Building the prototype
 First prototype
 Summary
 Chapter 5 --
Arduino IDE
 Arduino Sketch
 Arduino IDE
 Exploring the IDE
 Configuring the Arduino within the IDE
 Arduino web editor
 Exploring
 Configuring the Arduino within the IDE
 Examples
 Arduino libraries
 Serial monitor
 Hello World
 Echo
 Summary
 Chapter 6 --
Programming the Arduino --
The Basics
 Curly brackets
 Semicolons
 Comments
 Variables Data typesBoolean
 Byte
 Integer
 Long
 Double and float
 Character
 Arrays
 Character arrays
 Constants
 Arithmetic functions
 Comparison operators
 Logical operators
 Casting
 Decision making
 Looping
 Functions
 Summary
 Chapter 7 --
Programming the Arduino --
Beyond the Basics
 Setting digital pin mode
 Digital write
 Digital read
 Analog write
 Analog read
 Structures
 Unions
 Adding tabs
 Working with tabs
 Object-oriented programming
 String library
 Summary
 Chapter 8 --
Motion Sensor
 Introduction
 Components needed
 Circuit diagrams
 Code
 Running the project
 Challenge
 Summary Chapter 9 --
Environment SensorsIntroduction
 Components needed
 Circuit diagrams
 Code
 Running the project
 Challenge
 Summary
 Chapter 10 --
Obstacle Avoidance and Collision Detection
 Introduction
 Crash sensor
 Obstacle avoidance sensor
 Ultrasonic range finder
 Components needed
 Circuit diagrams
 Code
 Running the project
 Challenge
 Summary
 Chapter 11 --
Fun with Lights
 Introduction
 Components needed
 Circuit diagrams
 Code
 RGB LED
 NeoPixel shield
 Running the project
 Challenge
 Summary
 Chapter 12 --
Fun with Sound
 Introduction
 Components needed
 Circuit diagrams
 Code