Chapter 1 Getting Started
The Possibilities Are Endless
Strength in Numbers
Parts and Accessories
Required Software
Safety
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Chapter 2 Exploring the Arduino Board and the IDE
The Arduino Board
Taking a Look Around the IDE
Creating Your First Sketch in the IDE
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Chapter 3 First Steps
Planning Your Projects
About Electricity
Electronic Components
Project #1: Creating a Blinking LED Wave
Using Variables
Project #2: Repeating with for Loops
Varying LED Brightness with Pulse-Width Modulation
Project #3: Demonstrating PWM
More Electric Components
Higher-Voltage Circuits
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Chapter 4 Building Blocks
Using Schematic Diagrams
The Capacitor
Digital Inputs
Project #4: Demonstrating a Digital Input
Boolean Variables
Project #5: Controlling Traffic
Analog vs. Digital Signals
Project #6: Creating a Single-Cell Battery Tester
Doing Arithmetic with an Arduino
Improving Analog Measurement Precision with a Reference Voltage
The Variable Resistor
Piezoelectric Buzzers
Project #7: Trying Out a Piezo Buzzer
Project #8: Creating a Quick-Read Thermometer
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Chapter 5 Working with Functions
Project #9: Creating a Function to Repeat an Action
Project #10: Creating a Function to Set the Number of Blinks
Creating a Function to Return a Value
Project #11: Creating a Quick-Read Thermometer That Blinks the Temperature
Displaying Data from the Arduino in the Serial Monitor
Project #12: Displaying the Temperature in the Serial Monitor
Making Decisions with while Statements
Sending Data from the Serial Monitor to the Arduino
Project #13: Multiplying a Number by Two
long Variables
Project #14: Using long Variables
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Chapter 6 Numbers, Variables, and Arithmetic
Generating Random Numbers
Project #15: Creating an Electronic Die
A Quick Course in Binary
Increasing Digital Outputs with Shift Registers
Project #16: Creating an LED Binary Number Display
Project #17: Making a Binary Quiz Game
Arrays
Seven-Segment LED Displays
Project #18: Creating a Single-Digit Display
Project #19: Controlling Two Seven-Segment LED Display Modules
Project #20: Creating a Digital Thermometer
LED Matrix Display Modules
Bitwise Arithmetic
Project #21: Creating an LED Matrix
Project #22: Creating Images on an LED Matrix
Project #23: Displaying an Image on an LED Matrix
Project #24: Animating an LED Matrix
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Chapter 7 Liquid Crystal Displays
Character LCD Modules
Project #25: Defining Custom Characters
Graphic LCD Modules
Project #26: Seeing the Text Functions in Action
Project #27: Creating a Temperature History Monitor
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Chapter 8 Expanding Your Arduino
Shields
ProtoShields
Project #28: Creating a Custom Shield with Eight LEDs
Expanding Sketches with Libraries
MicroSD Memory Cards
Project #29: Writing Data to the Memory Card
Project #30: Creating a Temperature-Logging Device
Timing Applications with millis() and micros()
Project #31: Creating a Stopwatch
Interrupts
Project #32: Using Interrupts
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Chapter 9 Numeric Keypads
Using a Numeric Keypad
Making Decisions with switch-case
Project #33: Creating a Keypad-Controlled Lock
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Chapter 10 Accepting User Input with Touchscreens
Touchscreens
Project #34: Addressing Areas on the Touchscreen
Project #35: Creating a Two-Zone On/Off Touch Switch
Project #36: Creating a Three-Zone Touch Switch
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Chapter 11 Meet the Arduino Family
Project #37: Creating Your Own Breadboard Arduino
The Many Arduino Boards
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Chapter 12 Motors and Movement
Making Small Motions with Servos
Project #38: Building an Analog Thermometer
Using Electric Motors
Project #39: Controlling the Motor
Project #40: Building and Controlling a Tank Robot
Sensing Collisions
Project #41: Detecting Tank Bot Collisions with a Microswitch
Infrared Distance Sensors
Project #42: Detecting Tank Bot Collisions with IR Distance Sensor
Ultrasonic Distance Sensors
Project #43: Detecting Tank Bot Collisions with an Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
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Chapter 13 Using GPS with Your Arduino
What Is GPS?
Testing the GPS Shield
Project #44: Creating a Simple GPS Receiver
Project #45: Creating an Accurate GPS-based Clock
Project #46: Recording the Position of a Moving Object over Time
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Chapter 14 Wireless Data
Using Low-cost Wireless Modules
Project #47: Creating a Wireless Remote Control
Using XBee Wireless Data Modules for Greater Range and Faster Speed
Project #48: Transmitting Data with an XBee
Project #49: Building a Remote Control Thermometer
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Chapter 15 Infrared Remote Control
What Is Infrared?
Setting Up for Infrared
Project #50: Creating an IR Remote Control Arduino
Project #51: Creating an IR Remote Control Tank
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Chapter 16 Reading RFID Tags
Inside RFID Devices
Testing the Hardware
Project #52: Creating a Simple RFID Control System
Storing Data in the Arduino’s Built-in EEPROM
Project #53: Creating an RFID Control with “Last Action” Memory
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Chapter 17 Data Buses
The I2C Bus
Project #54: Using an External EEPROM
Project #55: Using a Port Expander IC
The SPI Bus
Project #56: Using a Digital Rheostat
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Chapter 18 Real-time Clocks
Connecting the RTC Module
Project #57: Adding and Displaying Time and Date with an RTC
Project #58: Creating a Simple Digital Clock
Project #59: Creating an RFID Time-Clock System
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Chapter 19 The Internet
What You’ll Need
Project #60: Building a Remote-Monitoring Station
Project #61: Creating an Arduino Tweeter
Controlling Your Arduino from the Web
Project #62: Setting Up a Remote Control for Your Arduino
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Chapter 20 Cellular Communications
The Hardware
Project #63: Building an Arduino Dialer
Project #64: Building an Arduino Texter
Project #65: Setting Up an SMS Remote Control
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