Arduino Project Handbook, Volume 2: 25 Simple Electronics Projects for Beginners - Softcover

Geddes, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593278187 ISBN 13: 9781593278182

Publisher: No Starch Press, 2017

Synopsis

This second volume of the ­Arduino Project Handbook delivers 25 more ­beginner-friendly electronics projects. Get up and running with a crash course on the Arduino, and then pick any project that sparks your interest and start making!
 
Each project includes cost and time estimates, simple instructions, colorful photos and circuit diagrams, a troubleshooting section, and the complete code to bring your build to life. With just the Arduino board and a handful of components, you’ll make gadgets like a rainbow light display, noise-level meter, digital piano, GPS speedo­meter, and fingerprint scanner. 

This collection of projects is a fast and fun way to get started with microcontrollers that’s perfect for beginners, hobbyists, parents, and educators.

25 Step-by-Step Projects

LED Light Bar
Light-Activated Night-Light
Seven-Segment LED Countdown Timer
LED Scrolling Marquee
Mood Light
Rainbow Strip Light
NeoPixel Compass
Arduino Piano
Audio LED Visualizer
Old-School Analog Dial
Stepper Motor
Temperature-Controlled Fan
Ultrasonic Range Finder
Digital Thermometer
Bomb Decoder Game
Serial LCD Screen
Ultrasonic People Counter
Nokia 5110 LCD Screen Pong Game
OLED Breathalyzer
Ultrasonic Soaker
Fingerprint Scanner
Ultrasonic Robot
Internet-Controlled LED
Voice-Controlled LED
GPS Speedometer

Uses the Arduino Uno board

Praise for the first volume of Arduino Project Handbook:

"Easily the best beginner’s guide out there. Pair with an inexpensive clone-based starter kit, and it’s never been cheaper to join the maker revolution."
—MakeUseOf.com

"Beautifully designed."

—Boing Boing

About this title

About the Author

Mark Geddes is a lifelong tinkerer and gadget enthusiast from Dumfries, Scotland. Frustrated with the lack of practical, visual guides to help him teach his ten-year-old how to build with Arduino, he set about recording his own experiments, and Arduino Project Handbook is the result. Geddes has a bachelor's degree from Edinburgh College of Art.

Review

Geddes, Mark
Arduino Project Handbook, Volume 2
2017.  272pp.  $24.95 pbk.  No Starch Press. 9781593278182. Grade 5 & Up
Waiting within this book are 25 projects, ranging in subject from LEDs, sound, and motors, to LCDs, security, and smart machines. All beginning with an Arduino board, these simple projects help your beginning inventors build their own gadgets. Each project has step-by-step instructions, tables for quick connection references, a circuit diagram, necessary code, tips, and notes on what is happening at each step. Cost and time estimates are also included, and the full-color photos and circuit diagrams will help visual learners with the projects. Besides the projects in the book, there is a section dedicated to troubleshooting tips for common errors, component questions, and reference resources for the Arduino board itself. You can download Arduino sketches (sections of code) from a web address provided. This book allows users to build experience toward working on more complicated systems with both Arduino and other embedded systems. I would recommend this book to enhance your growing STEM collection in your library. Deb Grove, Retired Library Media Specialist, Omaha, Nebraska
Recommended

Edition details

• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1593278187
• ISBN 13: 9781593278182
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272