Getting Started with Netduino

Chris Walker

ISBN 10: 1449302459 / ISBN 13: 9781449302450

Published by O'Reilly Media, US, 2012

About this Item

Learn how to build electronics projects with Netduino, the popular platform that's capturing the imagination of makers and hobbyists worldwide. This easy-to-follow, hands-on book provides everything you need to start experimenting with Netduino and the open source .NET Micro Framework. Before long, you'll be blinking an LED and interacting with sensors. Through the set of simple projects in this guide, you learn how to create networked objects that communicate over TCP/IP. Along the way, hobbyists will pick up the basics of .NET programming, and programmers will learn how to work with electronics and microcontrollers. Discover what all the excitement is about-and get the tools, techniques, and knowledge to build Netduino-based electronic devices of your own.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting Started with Netduino
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, US
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1449302459
• ISBN 13: 9781449302450
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Start building electronics projects with Netduino, the popular open source hardware platform that’s captured the imagination of makers and hobbyists worldwide. This easy-to-follow book provides the step-by-step guidance you need to experiment with Netduino and the .NET Micro Framework.

Through a set of simple projects, you’ll learn how to create electronic gadgets―including networked devices that communicate over TCP/IP. Along the way, hobbyists will pick up the basics of .NET programming, and programmers will discover how to work with electronics and microcontrollers. Follow the projects in sequence and learn techniques for building your own Netduino-based devices.

• Get an overview of the Netduino microcontroller family
• Install the free Visual Studio Express, .NET Micro Framework, and Netduino SDK
• Write code that lets you turn Netduino’s LED on and off
• Learn how to increase Netduino’s capabilities with various expansion shields
• Measure digital and analog inputs with MakerShield
• Make a light appear dimmer or brighter with Pulse Width Modulation
• Use electrical pulses to play a song and control the position of a servo motor
• Create an app to control your Netduino over the Web

About the Author

Chris Walker is the inventor of the Netduino, host of the Netduino user community, and an expert on .NET Micro Framework.