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• About the Author
• Contents at a Glance
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Why Arduino?
• Foolish Assumptions
• Safety and Arduino Projects
• How This Book Is Organized
• The Companion Website
• Icons Used in This Book
• Part I: Getting Started with Arduino Projects
• Chapter 1: Exploring the World of Arduino
• About Arduino
• Discovering Who Uses Arduino
• Understanding Microcontrollers
• Getting Started
• Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Workspace and Tools
• Preparing to Build
• Selecting Basic Tools
• Choosing Your Soldering Iron and Accessories
• Selecting Project Boxes and Housings
• Choosing Your Arduino or Arduino Kit
• Setting Up Your Arduino on Your Computer
• Chapter 3: Understanding the Basics
• Understanding Key Concepts
• Understanding Basic Electronics
• Identifying Electronic Components
• Understanding Sensing and Actuating
• Making Projects Work
• Part II: Basic Arduino Projects
• Chapter 4: The All-Seeing Eye
• Selecting Your Parts
• Building the Circuit
• Understanding How the Code Works
• Understanding How the Hardware Works
• The Potential of a Potentiometer
• Chapter 5: Making a Light Pet
• Selecting Your Parts
• Building the Circuit
• Understanding How the Code Works
• Understanding How the Hardware Works
• Chapter 6: Making a Scrolling Sign
• Selecting Parts
• Building the Circuit
• Understanding How the Code Works
• Understanding How the Hardware Works
• Chapter 7: Building an Arduino Clock
• It’s About Time!
• Selecting and Preparing Your Parts
• Part III: The Interactive Home and Garden
• Chapter 8: Building a Keypad Entry System
• Selecting and Preparing Your Parts
• Assembling and Installing Your System
• Chapter 9: Building an RFID Tag Reader
• Understanding RFID
• Building an ID-Innovations RFID Reader
• Testing and Setting Your RFID Reader
• Chapter 10: Building an Automated Garden
• Creating a Watering System
• Selecting Your Parts
• Building Your System
• Coding, Calibrating, and Testing
• Chapter 11: Building a Tweeting Pet Door
• Selecting Your Parts
• Testing Your Circuit
• Preparing Your Twitter Account
• Crafting Your Code
• Modifying Your Pet Door
• Chapter 12: Building a Home Sensing Station
• Building Your Sensor Probes
• Creating a Xively Account
• Programming Your Sensing Station
• Part IV: Advanced Arduino Projects
• Chapter 13: Building a GPS Data Logger
• Understanding GPS
• Selecting Your Parts
• Building Your Project
• Collecting and Plotting GPS Data
• Chapter 14: Building a Remote-Controlled Car
• Selecting and Preparing Your Parts
• Building Your Detector and Drive
• Building Your Chassis
• Chapter 15: Building an LED Cube
• Selecting Your Parts
• Building Your Cube
• Programming Your Cube
• Using the LED Cube Pattern Designer
• Part V: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 16: Ten Great Arduino Resources
• Websites
• Books and eBooks
• Chapter 17: Ten Troubleshooting Tips
• Troubleshooting Your Hardware
• Checking Your Connections
• Confirming Your Power Is Correct
• Hunting for Odors and Hot Components
• Test Your Outputs on External Devices
• Testing Your Digital Pins
• Troubleshooting Your Software
• Checking Your Syntax
• Using the Serial Monitor
• Checking Your Inputs and Outputs
• Using a Simulator or an Emulator
• When All Else Fails …
• Index